We encourage you to upload completed OSAP forms via the OSAP website. To protect your personal information, documentation is not accepted via email. Uploading your documentation is the best way to submit your documentation for timely processing.
Download the forms on this page to extend or make changes to your OSAP application, clear an OSAP warning/restriction and more.
Additional OSAP Forms
Visit the OSAP website to view additional forms
Academic Restriction Form
Use this form to clear an OSAP academic progress warning or restriction for an application for the academic year. Please upload your completed form directly to your OSAP portal.
OSAP Change Request Form
Use this form to make changes to your OSAP application
OSAP Extension Form
Use this form to extend your full-time OSAP application for a subsequent term or terms. Example: your OSAP application is for the Fall term only and you will be continuing full-time in the Winter term
OSAP Exchange Program Information Form
Complete this form and upload to your OSAP application if you’re applying for OSAP for the academic year that you will be going on exchange
LOP Confirmation of Fees Form
Use this form to submit fees for courses taken on a Letter of Permission at another university.
Upload documents using the following steps
1. Combine all your documents as one PDF less than 2MB. No other formats will be accepted.
2. Save the PDF using this format: LAST NAME_ first name_(McMaster student#)
3. Navigate to your current OSAP application and upload your document using the Print/upload link.
4. Monitor the status of your OSAP application by going to your OSAP portal.
- OSAP change request forms and extension forms are uploaded directly to your OSAP application online.
- Please upload your documents once. If you need to make changes or corrections to your submitted file, add “updated” to the end of your file name.
What to do if your OSAP upload portal is closed?
MacHub is only used to upload OSAP change request forms, extension forms, exchange forms and other OSAP documents that cannot be uploaded to your online OSAP application because the supporting document deadline has passed.
Upload your form to MacHub following the instructions below:
- Log in to MacHub
- Select ‘Create New Service Request’
- Select ‘RO Student Services’
- OSAP Change Request Forms: Select the request type ‘Ontario Student Assistance Program’ and subtype ‘Changes to my OSAP application’
- OSAP Extension Forms: Select the request type ‘Ontario Student Assistance Program’ and subtype ‘OSAP Extensions’
- OSAP LOP or Exchange Forms: Select the request type ‘Ontario Student Assistance Program’ and subtype ‘OSAP for Letter of Permission (LOP) or Exchange’
- Explain the details of your inquiry in the space provided
- Select ‘Submit & Proceed’. At this point, your service request is submitted and uploading a document on the next screen is optional
- To upload a PDF document, click ‘Add Files’
- Check the status of your service request by selecting ‘My Requests’
Monitor your OSAP application and OSAP Message Center for updates. OSAP documents uploaded to MacHub prior to the study period and date will not be processed. It is the student’s responsibility to upload a document to their OSAP application by the deadline.
- Combine all your documents in one PDF less than 2MB. No other formats will be accepted.
- Save the PDF using this format: LAST NAME_first name_(McMaster student#).
- Upload your form to MacHub following the instructions below:
- Log in to MacHub
- Select ‘Create New Service Request’
- Select ‘RO Student Services’
- Out of Province Financial Aid Forms: Select the request type ‘Out of Province / US Student Aid’ and the subtype Provincial Aid form submission
- Explain the details of your inquiry in the space provided
- Select ‘Submit & Proceed’. At this point, your service request is submitted and uploading a document on the next screen is optional
- To upload a PDF document, click ‘Add Files’
- Check the status of your service request by selecting ‘My Requests’
4. Monitor the status of your service request.
Monitor your McMaster email for a notification from MacHub. Out-of-Province Student Aid Forms will be completed based on eligibility and returned via your service request in MacHub.
McMaster encourages award recipients to take the time to express appreciation to your award donor(s), by writing a personal thank you letter. Your letter is important – the individuals and organizations who fund student awards truly appreciate hearing about your accomplishments, goals, and plans for the future.
Letter template
The thank you letter template should be used to structure your letter.
Save the PDF to your computer, and then edit it using your preferred PDF editor (Adobe, Preview, etc).
Please note that inserting a photo into your letter is optional. If you do not want to include a photo, leave the photo box on the upper right blank.
Uploading your letter
How to upload your letter to AwardSpring (awards by application):
- Once you have been awarded a scholarship, log in to AwardSpring and access your Dashboard.
- Under the items requiring completion, find your award and click “Complete follow up.” If your award requires a thank you letter, you’ll be asked to submit one.
- Write your thank you letter using our downloadable template.
- Click “Upload File” to upload your letter.
- Once uploaded, select “Submit Follow-up” and you’ll be re-directed to your Dashboard.
How to upload your letter to MacDrive (all other awards):
McMaster’s Virtual drop box, MacDrive, allows you to easily and securely submit documents like your donor thank you letter.
- Write your thank you letter using the downloadable template.
- Save your PDF as Firstname_Lastname_awardname.pdf
- Select ‘Add Files’, and then browse for your document
- Select the file and click OK. A successful upload has an ‘uploaded’ notification displayed on the screen.
Important:
- Please do not upload photos of your letter
- Only upload your document once
By submitting your thank you letter you are authorizing your student information, your photo, as well as any quotes taken from your thank you letter to be used in future stewardship materials and university communications such as McMaster newsletters. You are acknowledging that your letter may be edited before delivery to a donor, and you are releasing McMaster from any responsibility regarding how a donor may choose to use or publish your letter. If you choose to include your address, phone number and/or e-mail address you should be aware that the university will have no control over the donor’s use of this information.
Need confirmation the upload was successful? You can email sdintern@mcmaster.ca.