Graduate funding and awards database: Program: Engineering: Electrical & Computer

  • The Biman family has established this gradate scholarship to honour the memory of their son and brother Aapoolcoyuz Biman BASc. 1991.

  • ACM established the ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award program to recognize and encourage superior research and writing by doctoral candidates in computer science and engineering. 

  • A scholarship, valued at $10,000, will be awarded annually to a student who will be entering and be registered full-time in a master's or doctoral program in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering.

  • Scholarships, valued at $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.

  • A scholarship, valued at $1,500, will be awarded annually to a graduate student registered full-time in a master's program in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering who persevered to return to school after a period of time away (e.g. five years) from academics.

  • Open to any graduate of the University of Waterloo Faculty of Engineering undergraduate program who is intending to pursue doctoral studies at the University of Waterloo.  This fellowship will be awarded to a student undertaking doctoral research in one of the University of Waterloo Engineering Departments.

  • The D.G. (Greg) Mumford Scholarship will be awarded annually to a full-time University of Waterloo graduate student in the Faculty of Engineering who holds an Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) or a Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science & Technology (QEII-GSST). 

  • The Dean of Engineering Master’s Excellence Award, valued at up to $10,000, is available to domestic students who will be registered full time in a master’s (MASc) program in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo.

  • This award was established in memory of the late M. Chandrashekar, a Professor in the Department of Systems Design Engineering for more than twenty-five years. It is expected that the awardee be a full-time graduate student at the University of Waterloo at the time of application. They may not be beyond the third term in the Master's program or the ninth term in the PhD program.

  • The late T.E. Unny contributed significantly to the development of stochastic and statistical methods in hydrology and environmental engineering during his long and distinguished career.

  • The Electrical & Computer Engineering Master of Engineering Award of Excellence (EMAE), valued at $1,000 per award, will be awarded to students registered full time or part time in the Master of Engineering program who are within time limits of their program.

  • The Engineering COVID-19 Graduate Bursary will provide financial support of up to $900 to incoming graduate students who must quarantine in a government-approved facility upon arrival into Canada.

  • Engineering Dean's Entrance Awards, valued at $5,000, are available to students applying for admission to a master's (MASc) or doctoral program in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo.

  • Effective September 1, 2024, no new recipients will be selected for this award; previous commitments will continue to be honoured.

    Engineering Excellence Fellowships, valued at $30,000 per year for up to four years for doctoral students and $25,000 per year for up to two years for students registered in a MASc program, in the Faculty of Engineering are available annually.

  • Effective September 1, 2024, no new recipients will be selected for this award; previous commitments will continue to be honoured.

    Annual awards valued at $8,500 will be given to eligible domestic students entering a doctoral program in the Faculty of Engineering in Winter 2015 or later.

  • A scholarship valued at $20,000, will be awarded annually to a female graduate student who is registered full-time in a Master's or Doctoral program in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Management Sciences, or Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering program wherein women are underrepresented.

  • An award, valued up to $6,000 will be awarded annually to a graduate student registered full-time in a Master’s or Doctoral program in the Faculty of Engineering.

  • A scholarship valued at $10,000 is provided annually to a full-time graduate student enrolled in a Masters or Doctoral program in the Faculty of Engineering on the basis of academic excellence (minimum 80%).

  • A scholarship valued at $10,000 is provided annually to a full-time graduate student enrolled in a Master's or Doctoral program in the Faculty of Engineering on the basis of academic excellence (minimum 80%).

  • An award valued at $6000 will be awarded annually to a female graduate student registered full-time in a master's or doctoral program in the Faculty of Engineering. 

  • Indigenous and Black Engineering and Technology Momentum Fellowships, valued at $30,000 per year, are available annually for doctoral students registered full time in the Faculty of Engineering.

  • The awards are given to University of Waterloo graduate students working on quantum information at the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC), based on exceptional achievement in research.

  • This award was created to celebrate David Johnston’s pivotal contributions to Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) at University of Waterloo, his passion for leadership and his enthusiasm for continuous learning, innovation and achievement.

  • These awards are supported by a variety of sources including the Bell Family Fund and Industry Canada.

