Award type:
Financial need awards/bursaries
Affiliation:
Indigenous, Part-time learner
Award description:
The Government of Ontario provides bursary assistance for Indigenous students with financial need, as assessed by the educational institution. The bursary is open to eligible undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at the University of Waterloo in full- or part-time studies in any degree program in any year of study. An Indigenous person is one who is a citizen or member of a First Nations community (Status/Non-Status), Metis, and/or Inuit. To protect the integrity of Indigenous candidate, students are required to complete the Indigenous Declaration section in Quest where they will be asked to upload documentation to verify their Indigenous identity. This supporting documentation will be reviewed by staff in the Office of Indigenous Relations at the University of Waterloo. Only verified students will be considered for this bursary. In addition, candidates must meet the citizenship and Ontario residency requirements as outlined on the OSAP Application for Full-Time Students. Note: you do not have to apply for OSAP to be considered for this bursary. Interested students must complete the University of Waterloo Bursary application.
Value description:
Varies
Eligibility & selection criteria:
- Limited to Indigenous students, i.e., one who is a citizen or member of a First Nations community (Status/Non-Status), Metis, and/or Inuit.
- students are required to complete the Indigenous Declaration section in Quest where they will be asked to upload documentation to verify their Indigenous identity
- this supporting documentation will be reviewed by staff in the Office of Indigenous Relations at the University of Waterloo
- only verified students will be considered for this bursary.
- Financial need
- Ontario resident
Level:
Masters, Doctoral
Program:
Open to any program
Citizenship:
Canadian citizen/permanent resident
Selection process:
Application required
Term:
Winter, Spring, Fall
Application details:
- Complete the bursary application in Quest.
- Log into your Quest account.
- Select the Financial Aid tile and open the bursary application link.
- You only need to submit one bursary application for the term to be considered for any available bursary funds.
- If you've already submitted the bursary form this term, that's great - you don't have to reapply. We will consider all eligible applicants for this and other available bursary funds.
Application deadline:
Varies
Additional instructions:
Apply by the applicable bursary deadline for the current term - refer to The Centre's Busary webpage.
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