Student Awards & Financial Aid
Student Awards & Financial Aid provides financial support, information and advice to help students achieve their post-secondary goals. We administer and process:
- Government aid programs, including OSAP and out-of-province student aid
- Awards and scholarships
- Bursaries
- Work-study programs
- Forms for all Student Awards & Financial Aid programs
Student Awards & Financial Aid staff are committed to assisting students with honesty, integrity and respect.
University of Waterloo support statement
The University aspires to identify students in need and ensure that all eligible students admitted to full-time undergraduate programs have the financial assistance necessary to complete their studies.
Find out more under Bursaries.
News
- Nov. 25, 2019When is winter 2020 OSAP issued?
When will I receive my winter 2020 OSAP funding?
Student Awards & Financial Aid will confirm your enrolment electronically with the Ministry of Colleges and Universities. We start this process before the holiday break. Your OSAP funding will be applied to your student account and/or sent directly to you starting in early January. This process will continue regularly throughout the term.
What can I do to make sure I get my funding at the start of the term?
- Sep. 30, 2019How to apply for winter 2020 OSAP
1. Complete an OSAP Winter Extension Form
Applicable if you have already applied for fall 2019 OSAP and your confirmation of enrolment has been completed. This form should be used if:
- June 21, 2019OSAP Changes for 2019-20
In early 2019, the Government of Ontario announced several changes to OSAP, tuition framework, and interest free status effective for the 2019-20 academic year.
To help you understand what these changes mean and how they may impact you, please review the summary of OSAP Changes 2019-20.
The OSAP Aid Estimator is available as a tool to estimate your 2019-20 funding.
