Student Accounts Loron Pellowe
Student Awards & Financial Aid Maureen Jones and Brooke Sterritt
SHOW ME THE MONEY!
2 1 How to pay your fees
What will you learn?
How to get funding
STUDENT ACCOUNTS
Fees are assessed “per term”
Your fees
Your student account is available ONLY on Quest. Student Centre>Finances>Account Inquiry Check your uwaterloo.ca email inbox for news about your account
Your student account
Account details
Tax receipts are available on Quest in February each year.
Your tax receipts
TAX RECEIPTS
If you need Confirmation of Enrolment or forms signed for RESP purposes, please contact the Registrar’s Office.
Your Confirmation of Enrolment
RESPs
Due to privacy legislation, we can’t discuss your account details with ANYONE without your authorization.
Your privacy
YOU are responsible for your student account!
IMPORTANT
Pay your fees in full
Use a Promissory Note if you have
appropriate funding
How to become “Fees Arranged”
Bank payments
Online banking,
ATM, teller (use
student ID # as
account #)
Certified cheque, money
order or bank draft
from a Canadian
bank
Western Union
GlobalPay transfer
NO credit
cards, cash, debit, Interac email
transfers
NO instalment payment
plans
How to make your payment
Document that indicates that you have funding coming during the term to pay your
fees
Allows you to defer part of your payment until your financial aid
is available
What is a Promissory Note?
Waterloo scholarships
External scholarships payable to Waterloo
Waterloo tuition benefits
Third-party sponsorships (approved)
GRS, RAs, or TAs (grads only)
Canadian government
student loans (like OSAP)
Seniors’ bursaries
What kinds of funding may be used?
You cannot use a Promissory Note for these types of funding:
RESP funding External
scholarships payable to you
Employment income
Third-party sponsorships
(not approved)
Employer reimbursement
Foreign government
student loans
International scholarships
Instructions on Student Accounts website
How to submit the Promissory Note
uwaterloo.ca/finance/student-accounts
On Quest
How to access the Promissory Note
uwaterloo.ca/quest/
What if you aren’t Fees Arranged?
You will not receive your
scholarships/bursaries
Your access to course material on LEARN will
be affected
You will not receive government student loan funding (OSAP)
If you’re not Fees Arranged….
Check your status on Quest
Avoid a late fee
Fall 2014 due date is August 25, 2014 Bookmark the due dates schedule: https://uwaterloo.ca/finance/student-accounts/due-dates-late-fees
FEDS health/dental plan
“FedofStdnts-Administered Fees”
Details at www.ihaveaplan.ca
QUESTIONS?
STUDENT AWARDS & FINANCIAL AID
Undergraduate scholarships and awards
OSAP Undergraduate bursaries
Work Study Program
Sources of funding
Internal Scholarships/Awards External Scholarships/Awards
Undergraduate scholarships/awards
uwaterloo.ca/student-awards-financial-aid/undergraduate-awards
If you haven’t already, please apply for OSAP or other provincial student aid program immediately.
OSAP and other provincial student aid
IMPORTANT
osap.gov.on.ca http://safa/loanprograms/oop.html
Upload or mail any required consent/signature pages and all supporting documents to us with the exception of the MSFAA.
OSAP and other provincial student aid
CAUTION
$890/term (maximum 2 terms in
the academic year)
Grant money – does not need to be paid
back!
30% off Ontario Tuition Grant
Take the quiz to see if you’re eligible: www.ontario.ca/education-and-training/30-off-ontario-tuition
• Review the application information you submitted through the OSAP website – is it accurate?
• Check out our website for common review/appeal forms.
• Make an appointment with a Financial Aid Counsellor.
OSAP Reviews/Appeals
Submit any required
documentation early
Complete a promissory note by the Aug. 25, 2014 deadline
Check that your course load and/or program on Quest
matches your OSAP account
How to get your OSAP
• OSAP funds are NOT directed to the University to pay your tuition and fees.
• Once your OSAP funding has been deposited to your bank account, you are responsible for paying any fees still owing to the University.
Using OSAP to pay your fees
• You must apply for OSAP or other provincial government assistance.
• Bursaries are based on financial need, not academic merit.
Criteria for Undergraduate Bursaries
Bursaries are intended to supplement, not replace, government and family resources
AUTOMATIC • OSAP students • Verification assessment at
end of September
APPLICATION • Fall only – Oct. 23, 2014
deadline • Fall and Winter – Feb. 28,
2015 deadline
Types of bursaries
Work Study Program
Available to recipients of OSAP or other out-of-province financial assistance programs
Work part-time on campus while you study full-time
View jobs and apply via our website starting the end of August
Co-op and Career
Services, Tatham Centre
Student Federation, Student Life
Centre
Libraries
Athletics, Physical
Activities Complex
Office of Development and Alumni
Affairs
More on-campus job opportunities
QUESTIONS?
• Quest quest.uwaterloo.ca
• OSAP osap.gov.on.ca
• Finance – Student Accounts website uwaterloo.ca/finance/student-accounts
• Undergraduate Calendar ugradcalendar.uwaterloo.ca/
• Student Awards & Financial Aid website safa.uwaterloo.ca
• National Student Loan Service Centre canlearn.ca
Get more information
Student Accounts • Needles Hall Room 1110 • X38466 • [email protected]
Student Awards & Financial Aid • Needles Hall (2nd floor) • X33583 • [email protected]
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