  • A scholarship, valued at up to $1,700, will be awarded annually to a full-time international graduate student enrolled in the doctoral program in the Faculty of Engineering.

  • Open to any graduate of the University of Waterloo Faculty of Engineering or Conestoga College undergraduate program.

  • This award has been established in memory of Jim and Diane Ohi. Jim was a graduate student in Electrical and Computer Engineering; Diane was a graduate of the Systems Design Engineering program. Both were killed in an automobile accident on August 6, 1993. This award will be granted annually, if a suitable candidate exists, to a graduate student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering who demonstrates the qualities of leadership and a high level of academic achievement. Nominations are to be forwarded to the office of the Associate Chair of Graduate Studies in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department.

  • The Jon W. Mark Graduate Scholarship in Communication at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is established to honor the significant accomplishments and contributions of Dr. Mark, including serving as former Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, being recognized as a Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Life Fellow of IEEE, Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, and Founder and Director of the Centre for Wireless Communications, in company with more than forty years of services as an eminent teacher, distinguished researcher, and mentor to hundreds of engineers, faculty and staff.

  • A scholarship, valued at $1,500, will be provided annually to a graduate student registered full-time in a doctoral program in the Faculty of Engineering. Selection will be based on academic excellence (minimum 80% cumulative average or equivalent). Preference will be given to students conducting research in the area of Environmental Systems in Engineering with applications including but not limited to water resources management, hydrology, environmental engineering and energy and sustainability.

  • An award, valued at $1,500, will be awarded annually to a graduate student registered full-time in the first year of a master's program in the Faculty of Engineering.

  • A scholarship valued at $10,000 is provided annually to a full-time graduate student enrolled in a Masters or Doctoral program in the Faculty of Engineering on the basis of academic excellence (minimum 80%). International students who have graduated from any of the following IITs – Delhi, Mumbai, Ropar, Roorkee, Kanpur, and Kharagpur. If an eligible candidate from IIT is not available, students from all NIITs in India will be considered.

  • A scholarship, valued at up to $50,000, will be provided to one graduate student registered full-time in a doctoral program in the Faculty of Engineering.

  • An award valued at $500 will be awarded annually to a graduate student in the Masters of Engineering program who has demonstrated academic excellence.

  • The Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) and the University of Waterloo are pleased to announce annual Mike and Ophelia Lazaridis Fellowships to be awarded to international graduate students based on their outstanding promise for excellence of research in Quantum Information Science.

  • A major endowment has been established to annually award 42 graduate Fellowships in Nanotechnology. Fellowships can be held simultaneously with other graduate awards. These prestigious fellowships are open to both graduate students currently pursuing nano-research at the University of Waterloo and to new students applying for admission. Applicants must satisfy the general eligiblity requirement for the University of Waterloo Graduate Scholarships. Special consideration will be given to students intending to pursue projects involving cross-disciplinary collaboration in nanotechnology. Selection of recipients for the fellowships will be made by a committee chair by the Executive Director of the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology.

  • Up to three scholarships will be given each term to doctoral students registered full-time in Electrical & Computer Engineering, with a preference given to students specializing in the area of communication research.

  • This $50,000 scholarship is awarded annually by the Polytechnique administration to a woman engineering student who wishes to enrol in graduate studies in engineering (master’s or PhD) at the institution of her choice, in Canada or elsewhere in the world.

  • The Pearl Sullivan Engineering Ideas Clinic Activity Pitch Awards will be awarded to the top 3 winners of an annual competition where graduate students propose new activities to be implemented within the Engineering Ideas Clinic with the goal of promoting a focus on teaching activities, and on connecting research to undergraduate teaching in the Faculty of Engineering.

  • A scholarship, valued at $4,000, will be awarded annually to a full-time female graduate student enrolled in the course-based master’s program in the Electrical & Computer Engineering Department in the Faculty of Engineering, wherein women are underrepresented.

  • A scholarship, valued at $1,500, will be provided annually to a full-time graduate student enrolled in a research-based master’s or doctoral program in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department. Selection will be based on academic excellence (minimum 80% cumulative average in their current program or over the last two full-time academic years).

