• Tuition Fees
• Miscellaneous Fees
• Payment of Fees
• Minimum Degree Fee
• Financial Aid
• Cancellation/Drop/Withdrawal Schedule of Tuition Fee Charges

Please see the following chart and select the appropriate fee schedule based on your program.

Fees are charged on a per term basis and are due before the start of each term. For the current due dates from the  Laurier Business Office see their website:

Fee Due Dates - Laurier Business Office.  Registration and Drop Dates are found here.

Tuition fees are assessed for registered students based on actual course registration.  Fees are due regardless of whether a statement has been received.  Full account information, updated regularly, is available online by following directions on the Laurier Online Registration Information System (LORIS) at telaris.wlu.ca

Payment can be made online or, through telephone banking (student ID# is the account #) and at most financial institutions in Canada with the Laurier remittance form.  Payment can also be made by cheque (certified or non-certified), money order or direct debit at the Business Office of Wilfrid Laurier University.  Post-dated cheques are not acceptable.  Fees for courses added after the due date each term are due immediately.

In certain cases, students will enter a program with course credit transfer.  In order to qualify for a degree from Waterloo Lutheran Seminary, students must satisfactorily complete all course requirements including a minimum of one full-year (or its equivalent) of courses through WLS.  Where students are registering only for the minimum year of required coursework, they must also pay a "Minimum Degree Fee" covering one full year of studies or its equivalent.  (Doctoral program is noted exception.)  The Minimum Degree Fee is exclusive of any clinical/course fees remitted by WLS on the student's behalf to SPE centres.  Contact the Seminary Office for information concerning particular programs.

Government Loans Program

OSAP

OSAP For information on applying for and collecting OSAP for 2011-2012, please see: https://www.wlu.ca/page.php?grp_id=2548&p=12027.

Internal Bursaries

Seminary Full-time Bursaries

All domestic Seminary students taking three or more courses per term, and all Doctor of Ministry students, are considered full-time students and therefore receive a bursary of $518 per term ($131 for Senior students).  Domestic Students do not need to apply for a bursary, however they do need to register for courses by the posted course add deadline, as bursaries are applied to accounts shortly thereafter. Full-time international students may be eligible for bursaries.  Bursaries may be requested by submitting a Petition form to the Academic Administrative Committee via the Student Advisor.  These petitions should be submitted by the early registration deadline each term.

Seminary Annual Bursaries

Full-time students may apply to the Seminary for annual bursaries on the basis of need.  Bursary forms are found on the Seminary website under Student Forms and Resources.  Students are required to provide information on income as well as anticipated expenses for the September-April school year.  Bursaries are not available for Spring Term (May-August).  The deadline for this bursary each year is October 1st. 

The Seminary Scholarships and Bursaries Committee normally meets mid-October to review all applications received and to distribute the Seminary’s limited pool of bursary funds according to the needs of the group as a whole and the total funds available.  Successful students will be notified in December and funds distributed in December or January. The maximum bursary per student per year is $1,500.00 although occasionally in special circumstances this may be increased.  The size of bursaries will be determined by financial need as well as the total amount of money available for bursaries.  Both International and domestic students are eligible for the Annual Bursaries.

Emergency Bursaries

Full-time students who find themselves in an unexpected short-term financial crisis may apply to the Seminary for an Emergency Bursary.  Such bursaries will be granted on the basis of demonstrated need and the availability of funds.  In such circumstances the student should contact the Principal-Dean of the Seminary.  Bursaries are not available for Spring Term (May-August).

External Bursaries

Seminary students are not eligible for Laurier-funded scholarship competitions; however, there are two annual external graduate scholarships for Seminary students in eligible programs: The Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) and the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada Scholarship (SSHRC). Students apply in fall to hold the awards the following academic year, therefore, the award may be applied for before starting a program of study at Waterloo Lutheran Seminary.

NOTES:

1. Review the application details to ensure eligibility.
2. Review the applicable granting council website for details on application procedures. 
3. Ensure you are submitting your application to the appropriate institution based on your registration status.
4. Read the instructions and follow the formatting guidelines required for each application.
5. You cannot hold an OGS and a SSHRC scholarship in the same academic year. Students may apply to both; if awarded both, must decline one.
6. Applications must be submitted to the Seminary Office by 4:00 pm on the deadline.
7. Further questions about external graduate scholarships may be directed to Rosemary Springett in the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies at WLU ext. 3078.

Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) – Master’s and Doctoral

Value:  $15,000 per annum ($5,000 per term, funded in part by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities)
Eligible Seminary Programs:
MA Theology: Spiritual Care and Psychotherapy
MA Theology: Christian Studies
MDiv-MSW
MTS-MSW
DMin in Spiritual Care and Psychotherapy
DMin in Pastoral Leadership

Information for 2011 application:

October 19, 2011 - Applications to be submitted to the Seminary Office by 4:00 pm
Early May, 2011 -- Notifications about the results of the competition will be released online.
• Details:  https://osap.gov.on.ca/OSAPPortal/en/A-ZListofAid/PRD1346626.html#P50_2583
• Application:  https://osap.gov.on.ca/OSAPSecurityWeb/public/login.xhtml?lang=en (log in through OSAP website)
• Application is completed online; original paper copy submitted to department
• An OGS is available to Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and those with temporary resident visas.  Check website for full details.
• Applicants entering the first or second year of graduate studies must have maintained an overall average of A- (80%) or equivalent on the last 20 one-term courses.
• Applicants entering the third year or beyond of graduate studies must have maintained an average of at least A- or the equivalent on all graduate courses completed.
• Award must be held for a minimum of two terms.
• If you attended university between November 16, 2010 and November 16, 2011, you will apply for this scholarship through the university you most recently attended; contact your past university to learn their deadlines for submission. If you did not attend university in the last year, you will submit your application to the Seminary by October 19th at 4 pm.
• Notes for the application: The Division is Humanities; the Discipline is Religion and the Discipline Code is 109

Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada Scholarship (SSHRC)

Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship – Master’s Level
Value:  $17,500 for 12 months
Eligible Seminary Programs:
MA Theology: Spiritual Care and Psychotherapy
MA Theology: Christian Studies
MDiv-MSW
MTS-MSW

Information for 2011 application:

September 13 2:45 pm – optional Webinar for SSHRC applicants. To register, please email: fellowships@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca
November 14 – Application (original and one copy) must be submitted to department (official transcripts and references submitted in sealed envelopes)
Spring 2012 --SSHRC informs all applicants in writing of the outcome of their applications

• Applications are completed online; printed original and one copy submitted to department
• Details:  http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/fellowships/cgs_masters-besc_maitrise-eng.aspx, includes link to application and instructions.  If you are not registered at WLS at the time of application, consult the Application Process instructions on the SSHRC website.
• SSHRC Mandate: “to promote and assist research and scholarship in the social sciences and humanities”

Cancellation:  Cancelling registration before the specific academic term begins.
Drop:  Withdrawing from a course(s) but remaining in other(s) for a specific academic term.
Withdraw:  Withdrawing from all courses after classes have begun for a specific academic term.
Note: students must complete the Request to Withdraw Form when cancelling registration or withdrawing from all courses in a term.  Students who fail to register or remain registered without being granted an approved leave shall be deemed to have terminated their candidacy in the program and will be required to reapply. Fee charges for cancellation of registration, dropping a course(s), or withdrawing from all courses will be charged based on the date that the Office of the Registrar is notified, in writing, of the cancellation/drop(s)/withdrawal.