Records of applications or nominations for scholarships, bursaries, awards, loans, work-study or work-placement jobs, or other financial aid programs which do not receive the award or aid applied for.
This records class is a Personal Information Bank.
Responsible Unit | Information Steward | Information Confidentiality Classification | Retention | Disposition | Authority | Retention Rationale | Version Information
Content & Scope
The records include application or nomination forms, supporting documents, and related correspondence.
Responsible Unit
- Registrar's Office, Student Awards & Financial Aid.
- Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs.
- Units responsible for administering scholarships, bursaries, and awards.
Information Steward
- Registrar, for undergraduate student case files.
- Associate Vice-President, Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs, for graduate student case files.
Information Confidentiality Classification
Highly Restricted.
Retention
1 year after the decision process has been completed.
Disposition
Secure Destruction.
Note
Responsible Units should document the disposal/destruction of official records using the University records destruction form or equivalent documentation, to verify that we are following our records retention rules.
Authority
University of Waterloo Act, 1972.
Retention Rationale
Retention is based on regulations to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act requiring that personal information be retained for a minimum of one year after its use, unless the individual to whom the information relates consents to its earlier disposal (RRO 1990 Reg 460, s 5(1)).
Approval Date
26 July 2010