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Scholarships & Funding

Getting a Summer Job in Kingston, Ontario

If you arrange it early enough, you’re likely to find a summer job in Kingston. If you wait too long, however, you could be stuck. Trust me, as hustling and bustling as the summer seems, there are more job seekers than jobs.
Service Industry Jobs:
There are a number of places you can work, including on-campus jobs. [...]

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Getting an On Campus Job at Queen’s

Scoring a job on campus makes your life easy. You don’t have to commute off campus or really worry to hard about fitting it in around your schedule. Plus, the university makes sure that your pay is fair and that you are treated well.
Looking back at my time at Queen’s, I’m very thankful that I [...]

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Loans, Loans, Loans

While I’m sure you are familiar with provincial student loans, but did you know that if you have a student loan from the government you are eligible for a Canadian Millenium Bursary? These range from about $1000 – $5000 depending on your debt load and are 100% non-repayble. It’s free money, just for taking out [...]

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Work Study

Work study is another great source of funding. Essentially you sign up at the beginning of the year and once accpeted you then can apply for various on campus jobs. These are great for two reasons: 1) you get paid 2) you get work experience in your field of study or interst.

Other ideas:

During my time [...]

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Bursary Tips

First of all, this is one of the easiest ways to score free money at Queen’s. If you are on OSAP or BCSAP or whereverSAP, then make sure to apply pronto. Or, if you were unable to get on a student loan but are still strapped for cash, then apply anyway. Remember, this money is [...]

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Scholarship Tips

Your first stop on the scholarship hunt at Queen’s should be Gordon Hall (Room 225). There they have binders upon binders filled with external scholarships to apply for. Additionally, they post new and interesting scholarships on the wall. My first piece of advice is to simply apply. Far too many people are just too lazy, [...]

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Scholarships & Funding

While most of us put some time and energy into applying for entrance scholarships before university, why do we all suddenly give up once we get here? The amount of money that Queen’s puts into bursaries and scholarhips is staggering – so get up off your ass and apply. If you work hard at it, [...]

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What Types of ATMs are Available at Queen’s?

Note: Each week in our Asked & Answered series we’ll be choosing one of your questions and answering them. Pop your questions in the comment section below.
You Asked: What types of atms are available on the Queen’s University campus?
We Answered: If you want to avoid the massive ATM fees that generic ATMs charge and are [...]

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