Description: Helps students enrolled in a full-time post-secondary program with the costs of tuition, books and living expenses 

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Eligibility: Before you begin our application, please make sure that you meet the following eligibility requirements:

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• You are Jewish. 

• You reside in British Columbia (exceptions made for students raised in B.C. that are temporarily studying out-of-province).

• You are a Canadian citizen, Permanent Resident or Convention Refugee.

• You are 19 years of age or older​.​

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Guarantor Requirements:

• In most cases, guarantors are required. If that is the case for you, please find:

  • ​One Jewish guarantor who lives in British Columbia is required for loans up to 6,000. This guarantor must be a Canadian citizen or have Permanent Resident status. Your first guarantor can be ONE of your parents.

  • A second guarantor for loans over $6,000. Your second guarantor need not be Jewish and can live anywhere in Canada provided they are a Canadian citizen or have Permanent Resident status. Your second guarantor cannot be married to, or living with, your first guarantor or with you. 

• If you grew up in challenging financial circumstances, you may qualify for an ACCESS Student Loan which does not require guarantors at all. Please email jwaselhfla@gmail.com to see if you qualify. 

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Repayment Terms if you are a student: Payments of $50 per month while enrolled in a full-time post secondary program (for up to four years) and then $25 per month per $1000 initially borrowed after that. The borrower must submit proof of re-enrolment in full time study to HFLA in writing by September 1st of each year. If said proof is not submitted, it will be assumed that the borrower is no longer a full-time student and payments will automatically be increased to $25 per month per $1000 initially borrowed. 
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Repayment Terms if you are the parent of a student: Payments of $25 per month per $1000 borrowed.

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Apply today by following these simple steps: