Not have previously acquired an undergraduate degree.
#Citizen university youth collaboratory full#
Be enrolled full time in an undergraduate degree program. Exceptions are granted when students are ‘deemed full-time’, for example, due to a documented disability requiring academic accommodation as confirmed by when students are registered with the Student Accessibility & Achievement, or as recognized by government aid programs due to young dependent child(ren).Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.This includes any McGill entrance or in-course bursary already received in a given year. Overcome financial barriers that make it difficult for youth in care to consider and achieve success in higher educationĪ minimum guarantee per year of $5,000 OR the cost of McGill tuition, whichever is higher, for the length of an undergraduate degree, up to 4 years per recipient.Increase the number of current or former foster care youth enrolled in and graduating with a McGill degree.Assist with education costs for students who are living or have lived as youth in/from care in Canada.Make McGill a welcoming and accessible place for students from a range of backgrounds.We also acknowledge SSMU’s report “Fostering Post-Secondary Success: Support Programming for Students from Foster Care”, which studied dedicated financial aid opportunities to improve the retention of current and future students from foster care. The program is an outcome of Café Collab, a project funded by the Student Services Innovation Fund and involving the Social Equity and Diversity Education (SEDE) Office, Student Services and the Participatory Cultures Laboratory. As of August 1, 2017, the University is piloting a new Youth in/from Care Bursary Guarantee to help current and former foster youth pursue a McGill undergraduate degree.
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