Directives

PURPOSE

To establish an award to provide financial assistance toward the post-secondary education of dependent children of active Canadian Forces members killed while serving on an active military mission, not predating February 2002 .

 SCOPE

Students who are dependent children of an active Canadian Forces member killed while serving on an active military mission, not predating February 2002 .  

DEFINITIONS

POLICY

1. The College will provide financial assistance not to exceed full tuition fees for a total of eight terms.
2. This award program is in effect from September 1, 2009 and applications will not be considered retroactively. 
3. The College will review annually the terms and conditions of the Project Hero Award.   
4.  To be eligible for this award, a student must be:
   4.1   A citizen or permanent resident of Canada;
   4.2   A dependent child of an active Canadian Forces member killed while serving on an active mission;
   4.3   Under the age of twenty-six; and,
   4.4    Accepted and registered as a full-time student at Algonquin College in a program of study eligible for funding by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities.
5. The definition of a dependent child used is the one found in the College’s employee benefits plan (currently SunLife), at the beginning of the applicable term.
6. The value of the award is equivalent to:
   6.1   Full-time tuition fees for the program.  Students are responsible to pay all remaining fees including incidental, ancillary and administration fees;
   6.2   The total value of the award will be credited to the student account prior to the start of each academic term; and,
   6.3    The award will be valued in accordance with Canadian Income Tax legislation.

PROCEDURE

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