Out of province student aid

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Students are required to apply for government aid through their home province. Visit your home province’s student aid website to find out more about:

  • Applying for student aid
  • Document and application processing times
  • Keeping your loans in interest-free status
  • Repaying your loan

Out of Province forms

The Student Awards & Financial aid (SAFA) office can assist with completing various out of province forms (e.g. confirmation of registration, confirmation of attendance, confirmation of student status, program information forms).

How to submit:

  • Send by email to safainfo@uwaterloo.ca using Moveit, the University’s secure file transfer service.
  • In the email include your name, student number, and which province the form is for.
  • Please submit in a fill-in PDF format. The fill-in feature of a PDF form displays in Google Chrome. If using Firefox, open the form in Adobe Reader to access the fill-in feature. You can download Adobe Acrobat Reader free.
  • Please don't submit a request through e-commerce or via the Proof of Enrolment page.

Provincial student aid websites (including processing times)

Interest-free Status

The majority of out-of-province loan programs complete an online schedule 2 confirmation of enrolment through the NSLSC online services. 

Submit this form if you're:

  • a part time student with previous part-time loans, or
  • a full-time student with previous full-time loans from another province
  • Not currently receiving government student aid

Ineligible programs

The following programs are ineligible to receive financial aid funding (including OSAP, OSAP interest-free status, or provincial and all other territorial funding). The list of programs is subject to change.

  • Master of Engineering (MEng) in Civil Engineering - Nuclear Engineering
  • Master of Planning (MPlan)
  • Master of Engineering (MEng) in Electrical and Computer Engineering - Electric Power Engineering
  • Master of Management Sciences (MMSc) - Management of Technology
  • Mathematics for Teachers (MMT)
  • Graduate Diploma (GDip) in Business and Entrepreneurship (direct entry)
  • Graduate Diploma (GDip) in Climate Risk Management (direct entry)
  • Graduate Diploma (GDip) in Planning (direct entry)
  • Graduate Diploma (GDip) in Electric Power Engineering (direct entry)
  • BASE (Bridge to Academic Success in English)
  • Bachelor of Medical Sciences (BMSci)

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