Payment Options

Full-time funding through Alberta Student Aid

NAIT will confirm registration with Alberta Student Aid 30 days before your program starts. A sponsorship code will be added to your account, which you can view in MyNAIT one week before the payment deadline. To find this code, log in to your MyNAIT, go to Open Self Service, and select the Task tile.

You'll also receive an e-letter in your MyNAIT portal with further information once the student loan or approved funding confirmation has been completed. 

Once your loan is confirmed, view your anticipated Alberta Student Aid funding by:

• Logging in to your MyNAIT portal.
• Select Open Self Service, then select the Tasks tile.
• View the Pending Financial Aid sponsorship code.

If all the information above is correct and all of your fees are covered by the amount listed in your Sponsorship Code, please do not pay. Any refunds for overpayment will take at least 6 to 8 weeks to process after NAIT has received your student aid payments.

It takes several weeks for NAIT to receive and apply the funds from Alberta Student Aid to your account. Until then, your account will show this amount as an overdue charge. This is normal and will not have a negative impact on you as long as your Sponsorship Code is correct.

If you do not see a Sponsorship Code 2 business days before the tuition payment deadline or if you have any questions about the information in your Sponsorship Code, please contact us.

Part-time funding through Alberta Student Aid

If your part-time Alberta Student Aid application has been approved, NAIT will receive your part-time loan certificate directly from the government. Once received, we will remit the funding if the amount will cover all of the tuition and fees owing. A Sponsorship Code will be added to your NAIT account. If the approved amount of your loan is less than the amount you owe for the term, all of the funding will go directly to you and you will be required to pay all of the outstanding tuition and fees  by the tuition deadline.

*The Certificate of Eligibility is a 4-page carbon copy form that Alberta Student Aid will mail to you once your funding application has been approved.

You can view the Sponsorship Code on your MyNAIT portal:

• Select Open Self Service, then select the Tasks tile.
• Click the Sponsorship Code for the appropriate term (eg.Fall 2024), and confirm the following information:
  • Start Term: You should see the upcoming term.
  • Reason: You should see “Student Loan Funding”
  • Amount: The amount listed is the amount that NAIT will be receiving from Alberta Student Aid to pay for your tuition and fees. This amount should match the amount you currently owe for the term.

If all of your fees are covered by the amount listed in your Sponsorship Code, please do not make any payments on your account. Refunds for overpayment will take 6 to 8 weeks to process. 

Out-of-Province Student Aid

Once your funding application has been approved, please submit your funding approval letter to NAIT before the tuition payment deadline. Send an email to financialaid@nait.ca, including your NAIT student ID number. (Please note: It may take up to 10 business days to process requests submitted via email during peak periods such as August and December.)

Once confirmed, a sponsorship code will then be added to your account; see steps outlined above.

Student aid and grant funding is sent directly to apprentices. You must pay NAIT in full at the time of registration, regardless of your student aid or grant status.

Full-time funding through Canada Apprentice Loan​

The funding will need to be sent directly to you (the apprentice). You are responsible for making full payment to NAIT at the time of registration.

Full-time funding through Alberta Student Aid​

If you plan to pay your tuition with Alberta Student Aid, you must apply and be approved before registering for classes. If approved, your tuition fees can be paid directly to NAIT. Then ontact the Student Service Centre to inform them of your approved funding so they can note it on your student account. Once noted, you can register in classes without making payment.

It takes several weeks from the start of classes for NAIT to receive and apply the funds from Alberta Student Aid to your account. During this time, you account may show an overdue chare. This is normal and affect you negatively as as long as your account is noted.

If you do not have approved Alberta Student Aid and/or have not contacted NAIT to inform them, you will be responsible for making the full payment at the time of registration.

Once your funding application has been approved, please visit us in-person or contact us by phone before the tuition payment deadline so we can verify your funding and place a Sponsorship Code on your account. Once the Sponsorship Code has been placed on your account, you can enrol in your courses.

Continuing Education courses are not eligible for student aid funding.

Academic Upgrading  
Academic Upgrading courses are not eligible for student aid funding.

Third party sponsorship

Please note the different process that you need to follow to cover different costs with the sponsorship. Please note that third party sponsors are not eligible to enrol in a payment plan.

For tuition and fees only (books and supplies are excluded):

1. The sponsor completes sections A, B and C of the sponsorship form (pdf).
2. The sponsor signs the form.
3. The sponsor uploads the completed form and a purchase order or a sponsorship letter on the organization’s letterhead to the online Contact Form by the payment deadline of that term.

For books and supplies only (tuition and fees are excluded):

1. The sponsor completes sections A to D of the sponsorship form (pdf).
2. The sponsor completes section D of the sponsorship form. One box must be completed for each semester the sponsorship covers. For example, if the sponsorship covers the cost of books and supplies for the Fall and Winter term, section D needs to have two boxes filled out.
3. The sponsor signs the form.
4. The sponsor emails the completed form and a purchase order or a sponsorship letter on the organization’s letterhead to bookstoreadmin@nait.ca, with the subject line: Sponsorship.

For both tuition and fees, books and supplies

1. The sponsor completes sections A to D of the sponsorship form (pdf).
2. The sponsor completes section D of the sponsorship form (pdf). One box is required for each semester you wish to sponsor. For example, if you’re sponsoring the cost of books and supplies for the Fall and Winter term, section F needs to have two boxes filled out.
3. The sponsor signs the form.
4. The student or sponsor uploads the completed form and a purchase order or a sponsorship letter on the organization’s letterhead to the online Contact Form and emails bookstoreadmin@nait.ca (subject line: Sponsorship) by the payment deadline of that term.

Download sponsorship form (pdf)

Please note the different process that you need to follow to cover different costs with the sponsorship.

Paying for tuition and fees: 

1. The apprentice enrols online via their MyTradeSecrets account.
2. The apprentice uploads the purchase order from their sponsor as the payment method.
3. NAIT will invoice the sponsor 30 days before class starts.
4. The sponsor must pay NAIT within 30 days of receiving the invoice.

Paying for books and supplies:

1. The sponsor completes the sponsorship form (pdf)
2. The sponsor signs the form.
3. The sponsor emails the completed form AND a purchase order to bookstoreadmin@nait.ca
4. The sponsor must pay shop AT NAIT within 30 days of receiving the invoice.

Download sponsorship form (pdf)

Third party sponsorship

Please note the different process that you need to follow to cover different costs with the sponsorship.

For tuition and fees only (books and supplies are excluded):

1. The sponsor completes sections A, B and C of the sponsorship form (pdf).
2. The sponsor signs the form.
3. The student or sponsor uploads the completed form and a purchase order or a sponsorship letter on the organization’s letterhead to the online Contact Form by the payment deadline of that term.

For books and supplies only (tuition and fees are excluded):

1. The sponsor completes sections A to D of the sponsorship form (pdf).
2. The sponsor completes section D of the sponsorship form. One box must be completed for each semester the sponsorship covers. For example, if the sponsorship covers the cost of books and supplies for the Fall and Winter term, section F needs to have two boxes filled out.
3. The sponsor signs the form.
4. The sponsor emails the completed form and a purchase order or a sponsorship letter on the organization’s letterhead to bookstoreadmin@nait.ca.

For both tuition and fees, books and supplies:

1. The sponsor completes sections A to D of the sponsorship form (pdf).
2. The sponsor completes section D of the sponsorship form (pdf). One box is required for each semester you wish to sponsor. For example, if you’re sponsoring the cost of books and supplies for the Fall and Winter term, section D needs to have two boxes filled out.
3. The sponsor signs the form.
4. The student or sponsor uploads the completed form and a purchase order or a sponsorship letter on the organization’s letterhead to the online Contact Form and emails bookstoreadmin@nait.ca by the payment deadline of that term.

Download sponsorship form (pdf)

Please note the different process that you need to follow to cover different costs with the sponsorship.

For tuition and fees only (books and supplies are excluded):

1. The sponsor completes sections A, B, C, and D of the sponsorship form (pdf).
2. The sponsor signs the form.
3. The student or sponsor uploads the completed form and a purchase order or a sponsorship letter on the organization’s letterhead to the online Contact Form by the payment deadline of that term.

For books and supplies only (tuition and fees are excluded):

1. The sponsor completes sections A, C, D, and E of the sponsorship form (pdf).
2. The sponsor signs the form.
3. The sponsor emails the completed form and a purchase order or a sponsorship letter on the organization’s letterhead to bookstoreadmin@nait.ca.

For both tuition and fees, books and supplies:

1. The sponsor completes sections A to E of the sponsorship form (pdf).
2. The sponsor signs the form.
3. The student or the sponsor uploads the completed form and a purchase order or a sponsorship letter on the organization’s letterhead to the online Contact Form  and emails bookstoreadmin@nait.ca.

Download sponsorship form (pdf)