Special bursaries: Actuarial science, finance and health

Registration period: December 15 to April 1 of each year

Apply for this bursary

Eligibility

• Applicant must be a Canadian citizen or have permanent resident status¹, reside in Quebec or Ontario, and be a member of a Desjardins caisse in Quebec or acaisse populaire in Ontario.
• Upon accepting their bursary, recipients must provide proof of full-time enrolment in a university program in the fall and winter sessions following the application.
• Applicants in actuarial science must have completed at least one university semester in this field.
• To collect a bursary, the winner must:
• (Quebec residents) be a Desjardins caisse member or agree to become one
• (Ontario residents) be a member of an Ontario caisse populaire

Disciplines and renewal

• Actuarial studies
  2 bursaries at the bachelor's level
  • 1 bursary of $5,000 paid out in 4 equal instalments over 4 terms, awarded by Desjardins Financial Security;
  • 1 bursary of $5,000, paid out in 4 equal instalments over 4 terms, awarded by Groupe Desjardins, assurances générales.
  These bursaries are renewable.

• Mental health
  1 bursary at the master's level,
  1 bursary of $10,000 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.

• Gerontology, geriatrics
  1 bursary of $7,500 over 2 terms, offered by Desjardins Financial Security, renewable once, upon submittal of a new application. This bursary is intended specifically for students pursuing post-graduate studies in gerontology. Research themes preferably focus on:
• caregivers
• homecare of the aging
• the quality of life for the aging

• Finance
  2 bursaries at the master's level: 2 bursaries of $7,500 over 2 terms. These bursaries are intended specifically for students of accounting and finance marketing. Bursaries are renewable once by submitting a new application.

Bursary amounts

Recipients 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.

Documents required and application instructions

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);
• what they have already done to reach these objectives;
• the way in which they are experiencing their adaptation to the university (new pedagogical approach), the climate, and Quebec or Ontario culture;
• what they have already done to facilitate their integration into their new environment.

	By mail	Fill out the Actuarial Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Bursaries application form (PDF, 158 KB) or the Master’s and Doctorate Degree Bursaries application form (PDF, 566 KB) and mail along with the required documents to the following address: Fondation Desjardins 1, complexe Desjardins C.P. 7, succursale Desjardins Montréal (Québec) H5B 1B2

Checking your application status

Bursary applications postmarked after this time will not be accepted. No acknowledgement will be sent, but candidates will receive a reply before July 1.

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