Funding and awards

Minimum funding for graduate students

All full-time students in the MMath and PhD programs are guaranteed a minimum level of funding while they are within their program time limits and in good academic standing. Currently, almost 100% of our full-time MMath graduate students and PhD graduate students are fully funded. Financial support is not offered to part-time students or to students in the MMath coursework option.

Funding for students who are accepted into a MMath or PhD program is typically a combination of graduate teaching assistantships (GTA) and graduate research assistantships/studentships (GRA/GRS). Some exceptions may apply. For full details please review awards and funding for graduate students.

Students receiving full support from TA and RA currently receive the following minimum funding.

Plan	Amount (per year)
MMath	$24,580 Domestic students $28,720 International students
PhD	$26,457 Domestic students $26,313 International students

Plan

Amount (per year)

MMath

$24,580 Domestic students

$28,720 International students

PhD

$26,457 Domestic students

$26,313 International students

Awards and scholarships

Applicants of exceptional merit are automatically considered for a limited number of internal entrance scholarships at the time of admission. Eligible students are also encouraged to apply for external scholarships. For a full listing please review the Graduate funding & awards database.

External Scholarships available now

All documents required for the Fall 2020 OGS International competition are due by Friday, October 9, 2020.

Fall 2020 OGS International Applications can be uploaded https://vault.cs.uwaterloo.ca/apps/files/?dir=/Scholarships/OGS%20Int%27l%20F20%20-%20student%20upload&fileid=11587607

Fall 2020 OGS International Referee Academic Assessment can be uploaded https://vault.cs.uwaterloo.ca/apps/files/?dir=/Scholarships/OGS%20Int%27l%20F20%20-%20Referee%20folder&fileid=11587824

Internal scholarships & funding opportunities

Some do not require a formal application, as they are handled at the discretion of the School Graduate Office, all applicants are considered at the time of admission.

David R. Cheriton Graduate Scholarship

Application: Applicants considered at the time of application. Eligible PhD students may apply each term when the application period is open. See award details for more information.

Value: $10,000 per year for one or two years

Eligibility requirement: No residency requirement. Must be current PhD student to apply to the application portion of scholarship.

DiMarco Graduate Scholarship in Computational Rhetoric

Application: Application required. See award details for more information

Value: $2,500 per year for one year

Eligibility requirement: No residency requirement, Computer Science or Faculty of Arts who have an area of interest in computational rhetoric

Doctoral Thesis Completion Award

Application: Application required. See award details for more information

Value: $5,000; one term award

Eligibility requirement: All completing doctoral students

GO-Bell Scholarships

Application: No application required. Applicants considered automatically by department. See award details for more information

Value: $12,000 per year up to two years

Eligibility requirement: No residency requirement. Full time PhD students.

International Doctoral Student Awards (IDSA)

Application: No application required. Applicants considered automatically. See award details for more information regarding eligibility and value

International Master’s Award of Excellence (IMAE)

Application: No application required. Applicants considered automatically. See award details for more information regarding eligibility and value

Lijiang Fang Graduate Scholarship

Application: No application required. Applicants considered automatically. See award details for more information

Value: $5,000; split over 2 terms

Eligibility requirement: No residency requirement. Full time, research-based graduate degree program, MMath/PhD. Selection based on academic excellence (minimum 80% cumulative average)

Mathematics Domestic Doctoral Scholarship (MDDS)

Application: No application required. Applicants considered automatically. See award details for more information

Value: $5,000

Eligibility requirement: No residency requirement. New full time, research-based graduate student (PhD). Minimum 80% cumulative average

Mathematics Domestic Graduate Student Award

Application: No application required. Applicants considered automatically. See award details for more information

Value: Doctoral students: $6,000 per year (split over 3 terms) Master's students: $3,000 per year (split over 3 terms)

Eligibility requirement: Canadian citizens or permanent residents. Full time, research-based graduate degree program, MMath/PhD.

Ontario Trillium Scholarship

Application: No application required. Students nominated by department. See award details for more information

Value: $40,000 annually

Eligibility requirement: International/study permit student. Full time, research-based graduate degree program (PhD)

Provost Doctoral Entrance Award (PDEA) for Women

Application: No application required. Applicants considered automatically. See award details for more information

Value: $5,000

Eligibility requirement: No residency requirement. Full time female doctoral student (PhD). Minimum 80% cumulative average

Research Travel Assistantship

Application: Application required. See award details for more information regarding eligibility and value

UW Graduate Scholarship

Application: No application required. Applicants considered automatically. See award details for more information regarding eligibility and value

External awards

The following external awards are available to students at the University of Waterloo. All eligible students are encouraged to apply. Please contact the Computer Science Graduate Coordinator, that manages scholarships, for more detailed information.

Other funding opportunities

For other funding opportunities to graduate students, such as the Graduate Student Parental Leave Bursary and Graduate Student Medical Leave Bursary, please see the financial need funding page.