OSAP LOAN/GRANT RELEASE SCHEDULE

SEPTEMBER, 2010

1. IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS

! You must come to the Awards Office (202 Robertson Hall) and pick up your loan/grant
certificate to receive OSAP funding.
! You must present your Social Insurance Number card, as well as valid Provincial or
Federal Government-issued photo-ID to receive your loan/grant certificate.
! You must register for both fall and winter terms before we can release your loan/grant
certificate. Your registered course-load must be equal to what you indicated on your OSAP
application. (e.g. 100% course-load on OSAP application = 2.0 or more credits each term).
! You must verify or update the income information you provided on your OSAP
application before we can release your loan/grant certificate. Please be ready to provide:
1. The total gross (before-tax) income you expect to receive from all sources (e.g.
employment, government benefits, scholarships, bursaries) during the 2010 calendar
year (January–December);
2. The total gross income from all sources you receive over the Summer;
3. The total gross income from all sources you expect to receive between September
2010 and April 2011.

2. EARLY RELEASE SCHEDULE

DATE BUSINESS HOURS

Open only to graduate students,
September 1—3 students with dependents and 8:45 am – 4:15 pm
students with permanent disabilities.
Note: Funds on certificates negotiated early will not be disbursed by the NSLSC before September 7, 2010.

3. REGULAR RELEASE SCHEDULE

The following schedule will be strictly adhered to. Please do not line up to pick up your loan/grant
certificate during the initial release period unless it is your assigned day.

DATE LAST NAME BEGINS WITH: BUSINESS HOURS

September 7 A
September 8 B&C
September 9 D through F
September 10 G through J
September 13 K&L 8:45 am – 4:15 pm
September 14 M
September 15 N through R
September 16 S
September 17 T through Z
September 20
ALL STUDENTS 8:30 – 4:30 pm
onwards
Note: If you do not need funding for immediate expenses then we suggest that you pick up your loan/grant certificate after
the initial release period ends on September 17th.

4. FINAL STEP

! After picking up your loan/grant certificate you must submit it to the National Student Loans
Service Centre (NSLSC) for final processing. NSLSC representatives will be on campus
between September 1 & September 24 to make this easier for you. They will require your
banking information. Please bring a void cheque to attach to your certificate.

For more information please visit:

carleton.ca/osap/release

Awards Office, Carleton University (Tel): 613 520-3600

202 Robertson Hall, 1125 Colonel By Drive email: awards@carleton.ca