The Royal Credit Line for Students*, gives you the freedom to borrow when you need it at a competitive interest rate and flexible repayment terms.
For Students:
- In a university undergraduate program
- Attending college or trade school
- Graduate Programs
(Not covered as part of Professional Studies)
Features and Benefits
Here’s what comes with the Royal Credit Line for StudentsLegal Disclaimer *:
- Flexible credit limitsLegal Disclaimer * starting at $5,000.
- Only pay interest on what you borrow, with competitive interest rates based on RBC Prime RateLegal Disclaimer 1.
- Flexible Repayment timelines that consider student needs.
- Optional LoanProtector® Insurance. Designed to provide financial backup during difficult times, LoanProtector Life and Disability or Critical Illness insurance provides low-cost, valuable protection for you and your loved ones.Legal Disclaimer 2, Legal Disclaimer 3
What You Need to Apply
- Confirmation that you are enrolled at an eligible Canadian post-secondary educational institution or Canadian Medical or Dental educational institution.
- Invoice or receipt of payment for tuition
- Proof of enrolment letter from the Registrar’s Office
- Acceptance letter that includes proof of payment for tuition deposit
- Printout from the Registrar’s Office website with details confirming your enrolment
- An estimate of your education costs (including tuition, supplies, fees, accommodations, food, travel, etc.) Get started with our Student Budget Calculator.
- A list of your financial resources (including RESPs, scholarships/bursaries, government funding, summer employment, etc.)
Note: Applications are subject to credit approval. If your credit history is limited, or you are studying at an educational institution outside of Canada, a co-signor may be required.
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Qualifying criteria and other conditions apply. Offer ends May 31, 2027. Complete offer qualifying criteria by July 26, 2027.
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Royal Credit Line Promotional Offer Terms & Conditions
This Royal Credit Line Promotional Offer (the “Promotional Offer”) is available from Nov 2, 2026, to May 31, 2027, inclusive (the “Promotional Period”).
The Promotional Offer is available to eligible applicants for Royal Credit Line for Students, as well as Medical/Dental Royal Credit Line for Students, who, as of the start of the Promotional Period, do not have, and have not applied for a Student Royal Credit Line (RCL) with Royal Bank of Canada, and who otherwise comply with the terms and conditions (the “Terms”) provided herein.
The Promotional Offer is:
- 7,500 Avion points for eligible students enrolled in a “General Program”
- 15,000 Avion points for eligible students enrolled in a “Professional or Special Program”, or
- 30,000 Avion points for eligible students enrolled in a “Medical or Dental program”.
“General Program” means all undergraduate and graduate programs, such as a master’s degree or Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD), excluding Professional, Special, and Medical/Dental Programs. “Professional and Special Programs” mean professional graduate or specialized health science programs. “Medical or Dental Program” means post-secondary level programs, upon the completion of which, the student will receive a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD), or Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS). Please speak with an RBC advisor to confirm eligibility.
The Terms:
To qualify to receive the applicable benefit of this Promotional Offer:
- I. you must either be a student who is enrolled in an eligible General Program, Professional Program, or Medical or Dental program, as described above.
- II. you must be the primary applicant for an RCL with Royal Bank of Canada.
- III. you must start your RCL application by 11:59pm EST on May 31, 2027.
- IV. your application must be approved and activated by 11:59pm EST on June 30, 2027.
- V. your Line of Credit Account must be in good standing (for example, your Line of Credit Account must not be in a delinquent status) and open at the time the Avion points are awarded.
- VI. you must be an Avion Rewards member before June 30, 2027, and your Avion Rewards account must remain active and in good standing through to the date the Avion points are awarded. To check your membership status or to join now and accept Terms and Conditions, please go to https://www.avionrewards.com/index.html and sign in with your Online Banking credentials
Note: This campaign is for students only. Eligible students, as part of their Student RCL, Medical/Dental RCL for Students application, may be required to provide proof of enrolment in an eligible General Program, Professional Program, or Medical/Dental program as applicable. Please note that newly graduated doctors and dentists undergoing postgraduate training as part of a residency program are ineligible for the offer.
