Funding and awards

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We offer a number of options to help you fund your studies and to reward entering and current students for their successes.

Student Awards and Financial Aid Office

Visit the Student Awards and Financial Aid Office to find out about scholarships, bursaries, and loan programs available to our undergraduates.

Undergraduate Awards Database

The Undergraduate Awards Database provides full details on each award to assist undergraduate students to search for award opportunities at Waterloo.


First-year students

For undergraduates entering their first year in Engineering, we offer guaranteed entrance scholarships to students with minimum admission averages of 85%.

All incoming first-year students are automatically considered for financial awards, and no separate applications are required (with the exception of the Suncor Emerging Leaders Award).


Upper-year students

Current undergraduates looking for information on financial assistance available to upper-year students are recommended to visit the Student Awards and Financial Aid Office.