Education

Education

Yukon Excellence Awards

How Do I Qualify For An Excellence Award?

All resident Yukon students who write semester-end or year-end Yukon Achievement Tests or B.C. Provincial Exams in a Yukon school are eligible for a Yukon Excellence Award. You must achieve a test score of 80% or higher on any of these exams.  The Department of Education will notify you if you earn an award.  You can redeem your Yukon Excellence Award when you attend post-secondary studies.

What Can I Use the Award For?

You may use your award towards the cost of tuition, compulsory fees, and/or books.

Are There Any Conditions To Be Met?

No.

How Do I Access My Yukon Excellence Award?

  • Paper application.
  • Complete and submit the Yukon Student Financial Assistance Application Form pdf file - Sections 1, 2, 3 and 7, plus your itemized receipts for tuition, compulsory fees and/or books.
    This form is provided on-line in PDF format. Help on viewing PDF files is available. Paper forms are available from our office.
  • Online application:  Complete online and submit separately signed Student Declaration and your itemized receipts for tuition, compulsory fees and/or books

Is There A Deadline Date For Applications?

You may apply at anytime during the school year to access your awards.  You must redeem your awards within 10 years after leaving high school.

How Do I Find Out If My Yukon Excellence Award Application Is Approved?

Once your application has been approved, a letter will be sent to you and the institution you are attending indicating how much you will be receiving.

How Much Will I Receive?

The amount paid will not be greater than the total value of the awards you have earned. Any unused portion can be used in future years.

For further information on the Yukon Excellence Awards Program contact:

Student Information and Assessment
Department of Education
Government of Yukon
Box 2703
Whitehorse, Yukon
Canada Y1A 2C6

Phone: (867) 667-3707
Toll free (In Yukon): 1-800-661-0408, local 3707
Fax: (867) 667-5876
student.assessment@gov.yk.ca

When Will I Get My Money?

All completed applications are assessed on a first-come, first-serve basis, so the earlier you get your application in, the earlier you will receive your money.

Where Is My Money Sent?

Your cheque will be mailed care of the financial aid office of the institution you are attending.

Do I Pay Income Tax On My Yukon Excellence Awards?

You will be issued a T4A for your Yukon Excellence Awards.  Each year Canada Revenue Agency issues “Pamphlet 105 Students and Income Tax” outlining entitlements and obligations under the Act. It is the student’s responsibility to determine the taxability of amounts received and to assess the facts of their situation.  Please visit the section for students on the Canada Revenue Agency web site at http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/.

Do The Awards Have To Be Paid Back?

No, once the awards have been issued, you will not be required to pay back any of the money already sent that you were eligible for.

Contact - SFA

Student Financial Assistance
Advanced Education
Department of Education
Government of Yukon
Box 2703
Whitehorse, Yukon
Canada Y1A 2C6

Phone: (867) 667-5929
Toll free (In Yukon): 1-800-661-0408, local 5929
Fax: (867) 667-8555

sfa@gov.yk.ca