Nova Scotia Provincial Student Loans
Ensure that you always check the Government of Nova Scotia website for the most current information re the Nova Scotia Student Loans Program and its interplay with the federal loans program.
An excellent website for such information is: http://studentloans.ednet.ns.ca/
As of August 31, 2005, the maximum amount which can be loaned out through the Nova Scotia Student Assistance Program is: $150 per week of study.
If the study period is taken as being 34 weeks, then the maximum amount which a student may borrow from the Nova Scotia program, for any one year, is $5100
If a Canada Student Loan is also applied for (which has a maximum pay-out of $210 per week of study -- or $7140 -- , then the total maximum amount that may be loaned out is $12,240.
Again Please Always Check the Government of Canada and the Province of Nova Scotia websites (or the above website) for the most up-to-date information.