In addition to any other exclusions described in these terms, this Promotional Offer is not available in respect of (i) Credit Limit Increases on existing RCL’s; (ii) RCL’s that were opened prior to the Promotional Period; (iii) Student RCLs or Medical/Dental RCL for Students held by individuals who have already completed their studies (as applicable), even if their Student RCL or Medical/Dental RCL for Students remains open during or after the Promotional Period; (iv) Student RCLs or Medical/Dental RCL for Students held or opened by individuals enrolled in programs of study other than an eligible general, professional, or Medical or Dental programs (as described above).
If you qualify to receive the benefit of this Promotional Offer, the Avion points you qualify to receive, as applicable, will be deposited into your eligible Avion Rewards account within eight (8) weeks of the account activation date (no action required from you). In order to receive the points for which you have qualified, you must be an Avion Rewards member at the time the points are awarded. If you are not an Avion Rewards member as of the date we attempt to deposit the benefit of this Promotional Offer, you will forfeit this benefit and be deemed to have not qualified for the Promotional Offer. For more information on eligibility visit https://www.avionrewards.com/eligibility.html.
Only one Promotional Offer awarded per client (primary applicant only). Promotional Offer is not available for more than one activated RCL. Promotional Offer and RCL applications are subject to Royal Bank of Canada’s standard lending criteria and other applicable restrictions.
Other Terms and Conditions:
The reward is stated in Avion points only. The cash equivalent value or redemption rate of Avion points is not fixed and varies depending on how you choose to redeem them.
Your Avion points will be awarded to your Avion Rewards Core Account. If you are an RBC Avion Visa Infinite, RBC Avion Visa Platinum, RBC Avion Visa Infinite Privilege, RBC Avion Visa Infinite Business, or RBC Avion Visa Business cardholder (“RBC Avion Cardholder”) you may redeem from the Air Travel Redemption Schedule start at 7,500 Avion points for a one-way short-haul flight within or to an adjacent province/territory or within or to an adjacent U.S. State (valued up to $175). 15,000 points is enough for two one-way flights within or to an adjacent province/state (valued up to $350). 30,000 points is enough for four one-way flights within or to an adjacent province/state (valued up to $700). In order to receive the best value for your points you will need to transfer them to your respective Credit Card points account. All applicable taxes, service fees, and surcharges are the responsibility of the traveler. RBC Avion Cardholders are also eligible to redeem for first class and business class seats at a fixed redemption rate. For more details, including redemption rates and information on redeeming for first class and business class seats, visit: https://www.avionrewards.com/travel/index.html. In order to receive the best value for your points you will need to transfer them to your respective Credit Card points account. If you are not an RBC Avion Cardholder, different travel redemption rates apply.
For general redemption terms, conditions and restrictions that apply to the Avion Rewards program, please visit avionrewards.com or call 1-800 ROYAL 1-2 (1-800-769-2512). For complete terms, conditions and restrictions that apply to the Avion Rewards program, please visit: www.avionrewards.com. If you think you are entitled to the Avion points and have not received them by Aug 31, 2027, you must notify us by calling 1-800-769-2512 no later than September 15, 2027. If you do not notify us by this date, you will be deemed to have forfeited the Promotional Offer and will be ineligible to receive the Avion points.
All Avion Rewards members can redeem Avion points for travel, gift certificates/cards, brand name merchandise, and other categories. All rewards are subject to availability and may change without prior notice. Please refer to the Avion Rewards Terms and Conditions for a list of eligible products and respective travel redemption rates. Redemption rates vary depending on the redemption category and products held.
RBC reserves the right to modify, cancel or withdraw this Promotional Offer at any time. This Promotional Offer may be revoked at any time if we suspect you or any other party may be manipulating or abusing it, or engaging in any suspicious or fraudulent activity, as determined at our sole discretion.
