Payin' For It!

On May 4, Michelle and I crashed the Payin’ For It session held at SAIT Polytechnic. We thought it would be a good idea to find out if any information we are providing future students has changed. Good news! The Recruitment Team has all the most up-to-date information!

This was the second Payin’ For It session and attendance was awesome. The Orpheus Theatre was filled to capacity with SAIT students, eager to learn all the different ways to pay for their education. This session was presented jointly by Student Services, Alumni and Development and The Centre for Academic Learner Services.

If you were unable to attend the session, the information can be found at sait.ca. You can start applying for student loans online in early June. If you like old fashioned paper applications, you can pick them up at Student Services. If you have questions about student loans, SAIT has a great website that covers the entire student loan process, just click here for more information.

Interested in free money? SAIT has 3.4 million dollars to give away to students each year! However, there is work involved. You have to fill out an application. Keep in mind taking 20 minutes to fill out an awards application for free money is a great return on investment. The best place to find free money is online, check out the Alumni and Development website for award opportunities.

Finally, the Skills Investment Program (SIP) provides financially disadvantaged adults with grant funding for tuition and a living allowance while they are in school. This funding is only available for full-time program that are 52 weeks or less in duration. For more information on the SIP program, visit their website as all the requirements are outlined there.

Of course, if you have any questions about funding, a great place to start is by visiting Student Services, located on the second floor of Heritage Hall. You can also get all your questions answered by calling 403.284.7248 or e-mailing advising@sait.ca.

Finally, students can work part-time to help pay for the education. SAIT has an amazing student employment website, with hundreds of jobs posted. To access the website, you have to be a student of SAIT and register with the website. For more information, click here.

Good luck!

Jay