Note: Financial Aid for Graduate Students
is updated daily throughout the term. Please check your Quest account periodically
for updated information.
Waterloo Awards
If you are expecting a Waterloo award as indicated by your department at
the time of admission, or have subsequently been advised of further support,
an Authorized Waterloo Nomination Form from your Department/Faculty
must be submitted to the Graduate Studies Office (GSO) before your award
can be processed.
External Awards
Awards administered by the GSO for External Agencies (NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR
and OGS) require submission of the following documentation to the GSO before
payment can be initiated.
OGS recipients for 2011/2012:
We have been informed that as OGS acceptances are received at the Ministry,
lists of accepting students who have indicated that they will take up their
award here at Waterloo will be forwarded to us on a weekly basis. Each week
as these lists are received by our office, we will apply the OGS award and
the central portion of the President’s Graduate Scholarships (PGS)
to the quest accounts of the listed students. We will then notify each Faculty
of their students receiving OGS so that they can arrange for the Faculty
matching portion of the PGS. Please be aware that the faculty matching portions
of the PGS will (in most cases) take an additional 1 to 2 weeks to appear
on your quest account.
Please note that we will not be able to apply OGS or PGS awards to student
accounts until the Ministry has officially informed us of acceptance and
the terms of the award.
Should you have any questions regarding the terms of your award, please
contact OGS directly at 1-800-465-3957.
- CIHR - Notifications are sent to the GSO by
the Office of Research once they have received notification from CIHR
outlining the terms of the award.
If awards have been processed through the GSO they can be viewed in the
Finances - Account Summary and/or the Financial
Aid - View My Financial Aid on QUEST.
Restrictions and Information
- Major Awards
Waterloo President's Graduate Scholarships
Recipients of Tri-Council Awards (NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR) and Ontario
Graduate Scholarships (OGS) are encouraged to review the eligibility
criteria.
- $1,666 per term will be paid by the University as a scholarship.
- $1,666 per term will be paid by the Faculty/Department as a scholarship
or Teaching Assistantship or Research Assistantship or a combination of
both. If you have questions regarding this portion of your scholarship,
please contact your department
scholarship co-ordinator.
International Master's or Doctoral Student Awards (IMSA, IDSA or
IDSA4)
To hold an IMSA, IDSA or IDSA4 award, students must:
- be enrolled full-time in a graduate degree program (non cost-recovery)
at the University of Waterloo
- hold a valid Canadian Study Permit
- meet the academic progress requirements of their program
- not hold external awards or sponsorships
- not have outstanding probationary admissions requirements
For further information, please click
here.
Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS)
Scholarship holders cannot hold other scholarships or awards (including
Graduate Research Studentships GRS) totalling more than $10,000 during the
program year of award.
Tri-Council Awards - NSERC,
SSHRC
and CIHR
Award holders should refer to each council's "Award Holders Guide"
for further information on the terms and regulations of award.
Waterloo Awards from Endowed/Donated Funds
An email will be sent to the recipient if there is a specific donor.
Student's will be asked to complete a short form expressing how the award
has impacted them personally. The Office of Development will then share
these stories with the donor. These awards are made possible through generous
donations from Faculty, Staff, Alumni and the general public.
Graduate Awards - Payment Information
The GSO begins processing award payments the first Wednesday of each term
(Spring Term - May 1, Fall Term - September 1 and Winter Term - January
1).
- Scholarships and bursaries paid through Waterloo are first applied to
the student tuition accounts.
- Only amounts exceeding fees will be refunded. See Finance's web site
for information on Refunds
for Scholarships, Bursaries & Awards.
Award Terms and Regulations
for Payment
- Waterloo awards are tenable only for full-time study for the assigned
academic term and graduate program held at the University of Waterloo.
- A change
of enrollment status to part-time or inactive, or for a program completion
or withdrawal will require repayment of the award. Repayment amounts are
calculated based on the University of Waterloo's tuition refund policy
(see Calendar
of Events and Academic Deadlines). Any change in enrolment must
be reported to the GSO.
- Some awards have specific immigration status conditions. Any change
in immigration status must be reported to the GSO by submission of appropriate
documentation.
- Recipients will be issued the appropriate T4A forms by the University
in February each year.
- If you are applying for government assistance (e.g., OSAP),
you must report any scholarships as income as it could reduce your aid
entitlement.
See the Graduate
Studies Calendar - Fees Section for further information on fees, degree
completion/withdrawals/refunds, and promissory notes, etc.
