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Student Awards Branch
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Ontario. Student Support Branch
Ontario. Student Financial Assistance Branch
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The Department of University Affairs' Student Aid Branch, created in 1965, was renamed Student Awards Branch in 1967. In 1971, the Branch became part of the Department of Colleges and Universities (renamed the Ministry of Colleges and Universities in 1972). In 1991, the Branch was renamed Student Support Branch. In 1993, the Branch became part of the Ministry of Education and Training and was renamed the Support Service Team. However, soon after it became known again as the Student Support Branch. In 1999, the branch was separated to the Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities.
In 2011, the branch was renamed the Student Financial Assistance Branch. It continued the same functions and programs.
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The Student Awards Branch administered many functions and programs which offered financial assistance in the form of loans, grants, or bursaries to students studying at Ontario colleges and universities. Programs based on financial need included various plans under the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP). Scholarships included the Ontario Graduate Scholarships, The Sir John A. Macdonald Graduate Fellowship, Ontario-Quebec Exchange Fellowship, and The Queen Elizabeth II Ontario Scholarships.
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24
Ministry of Colleges and Universities Annual Reports
Government of Ontario Telephone Directories
Maintenance notes
The form of name in Canadiana is "Ontario. Ministry of Colleges and Universities. Student Awards Branch". We will use the more direct form of name.
Archivist(s):
R. Anger