Help! Managing Your Money on Campus-How to Pay for School

Event Date: 
Thursday, October 6, 2022 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm EDT
Event Location: 
Zoom
Event Contact Name: 
Melanie Oakes
Event Contact E-mail: 

The Canadian Foundation for Economic Education (CFEE) has partnered with Lakehead University to offer a virtual workshop designed to help improve the financial education and capability of university and college students.

A postsecondary education in Canada is a significant investment and can cost $10,000+ per year. Join us to learn some of the ways you can pay for your education, important details about taking on and repaying government student loans, and the impact of being a student on your credit score. You’re in postsecondary to plan for your future, start now by planning for post-secondary.

The goal of “How to Pay for School” is to help you prepare for your postsecondary education by thinking about how you plan to pay for it, and what the longer-term consequences of that payment approach may be. You'll learn about some of the ways available to pay for your education, including scholarships and bursaries, loans, and government programs; some of the finer details of government student loans, related to both taking them on, and paying them back; and how being a student can affect your credit score, including ways to build your score as a student. Without a proper plan, the cost of a postsecondary education can feel like an insurmountable obstacle. Think ahead, so you can get ahead.

Register for the webinar at https://lakeheadu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MBTwo7vOSUal_qZBzvEQow.