Administration of graduate funding

The following section provides more clarity on graduate student funding:

• Minimum levels of funding are inclusive of vacation pay and benefits.
• Scholarships and research studentships are paid on a term-by-term basis, normally during the first month of term. Recipients will be issued the appropriate T4A forms by the University annually in February.
• Teaching Assistantships (TA) and Research Assistantships (RA) are paid as monthly salary. Recipients will be issued the appropriate T4 forms by the University annually in February.
• The processing and disbursement of student financial support is predicated on resolving any balance owing (tuition or incidental fees). When support is credited to a student, the first charge is to address any outstanding amount owing. The difference is then disbursed as payment to the student.

A change in registration status to part-time or inactive, or for program completion or withdrawal may require repayment of awards. Repayment amounts are calculated based on the University of Waterloo tuition refund policy. Any change in registration status must be reported to Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA). More detailed information is available on the Fee payment instructions, withdrawals, program completion and refunds page.