Graduate funding and awards database: Affiliation: Women

  • The Department of Philosophy at the University of Waterloo is privileged to establish the Ardeth Wood Memorial Graduate Bursary.

  • A scholarship valued at a minimum of $1,200 will be provided annually to female graduate students registered full-time in a Master’s or Doctoral program in the Faculty of Mathematics based on demonstrated academic excellence (normally 80% cumulative average in their current program). 

  • One scholarship, valued at $10,000, will be provided annually to a female PhD student registered full-time in the School of Computer Science in the Faculty of Mathematics.

  • One scholarship, valued at $15,000, will be provided annually to a female graduate student registered full-time in the Master’s or Doctoral program in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering; preference will be given to doctoral candidates. 

  • 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.

  • 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. 

  • The J. Alan George Student Leadership Award is presented to an entering graduate student, chosen from among students within three terms of first receipt of a Provost Doctoral Entrance Award for Women and based on a record of student leadership.

  • 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.

  • The main purpose of this award is to provide any outstanding full-time female doctoral student (Canadian citizen, permanent resident or student on a study permit) an entrance scholarship in the amount of $5,000 for one year.

  • Two scholarships valued at $10,000, will be awarded annually to full-time female graduate students enrolled in a master’s program in the Faculty of Mathematics.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • The main purpose of this award is to provide any outstanding full-time female doctoral student (Canadian citizen, permanent resident or international student) with an entrance scholarship in the amount of $5,000 for one year. 

  • 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. 

  • 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.

  • At least three awards will be awarded annually to the women graduate students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the university or general community while maintaining exemplary academic records.

    The competition is run on a cyclical basis across regions of Canada every 4 years.

  • 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.