Frequently Asked Questions

How do I apply?

• You can apply online at Prince Edward Island Student Financial Services.
• If you need a paper application please contact Prince Edward Island Student Financial Services to request one by mail.

Where can I get an Academic Information Sheet completed?

Download and print the form from Prince Edward Island Student Financial Services

Undergraduate students:

If you are currently in Edmonton, you can take the Academic Information Sheet to the Student Access Centre on the first floor of the administration building.

If you are not in Edmonton, you can mail it to the Registrar's Office (address below) along with a letter stating your name, student ID number and what you would like them to do (ie. fill out the Academic Information Sheet and mail it back to you). Make sure you sign the letter, and it would be helpful to include a stamped, self-addressed envelope to reduce the possibility of having problems receiving it back.

The address for the Registrar's office is:

Office of the Registrar
Administration Building
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
T6G 2M7

Send the completed form in with your application, or, if you have already applied, send the form to the same address as the application.

Graduate students:

If you are currently in Edmonton, you can take the Academic Information Sheet to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research (FGSR) office in the Killam Centre for Advanced Studies.

If you are not in Edmonton, you can mail it to the FGSR (address below) along with a letter stating your name, student ID number and what you would like them to do (ie. fill out the Academic Information Sheet and mail it back to you). Make sure you sign the letter and, to reduce the potential of not receiving it back, include a stamped, self-addressed envelope.

The address for the FGSR office is:

Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research
Killam Centre for Advaanced Studies
2-29 Triffo Hall
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
T6G 2E1

Send the completed form in with your application, or, if you have already applied, send the form to the same address as the application.

Who are my lenders and how can I contact them?

It is important to distinguish between your lenders and the provincial government division that receives and assesses your loan application. Maintain contact with your provincial government and all your lenders to keep them (and yourself) updated on information pertaining to your student loan.

In Prince Edward Island, the provincial government division is:

Student Financial Services
Department of Education
P.O. Box 300
16 Fitzroy Street
Sillivan Building, 3rd Floor
Charlottetown, PE
C1A 7N8

The current lenders for student loans are:

PEI Credit Union (PEI Student Loans)
Ph: (902) 566-3350
Fax: (902) 368-3534

PEI Credit Union Website

National Student Loans Service Centre (Canada Student Loans) Public Institutions Division
P.O. Box 4030
Mississauga, ON
L5A 4M4 Ph: 1-888-815-4514
Fax: 1-866-656-5638

Private Institutions Division
Ph: 1-866-587-7452
Fax: 1-866-587-7453

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