(i) “Grocery Stores and Supermarkets” (MCC 5411), “Eating Places and Restaurants” (MCC 5812), “Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) – Bars, Taverns, Nightclubs, Cocktail Lounges, and Discotheques” (MCC 5813), “Fast Food Restaurants” (MCC 5814), “are “Grocery, Dining, and Food Delivery Purchases”. Government liquor agencies and package stores that sell beer, wine, and liquor do not qualify as part of the “Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) – Bars, Taverns, Nightclubs, Cocktail Lounges, and Discotheques” MCC;
(ii) “Service Stations (With or without Ancillary Services)” (MCC 5541), “Automated Fuel Dispensers” (MCC 5542), “Taxicabs and Limousines” (MCC 4121), “Local and Suburban Commuter Passenger Transportation, Including Ferries” (MCC 4111), “Electric Vehicle Charging” (MCC 5552) are “Rides, Gas & Electric Vehicle Charging Purchases”. Non-commuter passenger railway purchases and non-commuter bus line purchases do not qualify as part of “Rides, Gas & Electric Vehicle Charging Purchases”.
(iii) “Digital Goods Media – Books, Movies, Music” (MCC 5815), “Digital Goods – Games” (MCC 5816), “Digital Goods – Applications (Excludes Games)” (MCC 5817), “Digital Goods – Large Digital Goods Merchants” (MCC 5818), “Cable, Satellite and Other Pay Television/Radio/Streaming Services” (MCC 4899) are “Streaming, Digital Gaming & Subscriptions Purchases”. The “Digital Goods – Games” MCC does not include games of chance and gambling.
You will earn 1 Avion point for every $1.00 on all other purchases (including pre-authorized bill payments) you make on your RBC ION+ Visa credit card.
Even though some merchants may sell Grocery, Dining, Food Delivery, Rides, Gas, Electric Vehicle Charging, Streaming, Digital Gaming & Subscriptions merchandise, purchases made at these locations may not necessarily qualify as Eligible MCCs if the merchant is not classified as such by Visa. Also, you may make a purchase at a merchant that is not classified as an Eligible MCC but is located on the premises of a merchant that is classified as an Eligible MCC, in which case your purchase would not qualify as an Eligible MCC. We cannot guarantee that any merchant, operating in whole or in part as a Grocery, Dining, Food Delivery, Rides, Gas, Electric Vehicle Charging, Streaming, and Digital Gaming & Subscriptions merchant is classified as an Eligible MCC and in no event will we be liable or responsible for any claims with respect to a Grocery, Dining, Food Delivery, Rides, Gas, Electric Vehicle Charging, Streaming, and Digital Gaming & Subscriptions Purchase made at a merchant that is not classified as an Eligible MCC. Avion points are earned on net purchases only; they are not earned on cash advances (balance transfers, cash-like transactions and bill payments that are not pre-authorized charges that you set up with a merchant), interest charges or fees, and credits for returns and adjustments will reduce or cancel the points earned by the amounts originally charged.
To be considered an eligible student for the purposes of one of the promotional offers described above, you must be enrolled in an eligible program of study at the post-secondary level at a college, university, or other educational institution, as more particularly described in the terms and conditions for the relevant promotional offer. Proof of enrollment may be required. See also notes 1 and 2 (above) for additional details regarding promotional offer eligibility based on programs of study.
7,000 Avion points (“Welcome Points”) will appear on your monthly credit card statement within sixty (60) days after your application has been approved, provided that your RBC ION+ Visa credit card account (“Credit Card Account”) remains open and in good standing at the time the Welcome points are credited to your account, “good standing” meaning that your Credit Card Account must not be past due for more than two (2) consecutive credit card account statement periods, closed, charged off or in credit revoked status.
