Be empowered on your health and wellness journey with your personalized campus wellness companion.

Install uoWellness app

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Download on Apple App Store

The app is available for iOS 16 and higher.

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Download on Google Play Store

The app is available for Android 5 and higher.

What is uoWellness?

The uoWellness app is a one-stop solution for health and wellness designed by students, for students, and tailored to university life. The app helps make your wellness journey simpler and engaging. 

Be empowered to make healthy decisions and learn to navigate your health and wellness with the app’s features, including:  

  • wellness tips for student life  
  • mental health self-help tools  
  • connection with a Peer Wellness Helper
  • and more! 

Winners and Prizes

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Winners

Prizes will be awarded April 1 for the academic year contest and August 28 for the summer contest. Winners will be contacted via email and have 7 business days to accept their award by responding to the email. Failure to respond within this timeframe will result in disqualification, and the prize will be forfeited. Award winners will be featured on our social media account.

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Prizes

Awards and how to qualify for your chance to be selected as a winner!

By engaging with the app, you are investing in your wellness. In return, we strive to reward you with awards and goodies that can help you succeed in your academic journey!

To qualify for the contest, you must have a minimum of 100 points to enter. 

Fall/Winter Prizes:

  • $1,000 scholarship : All participants who rank on the podium (top 3 scores, including ties) will be entered into a draw to win a $1000 scholarship. The selected winner must be registered as a uOttawa student at the time of the draw.
  • iPad: All participants who rank top 10 (including ties) will be entered into a draw to win an iPad. The selected winner must be registered as a uOttawa students at the time of the draw.
  • $100 gift card : Participant with the longest streak will be selected as the winner of a $100 gift card (choice to be given between grocery store, campus bookstore, flex dollars). In the event of a tie, a draw will determine the winner.
  • $50 gift cards : All participants who ranked lower than the top 10 (including ties) will be entered into a draw to win one of three $50 gift cards. Winners can select between (grocery store, campus bookstore, flex dollars)

Summer Prizes:

  • $200 gift card: All participants who reach the podium (top three scores, including ties) will be entered into a draw to win a $200 e-gift card (choice of food, grocery or coffee shop, or Flex dollars). The winner must be enrolled as a uOttawa student at the time of the draw.
  • $100 gift card: All participants who reach the top 10 (including ties) will be entered into a draw to win an e-gift card (choice of food, grocery or coffee shop, or Flex dollars). The winner must be enrolled as a uOttawa student at the time of the draw.
  • $50 gift cards: Participants with the longest streak will be entered into a draw to win one of two $100 gift cards (choice of grocery store, campus bookstore or Flex dollars).
  • $25 gift cards: Participants who finish lower than the top 10 (including ties) will be entered into a draw to win one of four $25 gift cards (choice of grocery store, campus bookstore or Flex dollars). 
     

Prizes will be awarded April 1 for the academic year contest and August 28 for the summer contest. Winners will be contacted via email and have 7 business days to accept their award by responding to the email. Failure to respond within this timeframe will result in disqualification, and the prize will be forfeited. Award winners will be featured on our social media account.

The academic year (Fall and Winter) contest starts August 28, and ends the following March 31, and the summer contest starts on April 1 and ends August 27. Points are reset on April 1 and August 28. To see which points carry over, see the “How points work?” section of the app. 

Contest winners 2024-2025

We had six winners in the 2024–2025 academic year (Fall and Winter terms). Emma, a third year biomedical science student, received a $1,000 scholarship. Another student won an iPad. Finally, four students each won a gift card (for a choice of a grocery store, the campus bookstore or Flex dollars).

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“I use the uoWellness app because it’s a great way to keep up with all the events on campus and for all the helpful daily wellness tips!”

Emma

— A third year biomedical science student

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Feedback or Bugs?

To report a bug or provide feedback, simply use the form below. Your input is crucial in shaping the future of the uoWellness app, and we appreciate your active participation in making our community healthier and more connected. Thank you for being an integral part of our wellness journey!
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