Money saving tips for students, from students. (Ramen need not apply)

Anyone who’s taken post-secondary education knows that the life of a student involves some sacrifice. School is expensive and taking out loans means you’ll likely be paying for your education for many years after your program finishes. Saving money and cutting back, even a few bucks at a time, will makes life easier while you’re in school and reduce future debt.

We asked RRU students for their most creative and savvy money saving tips.

The RRU Awards Adjudication Process

So Who Makes Award Decisions Anyway?

When you submit an awards application at RRU, do you wonder who sees it and makes the tough decisions?  For proactive disclosure, transparency, and a little bit of professional pride, we’d like to tell you how awards work behind the scenes.

Funding Differences for On-Campus and Blended Programs

Many programs at RRU are offered in both an on-campus and blended format. There are advantages to both models and students may choose one over the other for a number of reasons.

If you’re debating between on-campus or blended, here are three factors worth considering: tuition payments, student loan funding, and award opportunities.

Introducing the Habitat Card Recycling Program!

Got a little left on your Habitat card? Drop it in one of the donation boxes around campus and help an RRU student in critical need.

Interdisciplinary Studies Students: How to Apply for RRU In-Course Awards

At first glance, students in interdisciplinary studies programs at RRU may feel there are no in-course awards available to them. While there are no awards specific to interdisciplinary studies programs at this time, students can still apply for awards. (We do hope to find donors to support awards for these programs in the future.)

This post outlines some strategies you can use when applying for in-course awards.

NSLSC Update: See Ya Later Snail Mail!

Over the next few months the National Student Loan Service Centre will start to transition various communications to students from traditional snail mail to fast and fabulous email.

How to prepare a Canada Graduate Scholarship Masters application

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I write this blog with hopes to provide admissions applicants and first-year masters students some confidence in how to complete an excellent CGSM application. This isn't the only right way to complete this application; just how I would do it!