Co-op students are responsible for paying tuition for their academic courses, ancillary fees, and levies. All Trent students are charged ancillary fees every Fall & Winter term. Co-op students will experience the same cycle for their ancillary fee payments regardless of when they are out on work terms. Undergraduate co-op students do not pay tuition during their work terms.
Undergraduate co-op students are responsible for paying a compulsory (non-refundable) $750 co-op fee five times during their degree program.
- For students in a 4-year co-op alternating program, the co-op fee will be applied to your student account in Year 2 Fall, Year 2 Winter, Year 3 Fall, Year 3 Winter, and Year 4 Fall.
- For students in a 5-year co-op continuing program (Artificial Intelligence, Chemistry, Kinesiology, Psychology, Software Engineering), the co-op fee will be applied to your account in Year 3 Fall, Year 3 Winter, Year 4 Fall, Year 4 Winter and Year 5 Fall.
Graduate co-op students are responsible for paying a compulsory (non-refundable) $750 co-op fee during their Summer work term.
How Your Fees are Utilized
Your co-op fee goes towards a variety of aspects involved in the administration of our Co-op streams at Trent. This includes funding resource development, fostering employer relationships, and new job development. Funding also supports infrastructure and administration of the Co-op programs across departments at Trent.
OSAP and Co-op Funding
Co-op students are eligible to apply for OSAP during their study terms. You can also apply for full-time funding while completing your work term, which can help with living costs. Students who are enrolled in a co-op program need to follow specific application instructions to avoid the risk of being underfunded. To learn more, read the financial aid webpage about OSAP and Co-op.
Questions about OSAP can be directed to Financial Aid at financialaid@trentu.ca or 705-748-1524.
Co-op and Scholarships
Scholarships are deposited to your student account in the fall and winter terms. If you receive a scholarship during a work term you can either leave the funds on your student account until your next semester when tuition and fees are applied to your account or request a refund.
Eligible students who are required to complete three consecutive work terms in Year 4 will be issued their scholarship in Year 4. These funds are not eligible for a refund, but will remain on the student’s account to be applied towards Year 5 of their degree when they return to academic studies.
For more information, please email scholarships@trentu.ca.