
The University of Waterloo offers a wide range of AI-related academic programs for both undergraduate and graduate students.
For program details, please refer to the undergraduate or graduate sections.


Arts Programs
Faculty of Arts
If you are looking for an AI-related graduate program in Arts, contact zoe@uwaterloo.ca for more information.
Engineering Programs
Faculty of Engineering
If you are looking for an AI-related graduate program in Engineering, contact enginfo@uwaterloo.ca for more information.
Environment Programs
Faculty of Environment
If you are looking for an AI-related graduate program in Environment, contact env-grad-info@uwaterloo.ca for more information.
Health Programs
Faculty of Health
If you are looking for an AI-related graduate program in Health, click here for more information.
Mathematics Programs
Faculty of Mathematics
If you are looking for an AI-related graduate program in Mathematics, contact mathinfo@uwaterloo.ca for more information.
Science Programs
Faculty of Science
If you are looking for an AI-related graduate program in Science, click here for more information.
Waterloo AI Institute Graduate Scholarship
Waterloo AI Institute Graduate Scholarship 2024
Award type: Scholarships
Award Description: Waterloo AI Institute Graduate Scholarships, valued at $5,000, will be awarded each year to graduate students registered full-time who are conducting research under supervisors affiliated with the Artificial Intelligence Institute at the University of Waterloo. Interested students must sign up for the Waterloo.AI Grad Mailing list to qualify as an applicant. The deadline to apply is 12:00 pm on Monday, March 18th, 2024.
Value: $5,000 - Three scholarships valued at $5,000 each will be awarded annually.
Eligibility & selection criteria: Graduate students registered full-time in a master's or doctoral program who are conducting research under supervisors affiliated with the Artificial Intelligence Institute at the University of Waterloo. Selection will be based on academic achievement (minimum 80% cumulative average in their current program) and demonstrated expertise in artificial intelligence and data science (in the broadest sense including but not limited to foundations of AI; applications of AI: and social, ethical issues, and implications of AI). A committee including the co-directors of the Artificial Intelligence Institute and other members of the Institute will select the recipients in the winter term.
Level: Masters, Doctoral
Program: Open to any UW graduate students from all faculties, studying in AI or Data Science.
Citizenship: Canadian/Permanent resident, International/study permit student.
Deadline: Monday, March 18th at 12:00 PM (EDT)
Application format: Applicants are to email (i) a completed application form, (ii) a supporting letter of a maximum of two pages describing their expertise in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, and (iii) an unofficial transcript in PDF format with the title: Title_First Name_Last Name to Waterloo.AI's Managing Director, Harold Godwin (hgodwin@uwaterloo.ca) by 12:00 PM on March 18th. Please submit as one PDF document.
Additional instructions: Interested students must sign up for the Waterloo.AI Grad Mailing list to qualify (see link below).
Scholarship Application Workshop (Recording and Transcript Available): Harold Godwin, Waterloo.AI Managing Director, hosted a Scholarship Application Workshop on Wednesday, Feb. 21st, in the Waterloo.AI DC 2597 office space. Harold provided comprehensive guidelines for preparing your application, ensuring you have all the necessary information to apply successfully.
For those who missed the workshop, you can access the recording and transcript here: Scholarship Application Workshop Recording + Transcript
Submission Form: Waterloo AI Institute Graduate Scholarship 2024
For further information about this award, please contact Harold Godwin at hgodwin@uwaterloo.ca.


Arts Programs
Faculty of Arts
If you are looking for an AI-related undergraduate program in Arts, click here for more information.
Engineering Programs
Faculty of Engineering
If you are looking for an AI-related undergraduate program in Engineering, contact enginfo@uwaterloo.ca for more information.
Environment Programs
Faculty of Environment
If you are looking for an AI-related undergraduate program in Environment, click here for more information.
Health Programs
Faculty of Health
If you are looking for an AI-related undergraduate program in Health, click here for more information.
Mathematics Programs
Faculty of Mathematics
If you are looking for an AI-related undergraduate program in Mathematics, contact mathinfo@uwaterloo.ca for more information.
Science Programs
Faculty of Science
If you are looking for an AI-related graduate program in Science, click here for more information.

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LinkedIn Learning Courses
The University of Waterloo faculty, staff and students can access web-based training from LinkedIn Learning using their username and password. Limited access is available to new graduates with the goal of expanding access to more alumni soon.
What LinkedIn Learning offers:
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Events
Build on Trainium – Amazon Lunch & Learn
Amazon’s Academic Research Initiatives (ARI) team is visiting the University of Waterloo to present their Build on Trainium (BoT) program, which is offering $110 million in AWS credits to support academic researchers in AI, ML, DL, and compiler-related fields.
Invisible Yet Powerful: Watermarking to Protect Datasets and Models in Machine Learning
Join Lingyang Yu to discuss "Invisible Yet Powerful: Watermarking to Protect Datasets and Models in Machine Learning". This seminar will lead an intriguing conversation and will be taking place at DC 1304 on Monday, July 14th, starting from 10:30 am EDT.
Incentivizing Collaboration in Federated Learning
Join Nikola Konstantinov to discuss "Incentivizing Collaboration in Federated Learning". This seminar will lead a thought-provoking conversation and will be taking place at DC 1302 on Wednesday, July 23rd, starting from 2:00 pm EDT.
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