
APUS Bursaries
STATUS
***Applications are now open!
At the Association of Part-time Undergraduate Students (APUS), we know that being a student is expensive. That’s why your student union offers a range of cost-saving services all year long including our Bursary Program!
Part-time undergraduate students face systemic barriers while accessing post-secondary education due to ever-increasing tuition fees and housing costs, systemic underfunding of the post-secondary sector by the government, and the general cost-of-living crisis. The APUS Bursary Program supports part-time students to help fill in the gaps intentionally left and overlooked by the University and the government. APUS bursaries are available to part-time undergraduate students on all three campuses of the University of Toronto (UofT).
The following needs-based bursaries are available:
- APUS General Student Bursary [$500]
- APUS Access Student Bursary [$600]
- APUS Black Student Bursary [$600]
- APUS Indigenous Student Bursary [$600]
- APUS Two-Spirit, Queer, Trans Student Bursary [$600]
- Jovita Nagy Bursary (for UTM and UTSC students only) [$300]
- Marija Hutchison Bursary (for students in Academic Bridging and Transitional Year Programme only) [$300]
Eligibility
APUS bursaries are open to students who meet the following:
- Currently a part-time student at the University of Toronto in the Fall term 2025*
- Demonstrate financial need.
- Complete the form (information is valid, complete, and received by the deadline).
- Where applicable, self-identify as a member from the identity group based bursaries as applied.
*Part-time defined as registered in 2.5 or less full course equivalents (FCEs) i.e. credits over the entire 2025-2026 fall/winter session.
Important to Know:
- All applications must be submitted with a Fall 2025 ACORN invoice.
- Number of bursaries available is limited, and demand is high.
- Due to volume, only recipients will be contacted.
- Recipients will be contacted after the closing deadline (approx. 4-6 weeks).
- Please do not contact APUS to ask about the status of your individual application.
- Funds will be disbursed through the Office of Enrollment Services.
All decisions are final.
- Your application will be kept private.
Identifying details are not shared with the University or the public.
Questions/Accommodations
Member Services Coordinator: services@apus.ca
Subject line: ‘APUS bursary program’
Deadline: Tuesday, November 28, 2025 at noon EST.
APPLY ONLINE HERE: https://forms.gle/EG7s1emEYokknAef9