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As a Queen’s student, you have lots of options for financial aid, including options that do not require an application.
Additional Financial Aid Requiring an Application – Government Student Financial Aid, Future Students and Exchange and Bader College.
Graduate, Professional, Law and Medicine Students - review additional financial aid available to you.
International Students - review additional financial aid available to you.
Specific Student Groups – review additional financial aid options available to part-time students, consecutive education students, student athletes, Queen's alumnae, mature women students, Indigenous students, Black and racialized students, and students with disabilities.
Emergency Assistance
Emergency assistance is available for students experiencing financial strain due to circumstances beyond their control.
The Emergency Taxi fund, funded by the AMS, was created for students with temporary mobility impairments, who require taxi assistance to and from campus and classes. The AMS financially supports a number of accessibility programs for students. As a result, the amount of funding for the Emergency Taxi fund is limited.
Established in May 2016 by the Alma Mater Society and the Society of Graduate and Professional Students, and awarded on the basis of self-identified need on the part of the applicant who requires financial support to attend healthcare appointments outside the City of Kingston, generally with a specialist. The amount of funding for the Healthcare Travel Bursary is limited.
In the case of an emergency when immediate assistance is required, students should contact Financial Aid and Awards, financialaid@queensu.ca, directly.
What is Considered an Emergency?
- Any circumstance where you are experiencing unexpected financial strain due to circumstances outside of your control may be considered an emergency
- Some examples include sudden illness or death in the family resulting in travel, loss of property due to fire, robbery of personal possessions, assault, etc.
What is Not Considered an Emergency?
- Outstanding tuition and fees to the university
- Temporary delay of funding
- Expenses related to financial concerns of pets, friends, or family members (i.e. medical/dental/home repair/parent’s mortgage payments)
- Travel for leisure or to visit family
Other Financial Options
When your emergency does not qualify for an emergency bursary, you still have options: