Power of Attorney

A student may complete an Alberta Power of Attorney form to allow another person to act on the student’s behalf with respect to funding from Alberta Student Aid and to receive the student’s personal information.

The Power of Attorney form allows a student’s attorney to take any action on their behalf except for  completing an application for scholarships and awards on behalf of a student. The Power of Attorney form grants authority for a 5-year period unless it is revoked sooner by the student.

Consent to Disclose

To authorize someone to receive personal information, the student must submit written consent to Alberta Student Aid identifying:

• the person(s) authorized to receive the information,
• relationship of the student to the authorized person(s),
• the type of personal information Alberta Student Aid is authorized to disclose, and
• the time frame for which the consent is in effect.

The Consent to Disclose form is the best way for a student to provide this authorization.

The Consent to Disclose form does not authorize the person identified in the form to take any action or make any changes to a student’s application. It only allows for release of information to the identified person under the conditions described on the form.

A one-time verbal authorization by the student to disclose information is also acceptable (e.g., on a particular phone call). This interaction will be documented on the student’s file, but will not apply to future inquiries.

The above forms are available on the Applications and Forms page on studentaid.alberta.ca.