| Funding source | Current value | Applications are administered by | Decision is made by | Citizenship eligibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David R. Cheriton Graduate Scholarships in Computer Science | $10,000 per year for one or two years | School of Computer Science | Cheriton Scholarship Committee | No residency requirement |
| NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarships | $17,500 per year (CGS-M) $35,000 per year (CGS-D) |
University via School, application due late September |
NSERC - CGSD University & Faculty - CGSM |
Canadian, Permanent resident |
| NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships | $17,300 per year (PGS-M) $21,000 per year (PGS-D) |
University via School, application due late September | NSERC | Canadian, Permanent resident |
| MITACS Accelerate | $10,000 per term internship | MITACS | All supervised graduate students. | |
| President's Graduate Scholarships | $10,000 per year for duration of NSERC/OGS/QEII | University and Faculty Office | University and Faculty | Given to all NSERC CGS-M, PGS-M, PGS-D, CGS-D, Vanier, and all OGS and QEII scholarship holders |
| Ontario Graduate Scholarships | $15,000 per year including matching schoalarship | University via School, application due early October | University of Waterloo committees | Mostly Canadian, Permanent Resident |
| QEII/OGSST | $15,000 per year including matching scholarship | * | University of Waterloo committees | Canadian, Permanent Resident |
| Ross & Muriel Cheriton Graduate Scholarship | $5,000 per year matching for OGS/QEII | * | School scholarship committee | Current recipients of OGS or OGSST/QEII |
| Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Fellowship | $20,000 per year plus tuition for up to four years | Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) | PhD (QI) students supervised by faculty member of IQC | |
| Frederick W. Bent Memorial Graduate Scholarship | $5,000 per year matching with OGS/QEII | * | School scholarship committee | Canadian, Permanent Resident. Current OGS/QEII holder. |
| QNX Graduate Scholarship | $15,000 per year with OGS/QEII | * | School and Graduate Studies Office | Canadian/Permanent Resident. Current OGS/QEII holder. |
| RIM Graduate Scholarship | $5,000 matching or up to $12,500 per year | School and Graduate Studies Office | Matching scholarship for OGS/QEII recipients, or awarded independently up to $12,500 | |
|
Derick Wood Graduate Scholarship |
$2,500 per year | * | School scholarship committee | PhD students (algorithms area) |
| GO-Bell Scholarships to incoming PhD |
$12,000 per year up to two years | * | School Director of Graduate Studies | All |
| Research assistantships | $9,000 to $13,005 per year (MMath) $10,877 or more per year (PhD) |
* | Faculty supervisor | All |
| Teaching assistantships | $3,772 per unit (four per year) | * | School Graduate Office | All |
| Sessional instructorships | $7,775 per term | Director of the School | Director of the School | All |
| Research Travel Assistantship | $500 per year plus $500 matching from School | School Graduate Office | Graduate Studies Office & Faculty Graduate Office | All graduate students in research program, presenting conference paper |
| UW Graduate Entrance Scholarships | $4,000 incoming master's $5,000 incoming PhD. |
* | School Associate Director of Graduate Studies | All |
| Faculty of Mathematics Graduate Scholarships | Variable amount | * | Faculty Graduate Office | Canadian, Permanent Resident |
| Prov-Doc Scholarships | $5,000 per year for one year | * | Faculty Graduate Office | Canadian, Permanent Resident, incoming female PhD students |
| Doctoral Thesis Completion Award | $5,000 term award | Dean of Graduate Studies | Graduate Studies Office | All completing doctoral students. |
| Ontario Trillium Scholarship | $40,000 per year for up to four years | Graduate Studies Office | Incoming international doctoral students. | |
| UW Graduate Bursaries | Up to $3000/term | Graduate Studies Office | Graduate Studies Office | Canadian/PR, with limited number for Visa Students |
| International Doctoral Student Awards | $11,760 per year for four years (bursary) | * | Graduate Studies Office | International doctoral students |
| International Master's Student Awards |
$5,880 per year for two years (bursary) |
* | Graduate Studies Office | International master's students (master's coursework students are not eligible) |
* No formal application is required. This is handled at the discretion of the School Graduate Office at the time of admission.
