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Student Accounts Loron Pellowe. Student Awards & Financial Aid Maureen Jones and Brooke Sterritt. SHOW ME THE MONEY!. What will you learn?. How to pay your fees. 1. 2. How to get funding. STUDENT ACCOUNTS. Your fees. F ees are assessed “per term”. Your student account.
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Student Accounts Loron Pellowe Student Awards & Financial Aid Maureen Jones and Brooke Sterritt SHOW ME THE MONEY!
What will you learn? How to pay your fees 1 2 How to get funding
Your fees Fees are assessed “per term”
Your student account 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 tax receipts Tax receipts are available on Quest in February each year. TAXRECEIPTS
Your Confirmation of Enrolment If you need Confirmation of Enrolment or forms signed for RESP purposes, please contact the Registrar’s Office. RESPs
Your privacy Due to privacy legislation, we can’t discuss your account details with ANYONE without your authorization.
You cannot use a Promissory Note for these types of funding:
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
STUDENT AWARDS & FINANCIAL AID
Undergraduate scholarships/awards uwaterloo.ca/student-awards-financial-aid/undergraduate-awards
Criteria for International Emergency Undergraduate Bursaries • Designed for unexpected shortfalls • Bursaries are based on financial need, not academic merit. • Usually awarded in upper years • Bursaries are intended to supplement, not replace, government and family resources
Criteria for Undergraduate Bursaries • You must apply for OSAP or other government financial aid. • Bursaries are based on financial need, not academic merit. • Bursaries are intended to supplement, not replace, government and family resources
Governmentfinancialaid If you haven’t already, please apply for OSAP or other government financial aid program immediately. osap.gov.on.cahttp://safa/loanprograms/oop.html IMPORTANT
Using government financial aid to pay your fees • Funding is NOT directed to the University to pay your tuition and fees. • Once your funding has been deposited to your bank account, you are responsible for paying any fees still owing to the University.
US Loans • The University of Waterloo does not participate in the U.S. Federal government loan program(Direct Lending Program) • For more information on available private loans see Sallie Mae Smart Option Loan: • www.salliemae.com/student-loans/
Dual citizenship • A student who has both US and Canadian citizenship may be eligible for provincial/federal funding from the province in which you and/or your parents resided prior to moving to the United States
Get more information • Quest quest.uwaterloo.ca • Finance – Student Accounts website uwaterloo.ca/finance/student-accounts • Undergraduate Calendar ugradcalendar.uwaterloo.ca/ • Student Awards & Financial Aid websitesafa.uwaterloo.ca
Contact us Student Accounts • Needles Hall Room 1110 • X38466 • sfaccnts@uwaterloo.ca Student Awards & Financial Aid • Needles Hall (2nd floor) • X33583 • safainfo@uwaterloo.ca
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