Post Secondary Program Forms

 

Post Secondary Student Support Program

NNEC’s Post Secondary Student Support Program (PSSSP) provides financial, social and academic assistance to eligible students from 24 First Nations. NNEC sponsors and supports approved applicants accepted into accredited college and university programs.

 

Post Secondary Student Support Program

Eligibility

The following applicants are Priority #1 eligible for PSSSP funding:

·         continuing successful PS students

·         first time fundable Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) graduates

·         first time fundable high school equivalency (GED) graduates

Priority #2 - #7 applicants are either wait-listed or declined support, pending available funds.

 

PSSSP Services

Approved applicants receive partial or entire financial aid for:

 

·         books and tuition

·         travel and accommodation

·         residence fees

·         course materials

·         computer hardware/software

·         on-site tutoring

Students receive the following NNEC support:

·         social counselling

·         academic counselling

·         career counselling

 

Post Secondary Student Support Program

Deadlines

Note the following important deadlines:

April 15^th              Sponsorship deadline for students accepted into May programs.

May 30^th              Sponsorship deadline for students accepted into July programs.

May 30^th              Sponsorship deadline for students accepted into September programs.

Nov 30^th               Sponsorship deadline for students accepted into January programs.

 

Student Rights and Responsibilities

All First Nations members are entitled to equitable rights as students of NNEC and are expected to perform as responsible adults.

 

Students sign a Charter of Student Rights and Responsibilities that outlines their education rights and responsibilities as adult students of NNEC. The binding contract serves as a guiding document to assess current and future funding and support of individual students.

 

 

 

Post Secondary Student Support Program (PSSSP) Policies

http://www.nnec.on.ca/sites/default/files/2010PSSPPolicy.pdf

Consent for Release of Information Post Secondary Student Support Program

http://www.nnec.on.ca/sites/default/files/academicrelease.pdf

Application for Post Secondary Assistance

http://www.nnec.on.ca/sites/default/files/ea.pdf

 

Student Allowances

http://www.nnec.on.ca/sites/default/files/psallowances.pdf

Charter of Student Rights and Responsibilities

http://www.nnec.on.ca/sites/default/files/charter.pdf

  

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