Full-time bursary

To be considered for the full-time bursary, you need to:

be enrolled full-time during the term you want to apply (co-op work terms are not eligible)
be fees arranged for the current term
be in satisfactory academic standing
have financial need
have your enrolment confirmed with OSAP (or another province, if not eligible for OSAP) for the term you’re applying for
For OSAP students: Login to your OSAP account and update your income, if prompted to "provide your income" on the Status Summary page

Apply for the full-time bursary

Full-time bursary application

Please use send it to submit any bursary application at this time.

Use the safainfo@uwaterloo.ca email as the recipient.

OSAP students:

Submit the full-time bursary application to the Student Awards & Financial Aid office
Login to your OSAP account and update your income, if prompted to "provide your income" on the Status Summary page

Out of province students:

Submit the full-time bursary application to the Student Awards & Financial Aid office
Attach a copy of your student loan assessment

Receiving the bursary

The bursary is applied to your Quest account after your application is approved. You’ll receive an email once a decision is made. Please allow 4-6 weeks after the due date for processing.

If you have any outstanding fees the funds will be used to pay those fees first

If your fees are paid in full, the funds will be directly deposited to your banking information on Quest. Follow instructions here to set up banking details on Quest.
The bursary amount may be adjusted at any time if changes are made to your OSAP application, such as course load or income

All bursary decisions are final. Appeals will be considered only if there’s new information with supporting documentation.