14,000 additional Avion points (“Additional Points”) will be awarded to you if a total of $1,500 or more (“Qualifying Transaction Amount”) in qualifying net purchases and/or pre-authorized bill payment transactions (“Qualifying Transactions”) are posted to your RBC ION+ Visa credit card account within the first 6 months from the date of your credit card account open date (“Period”), provided your account is open and in good standing at the time the Additional Points are posted to your Credit Card Account, approximately 60 days after you reached the Qualifying Transaction Amount. Qualifying Transactions exclude cash advances (including balance transfers, cash-like transactions and bill payments that are not pre-authorized charges that you set up with a merchant), interest charges, and fees. Any credits for returns and adjustments that reduce the amount of Qualifying Transactions below $1,500 will cancel your Additional Avion points.
The Qualifying Transaction Amount is based on the transaction posting date of each Qualifying Transaction, not the transaction date. This means that transactions that take place prior to the last day of the Period will not be considered for the Qualifying Transaction Amount if they have not yet been posted or processed by the merchant, the payment network (Visa) or Royal Bank by the last day of the Period.
7,000 additional Avion points (“Anniversary Points”) will appear on your monthly credit card statement within twelve (12) to sixteen (16) weeks after the one- year anniversary of your Credit Card Account opening, provided that your Credit Card Account remains open and in good standing at the time the Anniversary Points are credited to your account.
If you close or change your RBC ION Visa credit card for another type of RBC Royal Bank credit card before the Welcome Points, the Additional Points and/or the Anniversary Points have been credited to your account, you may lose the benefit of this offer. This offer may not be combined or used in conjunction with any other offer. Royal Bank reserves the right to cancel, modify or withdraw this offer at any time without notice, even after your application has been approved, including if we suspect that you may be manipulating or abusing it, or engaging in any suspicious or fraudulent activity, as determined by Royal Bank in its sole discretion. For complete terms and conditions that apply to the Avion Rewards Program, please visit www.avionrewards.com or call 1-800-769-2512.
Subject to credit approval. If you are either i) post-secondary student of any age, or ii) a non-student age 24 and under, and an owner or co-owner of an RBC Advantage™ Banking Account for students (“Eligible Student Bank Account”) and the primary cardholder of one of the eligible RBC Royal Bank credit cards listed below (each, an “Eligible Credit Card”), the annual fee of your Eligible Credit Card may be fully rebated, every year. Rebates that apply to eligible credit cards are (listed in order of highest standard annual fee to lowest standard annual fee):
| RBC ION+ Visa | $48 |
| WestJet RBC MasterCard | $39 |
For any other RBC Royal Bank credit card, regular annual fees apply as they are not eligible for a rebate. The annual fee of your Eligible Credit Card will continue to be fully rebated: i) until you close your Eligible Student Bank Account, or ii) until you turn 25 (provided you are no longer a full-time student), or iii) if you are 25 or older, until the Expected Graduation Year you have provided at the opening of your Eligible Student Bank Account. Thereafter, the annual fee will no longer be rebated. If, for some reason, the Expected Graduation Year you have provided at the opening of your Eligible Student Bank Account differs from the one you have indicated on your credit card application, the Expected Graduation Year you have provided at the opening of your Eligible Student Bank Account will prevail and be used for determining the expiry of this offer. If your Expected Graduation Year occurs after your 25th birthday, or you are turning 25 and are still a full-time student but have not yet notified us of your Expected Graduation Date, please visit a branch to ensure continuity of benefits pertaining to your Eligible Student Bank Account (proof of enrollment required). Additional cardholders (co-applicant and authorized user(s)) do not qualify for the annual fee rebate even if they are also owners of an Eligible Student Bank Account. Only one credit card annual fee rebate per Eligible Student Bank Account is allowed. If you already have an Eligible Student Bank Account, the rebate will be applied at the time you open your Eligible Credit Card account. If you open your Eligible Student Bank Account after you have opened your Eligible Credit Card account, the rebate will be applied at your next annual renewal and won’t be applied retroactively. Other conditions and restrictions may apply. Royal Bank of Canada reserves the right to withdraw this offer at any time, even after acceptance by you.
