Canada Student Grant for Services and Equipment – Student with Disabilities | Government of New Brunswick

You may be eligible for student financial assistance if you:

• are a Canadian citizen, have permanent resident status, or are considered to be a protected person as defined in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, or if you are registered with the federal government under the Indian Act, regardless of your citizenship;
• are a resident of New Brunswick;
• demonstrate a financial need;
• are enrolled in, and maintain, a minimum of 60% of a full-time course load (40% of a full-time course load for students with a disability) to get full-time funding, and between 20% and 59% to get part-time funding (between 20% and 39% for students with a disability). Students with a disability taking between 40% and 59% of a full-time course load can elect to be in full-time or part-time status;
• are enrolled in a degree, diploma or certificate program that is at least 12 weeks in duration at a designated post-secondary educational institution;
• maintain a satisfactory scholastic standard;
• are not delinquent or in default on a previous student loan;
• pass a credit check if you are 22 years of age or older and have never received student financial assistance (provincial funding only);
• are not beyond your program length, plus one additional study period (called your Periods of Study + 1 limit); and
• are not beyond 340 weeks of eligible assistance (called your lifetime assistance limit). This is 400 weeks for students in doctoral studies, or 520 weeks for students with a disability.