Registration

Registration period: December 15 to March 1 of each year.

Before filling out the application form - Mandatory procedure

Before filling out the Fondation Desjardins bachelor's level bursary application form, you must first go to the Quebec government Aide financière aux études Website and do the Ministère de l'Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport du Québec loan and bursary application simulation.

To do a loan and bursary application simulation, simply click on "Calculator" on the right hand side of the page. Enter your estimated expenses for the year ahead. The financial assistance assessment tool will give you an idea of the amount you can obtain in loans and bursaries for the academic year. Caution: the software does not permit you to change the year, so please ignore the year displayed.

Send two copies of these documents to Fondation Desjardins:
(either the original and a photocopy or two photocopies)

• the Fondation Desjardins bachelor's level bursary application form, completed legibly, on a computer, with a minimum 10 point font¹;
• transcripts from the last three quarters²;
• a copy of the loan and bursary application simulation done using the Quebec government Aide financière aux études Website calculator (if you are not eligible or the result is nil (0), please indicate why on the form);
• the Aide financière aux études "Notice and Detailed Calculation" slip (if you've already received financial aid).

Note: First-year bachelor's level students must indicate which university they would like to attend.

Please ensure the print quality and legibility of all documents, including photocopies, is adequate to facilitate the processing of your application. Fondation Desjardins will not accept applications submitted by fax.

1. Submitting an incomplete application to Fondation Desjardins may cause the applicant not to be considered.

2. If you have not completed your college-level studies, please attach a transcript (the original and a photocopy) of your grades for the last three quarters. It is also mandatory that you calculate your grade point average by adding together all your grades, including failing grades, and dividing the result by the number of courses taken.

Persons with permanent resident status must:

• enclose a photocopy of their permanent resident card;
• if they have not yet studied in Canada, provide documents showing equivalent studies in their country of origin;
• attach a page describing their integration objectives in Quebec (academic, economic, family, social and regional) including what they have already done to reach these objectives. Include in the essay the way in which they are experiencing their adaptation to the university (new pedagogical approach), the climate, Quebec culture and what they have already done to facilitate their integration into their new environment.

Application form (PDF format, 168 KB)

Registration period: December 15 to March 1 each year. Bursary applications postmarked after this time will not be accepted. No acknowledgement will be sent, but candidates will receive a reply before July 1.

Please forward your bursary application to the following address:

Fondation Desjardins
1, complexe Desjardins
C.P.7, succursale Desjardins
Montréal (Québec) H5B 1B2
Tel.: 514-281-7171 or 1-800-443-8611