Additional Allowable Budget Expenses 

Additional expenses may include the cost of a computer, moving, medical expenses, and dependent expenses.  

These expenses ARE NOT reimbursable. They are adjustments to student budgets.   

  • Receipts must be provided by September 6th to be included in the Financial Assessment budget issued on September 25th. Receipts after this date should be provided as early as possible so they can be included in the current year's budget and the bursary recalculated.

  • The deadline for submitting additional receipts for the current academic year is February 28th. Only receipts for unanticipated expenses will be accepted after this date, accompanied by an email explaining the situation to the Financial Aid Office. 

  • All receipts must be in the student’s name with the student paying for the items. 

Computer

  • Students are eligible to claim budget adjustments up to $1,500 in computer-related expenses (iPad, software, mouse, etc). 

  • A total of $1,500 can be claimed over the student’s JD career. Transfer students must provide documentation supporting that computer expense was not covered through their previous law school.

Moving Expenses

  • Moving expenses will be considered on a one-time basis in any year (e.g., if a student is commuting from Hamilton as 1L but decides to move to Toronto the following year, the student can claim the moving expenses in the year they incurred). For incoming 1Ls and transfer students moving expenses are eligible only if the move to Toronto occurs after the date of offer of admission. 

  • Eligible moving expenses include reasonable airfare expenses for the most direct route for the student to get to Toronto, gasoline expenses incurred while moving, moving truck rental, hiring of movers, and reasonable hotel accommodations for the student.  

  • The maximum allowable amount permitted is based on the distance of the move from the student’s home to Toronto.  The student's budget may be adjusted to the lower of actual expenses or the following allowances:

    • Moving within the Greater Toronto area (GTA) – up to $250 
    • Moving from Manitoba, Quebec or Ontario (outside GTA) – up to $750 
    • Moving from other areas of Canada or abroad – up to $1,900
  • Purchasing furniture and other housewares is not eligible for moving expenses. 
  • Transporting pets or pet-related expenses are not eligible. 

Travel Home

  • Please note that these amounts are automatically added to your budget based on the information provided in your application.

  • Students who live outside the Greater Toronto area have an additional allowance for ONE trip per year from Toronto to their home. 

  • Ontario students living outside the GTA within a 500 km radius have a $250 once-a-year travel home allowance.

  • Ontario students living outside a 500 km radius of the GTA have a $400 once-a-year travel home allowance.

  • Students living outside Ontario have a $1,000 once-a-year travel home allowance. 

Medical Expenses

  • Students are automatically covered by the UTSU Student Health & Dental Plan. Any cost that is eligible under that plan should be claimed against the health plan first.  

  • Medical certificate and proof that the medical expenses are not covered by the student health plan must be submitted for any extra medical costs for treatment and/or prescriptions that are not covered by an insurance plan.   

  • Medical Expenses considered for budget adjustments are substantial expenses (over and beyond an allowance of $50/month that is included in the basic budget for routine and/or over the counter medication). 

  • Medical Expenses must be non-discretionary and considered necessary by a medical professional. 

Home Ownership

Students who own their homes will have an additional $500/year added to their budget allowances.

Additional Allowances for Students with Children

  • Students with dependent children will have an additional $5,000 per child added to their budget  

  • Students with children 12 years or younger can have reasonable daycare expenses added to their budget. Supporting documentation of expenses must be provided 

  • Allowable moving expenses will be adjusted by 25% for each child up to the actual cost of the move.  For instance, a student with 2 children moving from Alberta may claim up to $1,900+($1,900*0.25*2)=$2,850 in budget adjustments 

  • Students with children will have their summer earning expectations reduced by $2,000 per child  

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