Special bursaries: Actuarial science, finance and health

Desjardins grants

Application period: December 15 to April 1 of each year

Eligibility

Applicant must be a Canadian citizen or have permanent resident status¹, reside in Quebec or be an Ontario caisse member. Once the winner accepts the bursary, he or she must prove full-time enrolment in a university program (in the fall and winter sessions following the application). To collect a bursary, the winner must be a Desjardins caisse member or agree to become one. Applicants in actuarial science must have completed at least one university semester in this field.

Disciplines and renewal

• Actuarial studies
  Two bursaries at the bachelor's level
  • one $5,000 bursary paid out in 4 equal installments over 4 terms, awarded by Desjardins Financial Security;
  • one $5,000 bursary, paid out in 4 equal installments over 4 terms, awarded by Groupe Desjardins, assurances générales.
  These bursaries are renewable.
• Mental health
  One bursary at the master's level: - one $10,000 bursary over 4 terms, awarded by Desjardins Financial Security. This bursary is intended specifically for students of mental health in the workplace or youth mental health. It is not renewable.
• Finance
  Two bursaries at the master's level: two $5,000 bursaries over 2 terms. These bursaries are intended specifically for students of accounting, financial planning and finance marketing. Bursaries are renewable once by submitting a new application.

Bursary amounts

Winners may accept other bursaries as long as the total received for the year in question does not exceed $15,000 at the master's level.

How to apply

Forms must be filled out legibly and mailed to the Fondation with the student's official university transcripts (1 original and 3 photocopies). Forms must be sent by mail in quadruplicate and postmarked no later than April 1.

Applicants for master's level bursaries must provide 3 sealed evaluation forms, preferably completed by professors, including your supervisor.

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.

Only applicants that meet the requirements will be considered.

Fondation Desjardins
1, Complexe Desjardins
C.P. 7, succursale Desjardins
Montréal (Québec) H5B 1B2
Tel.: 514-281-7171 ou 1-800 443-8611
Fax: 514-281-2391

Application form for the actuarial studies bursary (PDF format, 158 KB)
Application form for master's degree bursaries (PDF format, 566 KB)

The Fondation Desjardins will reply to each applicant before July 1.

1. Students with permanent resident status must fill out the sections to this effect on the application form.