Undergraduate Awards

Undergraduate awards, bursaries, and scholarships are paid directly to the U of R student account and are first applied to any outstanding balance on your account.  Students will be able to see this amount deposited to their account in UR Self-Service. 

Entrance Awards: These funds are paid after the last day to add or drop a course with a 100% refund for the term (also called the "End of 100% refund period" in the Academic Schedule).  You can find this date in the online Academic Schedule.  The add/drop deadline or "end of 100% refund period" will always be after the first day of classes for the term, so although tuition and fees are due then, students actually have a grace period in which they can pay their fees (usually the month of September in the Fall term, or the month of January in the Winter term). 

Fall Awards: These funds are paid when the selections have been made, but typically this will be in early to mid-December. When you receive the email from SAFA about your award, the funds will have been applied to your account.

Winter Awards: These funds are paid when the selections have been made, but typically this will be in early to mid-April. When you receive the email from SAFA about your award, the funds will have been applied to your account.

Spring Awards: These funds are paid when the selections have been made, but typically this will be in early to mid-July. When you receive the email from SAFA about your award, the funds will have been applied to your account.

If students have already paid their fees in full, and the application of scholarship funds results in a credit on their account, students can leave the credit on their account to be used towards a future term's fees, or contact Financial Services at financial.services@uregina.ca to request a refund. Financial Services will be able to discuss your refund options.

Registered Education Savings Plan are investment vehicles that some families use to prepare for university expenses. You can get your RESP form signed at the Registrar's Office or your federated college. The Student Awards and Financial Aid office is not authorized to complete these forms.

The Registrar's Office is in Room 210, Administration-Humanities Building.

• Review the criteria for all awards online, then apply for as many of those where you fit the qualifications.
• Make sure you highlight how you meet the criteria when submitting a personal statement.

Use your personal statement to highlight your leadership activities and experience, career goals, volunteer activities, extracurricular involvement as well as your unique skills, abilities, interests and aspirations as they relate to all the awards for which you apply. Review the eligibility criteria for each award and shape your personal statement around these requirements.

Note, however, U of R only accepts one personal statement, so your personal statement must include information applicable for all the awards in your application.

If an award requires you to demonstrate something very specific, it will typically require a separate essay. In those cases, look for details about “other requirements" in the award instructions on what to provide.

Almost all awards get applied directly to your student account with the University of Regina — reducing the amount you owe to the University. However, some awards do make payment directly to students. The Student Awards and Financial Aid team will notify you at the time the award is offered if this is the case.

• If you receive an award for a future term, you typically receive your money after the add/drop date for classes and before the end of the penalty-free period for payments.
• If you receive an award in the middle of a term for the current term, the funds will be applied to your account as soon as the offer is made.

For example, if you receive notification in June about an award for the upcoming Fall semester, the award will be applied to your account at the end of September. If you receive notification in October about an award for the fall semester, this amount will be applied to your account immediately.

If there are no fees owing on your student account, you can contact Financial Services to receive a refund, or you can leave the funds on your account for a future term.

If you are expecting to receive Athletics awards but have not yet been notified by our office, please contact either your coach or the Athletics office.

If your final high school average ends up higher and puts you into a higher award bracket, look for an email from U of R after mid-August informing you of increases to your scholarship offer.

If your final high school average ends up lower, it does not affect previous scholarship offers.

The University of Regina Family Scholarship assists immediate family members (spouse, partner or eligible dependent) of eligible U of R employees when they pursue studies at the undergraduate or post-graduate level.

Eligible recipients must be a recognized dependent of a CUPE Local 1975-01 employee, an Administrative Professional and Technical employee, an Academic Staff Member or an Out-of-Scope employee. Applications for the award must be submitted to the Student Awards and Financial Aid office by the following deadlines:

• Fall: September 15
• Winter: January 15
• Spring: May 15

The scholarship will be presented to University of Regina students who meet the following criteria:

For admitted undergraduate students:

For further clarification, the definition of a dependent or spouse will be based on Sun Life's policy which can be found online.

Once a student has received the award, they will be automatically renewed for each semester of each year (to a maximum of $2,000 per family member per academic year (May 1 - April 30)) in which they continue to meet the eligibility requirements. If a previous recipient has not met the requirements for two consecutive semesters, they will no longer be automatically assessed each semester, and will be required to re-apply for the award.

Each scholarship is awarded at $1,000 per semester, up to a maximum of $2,000 per year, per family member.

The University of Regina Family Scholarship Application can be submitted to the SAFA office in person or by email to safa@uregina.ca once it is completed.