UWaterloo Millennium Graduate Bursary

The UWaterloo Millennium Graduate Bursary, now known as Graduate Student Contingency Bursary, is awarded by the institution to international students. Designed for masters and doctoral research students at University of Waterloo, the award is distributed on the basis of financial need.

The bursaries are awarded thrice a year, as per the intake session, the deadlines for the same are:
- Fall term: September 15;
- Winter term: January 15;
- Spring term: May 15
Covers full Educational expenses and partial expenses to stay in Canada, depending upon the financial condition of the student.
Master's and research students at University of Waterloo who are in their term 4.0 or beyond are only eligible for these Bursaries.
Master's students can avail this aid only once where as the Research students can renew their scholarship for another time which means Research students are eligible for scholarship for two terms

The number of awards every year varies and depends on the competition and the intake capacity of the corresponding year.

Highlights

Scholarship Type	Bursary, College-Specific, Need-Based
Offered by	Institution
Organization	University of Waterloo
Application Deadline	May 15 ,2023
Number of Scholarships	N/A
Amount	Variable Amount
Renewability	One Time Payment
International Student Eligible	Yes
Scholarship Website Link	https://uwaterloo.ca/graduate-studies-postdoctoral-affairs/awards/graduate-student-contingency-bursary

Eligibility Criteria

There are no any such special eligibility criteria for the UWaterloo Millennium Graduate Bursary but here is the general list of criteria that is needed to be met

Enrolled in University of Waterloo for a master’s or doctoral programme.
Commencing studies in Canada on a valid Canadian study permit.
Be in the term 4.0 or beyond of the current academic programme
Demonstrated financial need to complete the course
Must be applying for bursary for the first time.

Eligible Courses

Here is the list of the Master’s degree courses that are eligible for this Bursary:

Master of Applied Science in Chemical Engineering	Master of Applied Science in Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering	Master of Applied Science in Civil Engineering
Master of Engineering in Chemical Engineering	Master of Applied Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering	Master of Quantitative Finance
Masters of Engineering in Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering	Master of Engineering in Electrical and Computer Engineering	Master of Taxation
Master of Mathematics- Computer Science	MA in Economics	Master of Engineering in Systems Design Engineering
Master of Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology	Master of Management Science	-

Application Process

Candidates must submit their application form along with the Letter of Need for Financial aid to The Manager, Graduate Financial Aid and Awards in the Graduate Studies Office, Needles Hall at the University of Waterloo.

Here is the list of the Documents that are needed to be provided during the application

Financial/Tax Document showing the past six months Bank transactions along with the name and the bank account number of the student.
A personal letter explaining the Financial condition and also stating the need for financial assistance along with a proof showing how other expenses are going to be covered.
If the candidate is married, He/She needs to submit a letter with the details of spouse and children.

Selection Process

After the applications are successfully submitted, they will be reviewed by a special committee at the University of Waterloo and the shortlisting of the applications for final grants is done purely based on the strength of the profile of the candidates.

UWaterloo Millennium Graduate Bursary award details for masters and doctoral students:

Candidates pursuing Master’s can avail a maximum of one Bursary in their term
Candidates pursuing Research Degree can avail a maximum of two Bursaries in their term

Please note that the applications for Research are given extra preference compared to the Master’s Degree

The UWaterloo Millennium Graduate Bursaries are given to the international students from 240 selected countries who are pursuing a master’s or a research level course at the University of Waterloo in Canada.