The 2025-2026 OSAP application is now open!
Please note that you must have accepted an offer to a postsecondary institution to begin your OSAP application.
Since college tuition fees are typically due in mid-June, all students intending to attend college next year should be applying for OSAP in early May. This ensures that you will only need to pay the tuition deposit by the June deadline and not the full amount.
Students intending to attend a university next year should complete their OSAP application no later than the first week of June as applications can take up to 10 weeks to process.
Before you can apply online for OSAP assistance and/or the Ontario Learn and Stay Grant, you must register as a new user to the OSAP website. When you register, you will be asked to provide basic personal information for your personal profile on your OSAP account. This information includes your name, date of birth, gender, contact information, Social Insurance Number (SIN) and other identification numbers (e.g., your Ontario Education Number (OEN)), if you have them.
Once you provide the necessary information, your OSAP Access Number (OAN) will be generated. Your OAN will be your user identification for the OSAP website. You will use your OAN, along with the password that you created, each time you access the OSAP website. This will include accessing the OSAP website for activities related to the Ontario Learn and Stay Grant.
To start your registration process, read the terms and conditions set out in this OSAP New User Registration Agreement. You will be asked to indicate that you have read and agree to all of the terms and conditions.
You can start your OSAP application by registering as a new user by clicking here.
Please also read important information about the Ontario Learn and Stay Grant that covers the cost of tuition, books and other direct education expenses for health human resource programs.