ECE On-Campus Field Placement Bursary

 

The ECE On-Campus Field Placement Bursary is to help reduce financial barriers by providing assistance to ECE students who have successfully completed a required on-campus field placement at a College of the North Atlantic (CNA) campus as a part of the ECE distance education program. The Association of Early Childhood Educators Newfoundland and Labrador (AECENL) has taken over both the assessment and processing of the ECE On-Campus Field Placement Bursary from the Department of Education. AECENL will provide the ECE On-Campus Field Placement Bursary to those who qualify as per the policies outlined by the Department of Education.

The ECE On-Campus Field Placement Bursary Program policies and eligibility requirements can be obtained at Department of Education website: ECE On-Campus Field Placement Bursary Policy

 

Bursary Amount:

The eligible bursary amount is $835 per week, up to $2,500 in total to ECE students who are required to attend the on-campus field placement and are enrolled in distance or online delivery of the ECE Program at CNA.

 

How to apply for the ECE On-Campus Field Placement Bursary Program:

• Print current ECE On-Campus Field Placement Bursary Program Application Form.
• Complete all required sections of the application form.
• A completed application form must include confirmation of successful completion of the field placement by the ECE Faculty Supervisor their hand signature is required an electronic signature is not accepted.
• You must hand sign the application. An electronic signature is not accepted.
• Attach the following bank information if this is your first time applying or information has changed:
  • Direct deposit banking form or void cheque
  • TD1 - hand signed (electronic signature NOT acceptable)
  • TD1NL- hand signed (electronic signature NOT acceptable)
  • Copy of social insurance number (SIN) or confirmation of temporary SIN expiration date (if applicable)
• Applications must be submitted within six months of successful completion of each field placement.
• Applications can be submitted via regular mail, couriered, dropped off or emailed.
• If emailing the application, please send it to: ecebursary@aecenl.ca.

 

How to email the application:

• Only eligible PDF scanned applications will be accepted. Photos (e.g.: .jpg) are not acceptable as they are unable to produce legible copies.
• Put your name (first and last) and ECE On-Campus Field Placement Bursary Application in the subject line of the e-email before sending.
• Retain a copy of the original e-mail for your record, in the event it is requested to be resubmitted again.

 

If you have any additional questions regarding the ECE On-Campus Field Placement Bursary Program, please contact the Financial Administrator at (709) 726-3044 or at ecebursary@aecenl.ca.

 

Disclaimer: The French version of the ECE Bursary/Grant Policies is provided as a courtesy to the Francophone community. In the unlikely event where there is a discrepancy or conflict between the French and English versions of the ECE Bursary/Grant Policies, the English version shall have precedence over the French version.