CHECK OUT YOUR OPTIONS
We urge you to consider your financial options when you start the application process. Do investigate how various support programs might assist you in making the coveted Stratford Chefs School diploma a reality for you.
Don't let financial worries hold you back from applying for admission. There are many options to support you in your post-secondary education, and we are committed to guiding you in developing a financial plan that will help meet your commitments.
Application forms and guides for OSAP may be obtained on-line, and this financial assistance may be available for those who qualify.
Please note that OSAP is a loan program designed to supplement a student's available resources while studying full time. There is no guarantee that you will be granted financial assistance. Any loan disbursed requires repayment in full.
OSAP Website
How OSAP Works
STRATFORD CHEFS SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS & BURSARIES
We know that not all students who are interested in a culinary arts education at the Stratford Chefs School can afford the tuition fees. To help these students, the School is actively engaged in developing a scholarship and bursary fund.
A limited number of scholarships and bursaries are available to Level 1 students entering the program. You can apply for bursaries by completing a Financial Plan Form and providing documentation to prove financial need. These forms will be reviewed by the school's financial aid officer.
Level 2 students can apply for bursaries by completing a Financial Plan Form and providing documentation to prove financial need. These forms will be reviewed by the school's financial aid officer.
EXTERNAL SCHOLARSHIPS
ONTARIO HOSTELRY INSTITUTE
www.theohi.ca
STUDENT AWARDS
www.studentawards.com
CANADIAN HOSPITALITY FOUNDATION
www.chfscholarships.com
SCHOLARSHIPS CANADA
www.scholarshipscanada.com
APPRENTICESHIP INCENTIVE GRANT
The AIG is available to all apprentices who have successfully completed the first or second year of a two-year apprenticeship program. The taxable cash grant may be up to $1000 per year (to a maximum of $2000).
For more information please visit
www.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/goc/apprenticeship.shtml
APPRENTICESHIP COMPLETION GRANT
The ACG is available to all apprentices who have successfully completed the Certificate of Qualification Exam (after January 2009). The ACG is a $2000 taxable cash grant.
For more information please visit http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/workplaceskills/trades_apprenticeship/ACG/index.shtml
EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
If you are an apprentice and have been directed by the Province of Ontario to attend full-time classroom training as part of your Apprenticeship Training Program, you may be eligible to receive EI benefits while attending school. The Province does not direct apprentices to attend the Stratford Chef School for their training. The Stratford Chef School has control of who is accepted as a student, and in turn registered as an apprentice to their Sponsor Group. The Province has no input as to which applicants are sucessfully accepting into the program.
Your EI benefit application must be submitted online from the Service Canada website www.servicecanada.gc.ca. To ensure that your claim is processed without delay, you are encouraged to apply immediately after your last day of work or no later than 14 days after the last day worked or the last day paid.
You will receive further details regarding the EI application process, including the required 16 digit reference code, from Service Canada upon your acceptance to the apprenticeship program.
You do not need your Record of Employment* to apply for EI benefits online, but it is needed to calculate your benefits. The easiest way to submit your Record of Employment is to give it to the Service Canada representative when you meet on Orientation Day.
*Your employer must provide you with a Record of Employment within five days once you have finished working.