Dean of Arts Office:
PAS building, room 2401
Tel 519 888-4567 ext. 48246
Arts Undergraduate Office:
PAS building, room 2439
Tel 519 888-4567 ext. 45870
Arts faculty and staff resources
Arts computing support for students, faculty, and staff
Documentation | Application process
The application will contain the following documentation:
1. Applicant contacts a proposed University of Waterloo faculty member in ARTS to be a supervisor
UW supervisor to provide letter of endorsement that clearly justifies one of two funding models, Funding Model 1, or Funding Model 2, to be considered for the Award
2. Applicant contacts 3 referees to provide reference letter
At least one arms-length referee and two additional reference letters must be submitted with the application. The arm’s length referee should be an expert in the field of the proposed research and should be able to assess the research proposal and academic CV in that capacity. Examples of an arm’s length referee include but are not limited to, the external examiner from the applicant’s doctoral defense or a specialist that the applicant met at a conference. It is not necessary for the applicant to have met the arm’s length referee. The arm’s length referee cannot be:
The other two references can be either the applicant’s doctoral research supervisor or a committee member.
Referees must be able to provide relevant evidence, perspectives and insight to support the review of the application. The assessments contribute to a major part of the evaluation of the application and its potential success. It is the applicant’s responsibility to provide the referees with the information they require in order to complete an informed and strong assessment.
Reference letters must address the following criteria:
Referees will be required to send a PDF copy of their letter (signed and on letterhead) that addresses the above criteria, to Anna Esselment at alesselment@uwaterloo.ca by 11:59 p.m. EST on May 1, 2023.
3. Applicant submits the application package by 11:59 p.m. EST on May 1, 2023.
Dean of Arts Office:
PAS building, room 2401
Tel 519 888-4567 ext. 48246
Arts Undergraduate Office:
PAS building, room 2439
Tel 519 888-4567 ext. 45870
Arts faculty and staff resources
Arts computing support for students, faculty, and staff
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