Award type:
Scholarships
Award description:
One scholarship, valued at up to $50,000, will be provided to graduate students who will be registered full time in a course-based or research-based master’s program in the Faculty of Engineering. The award will be paid in equal installments over the standard program length for their respective master’s degree as long as they remain registered full-time. Selection will be based on academic excellence (minimum cumulative average of 75% or equivalent in their current or most recently completed program). Preference will be given to a student who received a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Industrial University of Santander, Colombia then to a student who received any degree in Engineering from the Industrial University of Santander, Colombia, then to a student who received any degree in Engineering from any university in Colombia. A recipient will be selected in the Winter term based on the student’s application for admission to the program. This fund is made possible by a donation from Jorge Buitrago, a proud alum, (MASc’82 Mechanical Engineering) who wants fellow students to experience graduate studies in Waterloo.
Value:
$50,000
Value description:
Scholarships valued at up to $50,000 each, with payments made over the standard academic length for their respective master's program at Waterloo.
Eligibility & selection criteria:
- Full-time graduate student who will be registered in a course-based or research-based master’s program in the Faculty of Engineering.
- Academic excellence (minimum cumulative average of 75% or equivalent in their current or most recently completed program).
- The scholarship will be awarded taking into consideration the following (in order of preference if a suitable candidate cannot be found):
- Student who received a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Industrial University of Santander, Colombia;
- Student who received a degree in any Engineering program from the Industrial University of Santander, Colombia;
- Student who received a degree in any Engineering program from any university in Colombia.
- The Faculty of Engineering will identify and select a candidate based on their application for admission.
- Should an eligible candidate not be found, available funds will be held to be given out in a future year.
- The scholarship will be paid in equal instalments each term for as long as the student is registered full-time within the standard length of their master's program.
- Future instalments of the award are contingent upon maintaining good academic standing (as defined by the recipient's academic program) and full-time enrolment in a master's program in the Faculty of Engineering.
- In the event that a recipient fails to meet the renewal criteria or completes their degree early, residual funds may be used to offer additional entrance scholarships at the above criteria.
- This award can be held in conjunction with any other major awards.
Level:
Masters
Program:
Engineering→Architecture, MBET, Chemical Engineering, Civil & Environmental Eng, Electrical & Computer Eng, Management Sciences, Mechanical & Mechatronics Eng, Quantum Computing, Systems Design Engineering
Citizenship:
Canadian/Permanent resident, International/study permit student
Selection process:
Student selected automatically by Faculty/Department
Contact person:
- For further information about this award please contact the applicable: