Travel Grants
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PROGRAM UPDATE:
Effective the Winter 2012 semester, the Early Childhood Educators Qualifications Upgrade Program has
been updated to include individuals working in licensed home or centre-based agencies, Ontario Early Years Centres,
Parenting and Family Literacy Centres, Head Start Programs or in publicly funded schools. Please review
the eligibility criteria carefully prior to submitting an application.
We are now accepting full-time and part-time applications for the Winter 2012 semester. Please review the application checklist included with the application. |
Application Process
Applicants that meet all of the eligibility criteria must submit a completed Application for Travel Grant form. This form can be submitted with the Application for Education Grant form in order to expedite the approval process.
There is no application deadline for travel grants however expenses incurred prior to receiving approval from the program administrator will not be eligible for financial assistance. It takes approximately four weeks to process an application.
Travel Grant Payment
The travel grant is determined by multiplying the kilometre rate of $0.42/km by the return distance between the applicant’s home address and the educational institution/placement location and then by the number of days of the classes/placement.
For full-time studies, grants are payable in two equal payments, the first at the beginning of the academic year and the second payable mid-year (after one semester) once the applicant submits a transcript for the first semester.
For part-time studies, grants are payable at the beginning of every semester.
Travel grant payments are deposited directly into the recipient’s bank account.
The travel grant is taxable as income. Grant recipients will be issued a T4A slip at the end of every calendar year in which they received payment.