Online applications for the USFA Scholarship will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. Thursday, June 1, 2026.
The USFA Scholarship Program is open to students who are immediate family members of USFA members. Immediate family includes spouse/partner and children, including children for whom USFA members have served as legal guardians.
The application form is available exclusively online at: paws.usask.ca/go/awards.
Once the student has completed the application, an automated email will be sent to the faculty member’s University of Saskatchewan email address prompting them to go into the ASPA/USFA Award Relationship Verification channel in PAWS and confirm the relationship with the applicant. Please ensure you and the applicant have correctly applied for the U of S Faculty Association (USFA) Scholarship Fund. Both the student and the faculty member will get a confirmation email that the application has been successful. If you do not get the confirmation email, please contact student awards immediately at 306-966-4595.
Each year $250,000 is contributed to the USFA Scholarship Fund. The $250,000 is divided by the number of credit units eligible applicants have successfully completed for credit courses taken in the 2025-2026 academic year (May 1, 2025-April 30, 2026). Eligible students graduating in 2026 can still receive the award for courses taken in the 2025-2026 academic year, even if they are not taking any further courses at the University. Credits completed after April 30, 2026 will not be counted for this year’s application, as per the scholarship terms of reference, so 3rd year medical students who complete their credit units after April 30, 2026 even though they start their studies during the 2025-2026 academic year can apply for next year’s scholarship. Recipients will be emailed in late July 2026 with the results of their application.
Scholarship money will be applied directly to the recipient’s student account. Any balance of account, after outstanding tuition and fees are paid, will be refunded by cheque and will be mailed to the student’s address listed on PAWS. Please note that if the scholarship is awarded to a non-eligible applicant, steps will be taken to recover the amount awarded.
For further information contact Awards and Financial Aid at awards@usask.ca or 306-966-4595 or the Faculty Association Office at usfa@usaskfaculty.ca or 966-5609.