Award information including the scholarship or bursary name, value, and payment date is available through the Accept, decline or view my awards button in the PAWS Scholarships and Bursaries channel.
Continuing scholarship recipients will be notified by the last day of September. Continuing Bursaries recipients will be notified by the last day of January.
If you have received an award, you will be notified through your USask email. Students will not be notified if their award application is not successful.
How are awards paid?
The monetary value of the award is paid to your University of Saskatchewan student account and applied to any tuition balance owing (past, current or future).
If you are receiving a book prize, your bookstore gift card number and pin will be emailed to your USask email address by the University of Saskatchewan Bookstore.
Check the status of your student account.
To check your account summary by term, select the view and pay my tuition and fees link in the PAWS Tuition and Fees channel. In most cases, an award will be applied to your account in the fall or winter term.
How to request a refund
If you have a credit on your account after all tuition balances have been covered, you may leave the credit on your account for future terms or request a refund of the credit balance.
Direct deposit must be active to process your refund.
Once your direct deposit is set up, complete the Request for Refund form found in the tuition and fees channel after the deadline for registration changes in each term.
Refunds are not processed during the months of September and January and can take 4-6 weeks to process.
Credit Unit Policy
To receive payment of an award, you must be registered in and complete at least 18 credit units over the fall and winter terms (September to April) of the academic year in which you receive it.
Exceptions:
- If you require fewer than 18 credit units to complete your degree requirements, you must register in and complete a minimum of 9 credit units in either the fall or winter term of your final year.
- Students who have permanent disabilities and are registered with Access and Equity Services are required to complete 12 credit units during the previous fall and winter terms.
- Prizes that are specific to a particular course or project, or for convocation, are not subject to a credit unit minimum.
If your registration over the fall and winter terms falls below 18 credit units, the award will be revoked, and you will become responsible for any outstanding tuition and fees resulting from the withdrawal of the award payment.