Concurrent enrolment, outgoing exchange or group study financial aid
Concurrent enrolment
Review the steps to determine your eligibility for full-time student loan funding if you’re enrolled part-time at two institutions, but have a combined full-time course load for the term.
You can request a customized letter from UÀóÖ¦ÊÓƵ by submitting a service request. To do so:
- Log in to your ,
- Click Enrolment Services,
- Select My Financial Support (Financial Aid & Student Loans), and
- Choose Request for Government Financial Aid Letter.
Create/login in to your Alberta.ca account and apply using the full-time loan application.
Contact the financial aid department at both institutions for a customized letter. It must contain the following information:
- Course name(s)
- Course weights/units/credits
- Session start and end dates
- Course costs
Complete Part 1 of the .
Forward customized letters from both educational institutions, if applicable, and the Schedule 3 to Alberta Student Aid either by:
- Using your Alberta.ca account: Under your application, click Upload Electronic Documents, or
- Mail the letters and the Schedule 3 to:
Alberta Student Aid
PO Box, 28000
Stn Main, Edmonton, AB 
T5J 4R4
After your assessment is complete, you’ll receive a Manual Confirmation of Registration (COR) Worksheet and a Counselling Letter. They’ll be in the Correspondence section of your Alberta.ca account.
Provide the COR Worksheet to the Financial Aid team at your home institution. If that’s UÀóÖ¦ÊÓƵ, please submit it via a service request through your Student Centre. To do so:
- Log in to your ,
- Click Enrolment Services,
- Select My Financial Support (Financial Aid & Student Loans), and
- Choose Submit Concurrent Enrolment Form
UÀóÖ¦ÊÓƵ’s Financial Aid team will complete the COR Worksheet. It’s your responsibility to upload the completed worksheet to your Alberta Student Aid portal.
Once processed by your lender, your funds will be released directly to your personal bank account. You need to ensure your fees at both institutions have been paid by the respective deadlines.
Outgoing exchange
If you’re participating in an outgoing exchange, you need to understand how the application process differs from applying for funding while studying on campus. Please review the following instructions to ensure you apply correctly:
- Apply for full-time loans through Alberta Student Aid. You can check the status of your application through your account.
- Apply with the correct study period dates. Your study period dates are the actual dates of your exchange program as outlined by your exchange letter. They don’t include the dates of your mandatory orientation. If your dates aren’t listed, please email finaid@ucalgary.ca to ask us to add the dates to Alberta Student Aid.
- Apply under UÀóÖ¦ÊÓƵ (please select "ÀóÖ¦ÊÓƵ" as your educational institution) if you pay tuition and fees to UÀóÖ¦ÊÓƵ.
- You may need to complete two separate applications if:
- There is a break of 30 days or more in your study period, or
- You’re studying one term at UÀóÖ¦ÊÓƵ and another on exchange
- Alberta students only – You must complete Part 2 of a Schedule 3 to be assessed for your airfare costs.
- This form can be downloaded from the Applications and Forms section of .
- Make sure you list the ÀóÖ¦ÊÓƵ as your home institution. Don’t list the institution you’re attending while abroad.
- Upload your Schedule 3 and loan letter to your Alberta Student Aid account.
- Submit your loan letter. This letter must be included with your application.
- Your exchange coordinator will issue a letter outlining your exchange and study period dates.
- You can upload your Schedule 3 and loan letter to Alberta Student Aid account.
- You must complete and sign the Master Student Financial Assistance Agreement (MSFAA) if:
- You're a first-time loan borrower
- You've had a break in full-time studies of more than two years, or
- You've received funding through another province/territory
- Once you have been approved for funding, the Financial Aid team will complete your confirmation of enrolment. This will be completed as early as 30 days before your study period start date.
- Your funds will be released directly to your personal bank. You must pay your UÀóÖ¦ÊÓƵ fees by the posted fee payment deadline.
Group study
If you’re participating in a group study program or field school through UÀóÖ¦ÊÓƵ, apply as you normally would for financial aid. Additionally, you may submit a Schedule 3 along with your application to recover some travel costs.
- Submit a loan application.
- Please use standard semester dates (see below). You're not required to specify the exact dates you'll be away.
- Standard dates:
- Spring: May 1 – June 30
- Summer: July 1 – Aug. 31
- Fall: Sept. 1 – Dec. 31
- Winter: Jan. 1 – April 30
- Standard dates:
- Submit a   with your online Alberta Student Aid application. You may request that your airfare costs be covered.