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Applications are generally reviewed within 5-7 working days. If your application remains open longer than this, it is possible that you have not successfully completed the minimum credit requirement for the term you have applied. This could be because you have incomplete grades (i.e.: you deferred an exam, participated in a student exchange or completed the first half of a full year/spanned course). If these circumstances apply to you then your application can only be verified once you鈥檝e received the minimum credits required in the applicable term.

You are considered a full-time student if you are registered in and successfully complete:

• at the undergraduate level, a minimum of 12 credits
• at the master鈥檚 level, a minimum of 9 credits
• at the doctoral level, a minimum of 9 credits, or full-time thesis status

The Quebec Government may also deem you to have full-time status if you were registered part-time, earned at least 6 credits and meet one or more of the following requirements during the study term relevant to the application:

• You are at least 20 weeks pregnant
• You live with at least one child (yours or your spouse鈥檚) who is under age 6
• You are a single parent and live with your child who is under age 12
• You live with at least one child (yours or your spouse鈥檚) who has a major functional disability or a mental health disorder
• You are a participant in the or be a beneficiary of the
• You have a disability and benefit from academic accommodations related to attendance
• You have a serious mental or physical health disorder that occurs irregularly and prevents you from pursuing your studies full-time for more than one month

Note that the Ministry dictates that students have to start and end their term studying part-time. A student who begins their term in full-time status and then withdraws from a course for personal reasons, even if it is one of the personal reasons indicated above, will not be eligible for the award in that term.

Students who wish to study part-time and be deemed full-time for PBPQ purposes, need to:

1. Register part-time. Any changes to registration would need to take place before the add/drop deadline.
2. When submitting their application on the AFE site, students need to identify that they wish to be deemed full-time.
3. Submit supporting documents for the ministry鈥檚 review 鈥� complete the section of the form below that pertains to the student鈥檚 personal situation.
   • Website where documents will be updated for each academic year:
   • Form:

The ministry will review students鈥� applications and supporting documentation and determine if the student is eligible to be deemed full-time for personal reasons. The university will then be able to verify PBPQ eligibility based on the other established eligibility criteria.

Yes, if you meet all the eligibility criteria above, including being registered full-time, i.e. 12 credits.

No, as long as you have already been recorded at 麻豆区 as a Quebec Resident, your status will be confirmed to the government. To view your current 麻豆区 tuition status, please see Access to fee information.

Your Quebec Resident tuition status itself isn't the only consideration; you must also be a Canadian citizen or Landed Immigrant. If your 麻豆区 record reflects this, then this information will be transmitted to the Quebec Government on your behalf. To view your current 麻豆区 tuition status, please see Access to fee information.

No. For tuition status changes to take effect for the current term, all proofs of citizenship and requests for Quebec residency must be submitted no later than the last day of classes for that term. Claims/documents submitted after that date will only serve to update your status for the following term, meaning that you will not be eligible to request PBPQ funding retroactively.

No, you must have valid Canadian Landed Immigrant status and a valid CSQ in order to be considered eligible.

No, you must be registered on a full-time basis in the term in which you are applying for funding.

The Government of Qu茅bec is the authoritative source for this program, and is the ultimate authority with regard to eligibility.

Undergraduate students in a freshman (U0) program may be eligible for PBPQ if they successfully complete a minimum of 12 credits at the U1 level in a given term. Students in the Faculty of Science will have to declare their major in an eligible program to be eligible for PBPQ.

A student can receive up to $7,500 in combined scholarships, awards and/or bursaries in a calendar year with no impact on their AFE assessment for the academic year. Example: up to $7,500 in scholarships/awards/bursaries received in 2023 will have no impact on a student鈥檚 2023-2024 AFE assessment. However, 100% of the income from scholarships/awards/bursaries that exceeds $7,500 in a calendar year will be included in AFE鈥檚 calculation of a student contribution. Example: a student receives $10,000 in combined scholarships/awards/bursaries in 2023. The student contribution in their 2023-2024 AFE assessment will include $2,500 from scholarships/awards/bursaries. For more information, please refer to 鈥淐alculation of Your Contribution鈥� in the .

No, the government aid program you are participating in has no impact on your PBPQ funding eligibility.

The PBPQ funding is not based on financial need so most government aid programs will consider these awards as part of your resources. Some jurisdictions will shelter up to a certain amount of all awards from their need assessment. You are advised to inform yourself about how your specific government aid program may treat institutional awards.

Per the Government of Quebec's : "After we receive confirmation from your educational institution that you completed your study term based on the criteria of the program, we will send you the scholarship amount. This will be paid by direct deposit, which means deposited directly into your bank account."

Per the Government of Quebec's : "You will receive a tax slip which you must attach to your income declaration (tax return). This slip will be available in your Student Financial Assistance File. Revenu Qu茅bec does not consider the scholarship to be taxable income."

The Quebec government will determine your eligibility based on, among other things, the academic program in which you are enrolled for the term for which you are applying for funding. Accordingly, if you change into or out of eligible programs, your PBPQ funding eligibility may be impacted.

Per the Government of Quebec , "Some activities cannot be used in calculating the hours or credits required for eligibility under the scholarship program, such as... a course for which the credits have already been earned." Accordingly, if you repeat a course, your eligibility in the semester in which you enrolled for that repeated course may be negatively impacted (eg. due to it being excluded from your total credit count for that term).

Per the Government of Quebec, "Students who have reached the maximum number of scholarships for their level of study will no longer be eligible for scholarships at the same level. This is provided for in the system developed by the Ministry and the student will be automatically refused, and the reason will be transmitted to them. For example, a person who has already received six CEGEP PBPQ scholarships will not be able to obtain a seventh CEGEP PBPQ scholarship. However, they could be considered for PBPQ scholarships for their undergraduate program, or considered for the PBPQ scholarships provided for graduate studies."

Per the Government of Quebec, "The activities (courses) that are considered in the calculation of teaching periods or credits for eligibility for the PBPQ must contribute to obtaining the desired diploma. For example, it may be an internship or a session abroad (exchange), the credits or periods of which completed contribute to obtaining the diploma.... Cooperative internships as they are defined by the Canadian Association for Cooperative Education are not considered in the calculation of teaching periods or credits under the scholarship program."

No, your PBPQ funding is based on the eligibility criteria, not on your personal income.

Failing a course will not affect your PBPQ funding application as long as you have successfully completed the minimum credits required to maintain eligibility for that term.

Yes, assuming you are a resident of Quebec and meet the program criteria, however, an exchange could lengthen the processing time of your PBPQ funding application.

Your PBPQ eligibility could be negatively impacted for the term in which you are readmitted if the terms and conditions of your readmission limit you to less than full-time status.

Students in the concurrent Bachelor of Music/Education program have to be registered in a minimum of 12 credits for the term in question, the majority of which must come from these courses (following the Education curriculum) to qualify.

Students in this program are also eligible to apply for PBPQ in the Spring/Summer of Year 1-2 when they are taking the First and Second Field Experience courses (7 credits).

EDEA 206 (1 cr)
EDFE 205 (2 cr)
EDEA 208 (1 cr)
EDFE 208 (3 cr)

No, students receiving the Quebec Excellence Scholarships for Students in Education Programs are not eligible to apply for PBPQ funding.