Temporary Chromebook Lending Program

The Office of the Dean of Students has a limited supply of Chromebooks that can be lent to U of A students*. Due to the limited number of Chromebooks, this will be conducted via a lending program.

Please complete this form if you do not have access to a computer and require additional technology support. We will contact you directly to begin the process of lending you a Chromebook.

Program Eligibility:

• Laptops can be lent to current U of A students enrolled in at least 1 course.
• The lending length will be determined with the student, but will typically be for the duration of one semester and no longer than two semesters.

Chromebooks only have access to the internet, including the Google suite (docs, spreadsheets, etc.). As such, they can be used to access eClass and to complete written assignments. Additional software cannot be added to the Chromebooks. Students will need access to a stable WiFi connection. 

Please note that Student Financial Support (Office of the Registrar) offers various forms of financial support designed to assist students experiencing financial shortfall for the current school year's academic and basic living costs or a temporary unexpected financial emergency during the academic year. Computer expenses can be claimed through both the Supplementary Bursary and Emergency Loan programs; note that the full cost of purchasing a computer may not always be eligible for inclusion. For more information about the Supplementary Bursary program, please review the Bursaries & Emergency Funding website.

Students will need to comply with a lending agreement.  Please direct any questions to doslend@ualberta.ca. 

*Please note that students at Augustana campus are now eligible for the Chromebook lending program.

Lending Request Form

Connect to eduroam with Android and Chromebooks

This article will provide instructions for connecting to the eduroam network. eduroam (Education Roaming) is a secure, worldwide roaming access service developed for the international research and education community. This article applies to any University of Alberta faculty, staff, student, or guest who needs to connect to the eduroam wireless network on Android devices (as well as Chromebook devices) to access the University of Alberta resources or basic Internet access. Please be aware that if you have a University of Alberta Campus Computing ID (CCID), you can connect to eduroam while physically located at a University of Alberta campus. In the back-end, you will be connected to UWS but this will allow you to verify your configuration before you visit another member institution.

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