Welcome to StudentAid BC

StudentAid BC helps eligible students with the cost of their post-secondary education through loans, grants, bursaries, scholarships and special programs. It also has programs for borrowers who need help repaying their loans. Read More >>

What's New

2008-09 Student Application Package now available
May 23, 2008

The online application for the 2008-2009 program year is now available. To access the application, click here.

For those who require a paper application, place your order through our forms page.

If you are a forestry worker experiencing a temporary lay-off of three months or more, why not use the time to upgrade your skills, knowledge or education?

The Community Development Trust Tuition Assistance program provides up to $5,000 for tuition at any designated public or private post-secondary institution in B.C.

This federally funded program is part of B.C.’s commitment to build economic prosperity across the province, create opportunities, and develop new career paths for impacted forestry workers. Read more >>.

The option to repay your B.C. student loan at a fixed prime interest rate, plus not more than 5 percent per year, has been discontinued.

All B.C. student loans will be consolidated at the floating prime interest rate of prime, plus 2.5 percent per year.

Having your B.C. student loans consolidated at the floating prime interest rate, plus 2.5 percent per year, allows the interest applied to your B.C. student loan(s) to be calculated using today’s lower interest rates.

For further information on repaying your B.C. student loan(s), please contact the British Columbia Student Loan Service Bureau at:

Toll-free in Canada/U.S.: 1 877 535-7680
Outside North America: 416 503-6681
Email: customerservice@bcslservicebureau.com

The B.C. Early Childhood Education Student Loan Assistance Program will provide up to $2,500 toward outstanding B.C. student loans of new graduates. Those who graduated in 2007 or will graduate in 2008 will be eligible for loan assistance of up to $1,250 after each of the first and second years of employment in the licensed child-care sector. Read more >>.