Allan and Cynthia Arnold Graduate Scholarship in Engineering

Award type:
Scholarships

Award description:
An entrance scholarship, valued at up to $5000, will be awarded annually to an international graduate student registered full-time in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering. Preference will be given to students in a research-based Master's program; if a suitable candidate cannot be found, the scholarship may be given to an international doctoral student. Selection will be based on academic excellence (minimum cumulative average of 80% or equivalent) in the recipient's most recent, relevant degree program. The Engineering Graduate Studies Office will identify candidates and select recipients normally each Spring, starting in Spring 2022. This fund is made possible by a donation from The Allan and Cynthia Arnold Fund, in memory of Allan G. Arnold, BASc '74. 

Value description:
$5,000

Eligibility & selection criteria: 

  • Full-time international graduate students registered in a research-based Master's program entering their first term in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering. If a suitable international Master's candidate cannot be found, international PhD students can be considered.  
  • If a suitable international candidate cannot be found in the pool of applicants, domestic students can be selected.  
  • The award will be given based on academic excellence, a minimum cumulative average of 80% or equivalent in their most recent, relevant degree program. 
  • When the scholarship value is less than $5000, it will be paid in one installment. Once the scholarship value is $5000, it will be paid in equal installments over two terms.  
  • This award can be held in conjunction with any other major awards.  
  • This scholarship is in addition to any guaranteed minimum funding the recipient may have been offered by their program at Waterloo. 
  • The Engineering Graduate Studies Office will identify and select a candidate based on their application for admission normally each Spring, starting in Spring of 2022. 

Level:
Masters

Program:
Engineering→Civil & Environmental Eng

Citizenship:
Canadian/Permanent resident, International/study permit student

Selection process:
Student selected automatically by Faculty/Department

Term:
Spring

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