  • The QNX Graduate Scholarships were created by Mr. Dan Dodge, founder of QNX Software Systems to create opportunities for graduate students similar to those he received as an undergraduate and graduate student at the University of Waterloo.

  • The Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) and the Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology (QEII-GSST) programs encourage excellence in graduate studies at publicly-assisted universities in Ontario.

  • One scholarship, valued at up to $7,500, is awarded annually to a new female graduate student entering the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) in the Fall or Winter term. 

  • Richard and Elizabeth Madter, Alumni of the University of Waterloo have established two research scholarships for graduate students in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo. The students will hold an Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) or a Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science & Technology (QEII-GSST).

  • Two graduate scholarships that will be presented to full-time graduate students who have been accepted into the graduate program in Electrical and Computer Engineering. The value of the scholarships will be $25,000 comprising of $10,000 from the payout of the endowment, $10,000 from the faculty supervisor of the graduate student and $5000 from the University.

  • Annual fellowships valued at $25,000 per year (for Master's students) and $30,000 per year (for Doctoral students) will be awarded to eligible graduate students registered full-time in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo.

  • A scholarship valued up to $1500 will be awarded annually to a graduate student registered full-time in a master's or doctoral program in Electrical & Computer Engineering who has demonstrated academic excellence and is conducting research in the area of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence.

  • A scholarship, valued at least $3,000, will be awarded annually to a graduate student registered full-time in a research-based master’s or doctoral program in the Faculty of Engineering, Math or Science who are part of the Quantum Information program.

  • This scholarship will be presented to a full-time graduate student who has been awarded an Ontario Graduate Scholarship and has been accepted into the Graduate program in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The scholarship recipient will be pursuing a graduate degree with a concentration in electronics, microelectronics, semiconductor devices and integrated circuits. The Associate Chair of Graduate Studies in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering through the departmental scholarship committee will come up with a name or short list of eligible candidates. The name or short list of candidates will be presented to the scholarship committee of the Faculty of Engineering to select the candidate.

  • The Schneider Foods Graduate Scholarship will be presented to a full-time graduate student who has been awarded into the Graduate program in Engineering, Environment or Science. The scholarship recipient must be pursuing a graduate degree with a concentration in water resources and treatment. Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs will review the list of eligible candidates and will make the final decision regarding the recipient of the scholarship. Students must hold an Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) or a Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science & Technology (QEII-GSST).

  • The TD Bank Graduate Scholarships in the Environment are awarded annually to full-time University of Waterloo graduate students who hold an Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) or a Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science & Technology (QEII-GSST) and are enrolled in the faculties of Engineering, Environment or Science and in an area of study with a strong environmental focus.

    Recipients are chosen by each Faculty’s Associate Dean of Graduate Studies. There are six awards valued at $5,000 each, two awards per faculty. Open to Canadian citizens and/or permanent residents.

  • A scholarship valued at $1,500 will be awarded annually to a graduate student registered full-time in a research-based Master’s or PhD program in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo.

  • This scholarship will be used to enhance external scholarships like Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS),and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC).

  • One scholarship valued at $5,000 will be awarded annually to a full-time Canadian or Permanent Resident graduate student in the Departments of Chemical, Civil and Environmental, Mechanical and Mechatronics, or Electrical and Computer Engineering. The university will make every effort to match these awards through government programs. For instance, when matched with an Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) the total value of each scholarship will be $15,000 annually. If this is not feasible, the scholarships will then be valued and awarded at $5,000 each. The scholarship selection will be made by the Associate Dean, Graduate Studies in the Faculty of Engineering.

  • The WIN-Velocity Scholarship, with a value equivalent to a Graduate Research Studentship (GRS) for two years, has been made possible through a financial contribution from the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) to support domestic research-based master’s students, who will be registered full-time in their first year of graduate studies, in the Faculty of Engineering and/or Faculty of Science.

  • Scholarships with a value of at least $1,000 will be awarded annually to graduate students registered full time in the master’s or doctoral program in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering. 

  • A scholarship, valued at a minimum of $3,900, will be awarded annually to an outstanding graduate student entering a research-based master’s or doctoral program in Electrical and Computer Engineering.