ELIGIBILITY:

International fee-paying students admitted to a full-time, first-year degree program at Waterloo starting in September 2026. This includes students applying from CEGEP.

There are two conditions:

You need to be enrolled full-time (three or more courses) in your first and second terms at Waterloo..

You need to continue to be an international fee-paying student. If your residency status changes either before or during the term, and/or if you’re no longer required to pay the higher international study permit tuition fees, you’ll no longer be eligible to receive the scholarship.

You don’t need to apply. Students who are eligible will be automatically granted the scholarship. It will appear on the Awards and financial aid tab in the Waterloo applicant portal starting in mid-April.

The scholarship is not available to the following students.

Medical Sciences (Waterloo) and Doctor of Medicine (St. George’s University) students

Bachelor of Social Work, Doctor of Optometry, Doctor of Pharmacy students

Transfer students admitted with transfer credits.

Students who deferred their admission from September 2025 to September 2026.

Students enrolled in a 2+2 and other similar x+y programs.

BENEFIT:

$10,000

The first installment ($5,000) will be available in late July to help pay your first-term tuition. The second installment ($5,000) will be available to help pay your second-term tuition in late November.