Offer available November 3, 2026 – May 31, 2027 (“Promotional Period”)
This Promotional Offer is available to any Eligible Student Client, who is a minimum of 13 years of age and older as of May 31, 2027, without a Personal Banking Account with Royal Bank of Canada at the beginning of the Promotional Period and in the three-year period before the start of the Promotional Period, and who otherwise comply with the Terms of the Promotional offer. The Bonus Offer is $150 with an Eligible Personal Banking Account.
To qualify for the $150 you must open your first new Eligible Personal Banking Account by 9:00 PM EST on May 31, 2027 and complete two of the following Qualifying Criteria by 9:00 PM EST on July 26, 2027 using your Eligible Personal Banking Account:
- Register your Eligible Personal Banking Account for Interac Autodeposit and send or receive one (1) e-Transfer using RBC Online Banking or the RBC Mobile app.
- Request and obtain an RBC Virtual Visa Debit Card and make at least one (1) Qualifying Debit Transaction (as defined in the Note section below) with your Eligible Personal Banking Account.
- Transfer the full amount of your automated and recurring payroll direct deposit to your new Eligible Personal Banking Account. For greater certainty, this means that you will not qualify if you split your payroll deposit from one employer between your new Eligible Personal Banking Account and any other account. We reserve the right to determine what is considered payroll and whether any payroll deposit has been split. The first payroll must be credited to your new Eligible Personal Banking Account by 9:00 PM Eastern Time July 26, 2027.
- Set up one (1) pre-authorized monthly payment (“PAP”) – such as a pre-authorized eligible bill payment to a service provider (i.e. utility bill, gym membership) or pre-authorized payment to an RBC mortgage, loan, Royal Credit Line, or contribution to your RBC investment account – from your new Eligible Personal Banking Account. PLEASE NOTE: Any bill payments (pre-authorized or otherwise) made using a Virtual Visa Debit will not qualify. The first payment of each PAP must be debited and must clear from your new Eligible Personal Banking Account by 9:00 PM Eastern Time July 26, 2027.
- Make one (1) eligible bill payment to a service provider from your new Eligible Personal Banking Account. PLEASE NOTE: To qualify, the eligible bill payment must be completed through the RBC Mobile app or RBC Online Banking. Excludes any bill payment made in-person at an RBC Royal Bank branch with an RBC Advisor, and any bill payment made to an RBC credit card account, and any bill payment made using RBC Virtual Visa Debit. The eligible bill payment must be debited and must clear from your new Eligible Personal Banking Account by 9:00 PM Eastern Time July 26, 2027.
NOTE: Qualifying Debit Transactions are defined as Bill Payments or purchase transaction using any of the following: your RBC Client Card, an RBC Virtual Visa Debit card associated with your Eligible Personal Banking Account, Interac Flash, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay Transactions carried out at an RBC Royal Bank branch or through the RBC Royal Bank ATM network, and bank fee transactions, are not included as qualifying transactions.
NOTE: You must be at least 14 years of age to obtain an RBC Virtual Visa Debit card. As such, option ii. (above) is only available to individuals who meet this minimum age requirement; if you are below the age of 14 and participate in this Promotional Offer, you must select one of the other eligible transaction types described.
The $150 cash component of the Promotional Offer will be deposited into your Eligible Personal Banking Account within 10 weeks of completing the Qualifying Criteria, if applicable. Royal Bank of Canada may follow up with Eligible Student Clients to remind them to complete the Qualifying Criteria.
This offer may not be combined or used in conjunction with any other Personal Banking Account offers. Royal Bank of Canada reserves the right to withdraw this offer at any time without notice, even after acceptance by you. For full details including defined terms visit rbc.com/student150terms.