Wondering if anyone was missing download files today? We have no files at all from any years. I emailed the FAO webmaster this morning about it and have received no reply (which is odd - they normally reply fast). There are no system issues reported on the Information portal either that would relate. I will try and send another message to the webmaster after lunch but was curious if anyone else was experiencing this too.
Question about how to report an Institutional Award that has 'no need component' attached to it.
We have an scholarhip we have been granted since 2015-16 year. This is funded by a Donor and has no amount from TSA funding. The award is adjudicated strictly on merit/extra-curricular activies and Indigenous status. Specifically this is the outline for the award:
Eligible candidates are full-time undergraduate students, not in Year 1, who are registered at the Laurier Brantford campus and who self-identify as Indigenous persons. The scholarship is granted to the candidate who meets all academic program requirements and has significant extracurricular involvement or volunteer work on campus or in the local community.
Based on the above, once awarded we declare in our BRS upload as 'NON-TSA Bursary/Scholarhip/NON-EXEMPT. This award then is used as a resource in the student's OSAP calculation.
The recipient this year is challenging how we report to the…
Thank you everyone for your input and reassurance! I have an email sent to the Minsitry and will wait for their response before replying to the student again. It is challenging (has gone to our Ombudsperson now) since the Ministry gave out the wrong information, I need THEM to retract to because the student is not believing what I am telling them (she isn't being beligerent, just being firm on what she wants and expected). Will see where this goes.
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Good Afternoon everyone. I have a question regarding the definition of "personal vehicle" for the additional local travel allowance. What do your FAOs do regarding proof of "personal vehicle" Do you ask for ownership? 26 years plus in Financial Aid I don't recall ever asking for this. Nowhere in the manual or on the review application itself is that a requirement for supporting documentation. I would truly appreciate any feedback!
I don't think you need proof that the student owns the vehicle because it could be a borrowed family vehicle or a shared ride with friends where they're splitting gas costs.
Does anyone know if the login link has changed? I had it bookmarked to be able to login to SIM's (for PT BC apps etc) but when I click it takes me to the SIMs page with the resources and the top right where it shows 'login/register' when I click there it now goes to more student pages where they can apply for FT or PT logins and nothing for a school.
I am sure I am missing something simple but... I can't seem to find where to now login....
Ok... disregard.. I went to the CASFAA site and into BC info... found the link again and now have access.
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This was an issue again on the 24th too. I emailed the Ministry then as well. As of right now, I can see files.