Graduate funding and awards database: Award type: Financial need awards/bursaries
The Department of Philosophy at the University of Waterloo is privileged to establish the Ardeth Wood Memorial Graduate Bursary.
This scholarship was established by the friends and family of the late Bob Graham, an Associate Professor in Recreation and Leisure Studies, and a doctoral student in the School of Planning.
This scholarship was established in loving memory of Bonnie Ho, a Bachelor of Arts '02 and Masters of Accounting '03 graduate, respectively.
An award, valued at approximately $1,500 will be provided annually to a graduate student registered full time in a course-based Master's degree program in the Department of Management Sciences in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo.
Funding is available each year to support undergraduate and graduate refugee students who are sponsored by the World University Service of Canada at Waterloo (WUSC) or any other students who are recognized by the Canadian government as being refugees or protected persons.
This award has been established in memory of David Zaharchuk, a doctoral student in the Department of Chemical Engineering.
Interest-free emergency loans are available to full-time graduate students who are experiencing short-term financial difficulty; they are not meant to provide funding for arranging fees in order to become registered.
Limited funding is available for this bursary program which is intended to support students whose education has been impacted by conflict, war, changing political environments or natural disasters (e.g., a natural event such as a flood, earthquake, or hurricane that causes great damage or loss of life).
The Graduate Student Contingency Bursary (previously known as the Millennium Graduate Bursary) is available to international students registered full-time in a graduate program at the University of Waterloo who have demonstrated financial need resulting from extenuating circumstances* that have occurred since starting their graduate program.
Limited funding is available for eligible research-based master’s and doctoral students who must go inactive for medical reasons (e.g., physical or mental health).
Limited funding for up to eight months (two terms) is available to eligible students who take a parental leave (includes adoption).
Two awards, each valued at $5,000, will be awarded annually to doctoral students registered full-time in Year Four or beyond in the School of Accounting and Finance in the Faculty of Arts, with a preference for students in Year Five.
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.
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.
The Government of Ontario provides bursary assistance for Indigenous students with financial need, as assessed by the educational institution. The bursary is open to eligible undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at the University of Waterloo in full- or part-time studies in any degree program in any year of study.
Two scholarships, valued at up to $5,000 each, will be awarded annually to full-time University of Waterloo graduate students in any University of Waterloo graduate program.
This bursary is in memory of James and Nora Nelson and is awarded to a graduate student with a proven financial need whose program of study or research is in Environmental Planning including land use, ecological, institutional, or other approaches to planning for the environment.
The Kitchener-Waterloo Third Age Learning Bursary will be awarded annually. The bursary will be awarded to students in the Faculty of Health who are engaged in gerontology studies, who have financial need.
An award, valued at a minimum of $1,000 will be awarded (when funds permit), to a graduate student enrolled in the Master's or Doctoral program in the Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts who demonstrates academic excellence and financial need.
This award has been established in memory of Lorne Russwurm, an internationally known researcher and Professor of Geography 1967-1987. Professor Russwurm was highly regarded by students for his excellence as a teacher and advisor until his death in January 1987.
The Master of Environment and Business (MEB) Awards are available annually to eligible MEB students who are currently registered or will be registered in the MEB program and who are not receiving full tuition funding from their employer or another source.
An award, valued at up to $1,500, is provided annually to a full-time undergraduate or graduate student who is enrolled in a program in the Department of Classical Studies in the Faculty of Arts.
An award, valued at a minimum of $1,500, will be awarded to a graduate student registered full time in the Department of Economics in the Faculty of Arts who demonstrates academic excellence and financial need.
In 2004, Dr. Ron Schlegel, former faculty member and long-time friend and supporter of the University of Waterloo, established an annual research award for students studying in the area of aging within the graduate program in Health.
Awards will be given annually to students registered full-time at the University of Waterloo who have achieved a minimum overall average of 80% and have documented financial need.
A bursary fund established by the Student Life Centre Management Board (formerly Campus Centre Board) is available to graduate and undergraduate students experiencing financial difficulties.
Bursaries will be awarded annually to full-time or part-time graduate students in the Faculty of Environment who are in good academic standing and who have a demonstrated financial need as determined by the University of Waterloo.
The University of Waterloo Retirees' Association has established this award fund to assist students who have proven financial need.
Several awards, valued at up to $2,500 each, are available annually to full-time undergraduate and graduate students who participate in an international experience, including a minimally-paid or volunteer international co-op work placement, a volunteer placement, an academic exchange or a study term related to academic requirements.
This award was established to commemorate the spirit of the (1974) Walrus activities by a group of former graduate students of the Department of Political Science, University of Waterloo, who annually gather to salute their past association with graduate work. The recipient of this award must demonstrate a combination of good academic standing and financial need.
Numerous awards are granted annually to full-time undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in Year Two of their program of study who are in good academic standing and have demonstrated financial need. These awards are made possible by a generous gift from the late Walter Metzger.