How to apply for Manitoba Student Aid: step by step

Online or paper?

• Full-time students apply online.
• Paper application if you study part-time, or if you’re applying a second time in the same program year.

You can apply online before you’re officially accepted, as long as you know your designated school, your program, and its start and end dates.

The steps

1. Print the required information list from the official page and gather what it asks for.
2. Create your Manitoba Student Aid account or log in to the online portal.
3. Fill in and submit the application, with all the information it asks for.
4. Watch your email. When you’re assessed, you get an email telling you to check the portal.

Online assessment usually takes 1 to 2 weeks. Paper can take 6 weeks or longer. Apply early so your funding is ready when school starts. WealthNutz never asks for your SIN.

Deadlines

• Online: everything in no later than 45 business days before your study period ends
• Paper: no later than 60 business days before your study period ends

Funds can’t be released after your study period ends.

After you apply

• Check your status and any missing documents in the online portal.
• Register for a My Service Canada Account. You need it to sign in to the NSLSC, which manages your loan.
• Apply for your school’s own awards and bursaries too. Find your school on our school pages, or search with the Scholarship Finder.