Fall 2025 applications due Thursday, September 11 2025.
We will select recipients as quickly as we can after this date.
While we work to keep our textbook prices as low as possible, some students need a little more help. We select 20 students each fall and winter who demonstrate financial need and a real commitment to learning and lend them their required books.
Books purchased by successful Book Loan recipients prior to receiving the Book Loan will be refunded only if the books were purchased at the University of Calgary Bookstore and you have your receipt. We ask all applicants to keep receipts for books purchased at the UCalgary Bookstore.
Criteria for consideration:
- Have completed one full year of studies at the University of Calgary
- Be registered as a full-time undergraduate student
- Be enrolled in fall and winter semesters
- Have achieved a cumulative GPA of 2.60 over the previous academic year
- Demonstrate financial need
Sound like you? Apply below!
Book Loan Application
Thank you for your interest in the Book Loan program! We're happy to provide financial assistance by loaning required textbooks free of charge for successful applicants. Book Loan recipients will be selected after the add/drop deadline. Successful applicants who have already purchased their required course materials from the UCalgary Bookstore will be reimbursed for their earlier purchases. Please ensure you keep your receipts for any purchases made. Only books purchased from the UCalgary Bookstore will be reimbursed.
