Global Emergency Student Relief Fund

Award type:
Financial need awards/bursaries

Affiliation:
Refugee or Protected person

Award description:
Limited funding is available for this bursary program which is intended to support students whose education has been impacted by conflict, war, changing political environments or natural disasters (e.g., a natural event such as a flood, earthquake, or hurricane that causes great damage or loss of life). Eligible students include domestic, international, and those with refugee status who are registered full time or part time in an undergraduate or graduate program at Waterloo. Preference will be given to students registered full time. Undergraduate students participating as Visiting Scholars and graduate students admitted through the International Visiting Graduate Scholars (IVGS) program are also eligible.

Note: this award is currently inactive; applications are not being accepted at this time.

Value description:
The value and/or number of bursaries varies based on the student’s situation as well as an assessment of their financial need.

Eligibility & selection criteria: 

  • Domestic and international students; students holding refugee status may also apply.
  • Students whose undergraduate or graduate education has been impacted by conflict, war, changing political environments or natural disasters (e.g., a natural event such as a flood, earthquake, or hurricane that causes great damage or loss of life).
  • Undergraduate and graduate students currently registered full time or part time in a degree-granting program at the University of Waterloo; preference will be given to students registered full time.
  • Undergraduate students participating as Visiting Scholars.
  • Graduate students admitted through the International Visiting Graduate Scholars (IVGS) program.
  • Applicants must demonstrate their financial shortfall through the completion of a budget as part of the bursary application.
  • Applicants must provide a written statement explaining how their current program has been impacted and why they feel they are eligible for this bursary.

Level:
Masters, Doctoral

Program:
Open to any program

Citizenship:
Canadian/Permanent resident, International/study permit student

Selection process:
Application required

Term:
Winter

Application details:

  • Graduate Award Application
    • Complete the Graduate Student Award application
    • Attach required documentation (as per the application form)
    • Submit your complete application package to Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA) by the appropriate term deadline below

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