Graduate Student Medical Leave Award at University of Waterloo 2026

Graduate Student Medical Leave Award at University of Waterloo 2026 is offered for Masters, PhD degree in the field of All subjects offered by the university. You can apply to this scholarship here. The deadline for the sending your application is 10 Aug, 2026. This scholarship is provided by University of Waterloo, Canada and the value of this scholarship is Partial Funding, up to CAD 5,000.

Open for

Open to all nationals.

Degree

Masters, PhD

Provided by

University of Waterloo, Canada

Deadline

10 Aug, 2026

Scholarship Value

Partial Funding, up to CAD 5,000

Eligibility Criteria for Graduate Student Medical Leave Award

• Applicants must: Be registered full-time in a research-based Master’s or PhD program for at least one academic term before going inactive for medical reasons.
• Be within the allowable program time limits: Master’s students must not be beyond term 6.0.
• Doctoral students must not be beyond term 12.0.
• Students directly admitted to a PhD from a bachelor’s degree or fast-tracked from a master’s to a PhD are not eligible after term 18.0.
• Have received a departmental or school financial package in the term immediately prior to the medical leave.
• Have enrolment officially approved as “Inactive for Medical Leave.” Submit appropriate medical documentation to AccessAbility Services for verification.
• Be eligible to receive the award only once per program level (once during a master’s and once during a PhD).
• Value of Graduate Student Medical Leave Award: A one-time award with a maximum value of $5,000.

Application Process

• To be automatically considered, students must: Complete a Change of Enrolment Status form.
• Submit required medical documentation to AccessAbility Services.
• Obtain approval for “Inactive for Medical Leave” status.

Applicants must

Be registered full-time in a research-based Master’s or PhD program for at least one academic term before going inactive for medical reasons.

Be within the allowable program time limits

• Master’s students must not be beyond term 6.0.
• Doctoral students must not be beyond term 12.0.
• Students directly admitted to a PhD from a bachelor’s degree or fast-tracked from a master’s to a PhD are not eligible after term 18.0.
• Have received a departmental or school financial package in the term immediately prior to the medical leave.
• Have enrolment officially approved as “Inactive for Medical Leave.”
• Submit appropriate medical documentation to AccessAbility Services for verification.
• Be eligible to receive the award only once per program level (once during a master’s and once during a PhD).

To be automatically considered, students must

• Complete a Change of Enrolment Status form.
• Submit required medical documentation to AccessAbility Services.
• Obtain approval for “Inactive for Medical Leave” status.