Iron Ring Graduate Scholarship

Award type:
Scholarships

Award description:
The scholarship, valued at $5,000 will be awarded annually to a master's graduate student registered full­time in in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo who received their undergraduate degree from the University of Waterloo or Conestoga College. The scholarship will be awarded to a graduate student in their first year on the basis of scholastic excellence and demonstrated leadership. Preference will be given to a student who holds an Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) or another major external scholarship that requires a matching or enhancement component. If the match or enhancement becomes unavailable or a suitable recipient cannot be found, the funds will be paid out as a regular graduate scholarship. Interested students must apply by completing the Iron Ring Graduate Scholarship application form, including an attached CV.

The application must be submitted to the Faculty of Engineering Department Scholarship Coordinator in July of each year. This scholarship has been established by the Camp 15 Iron Ring Wardens.

Note about "matching": The OGS and QEII-GSST programs are jointly funded by the Province of Ontario and the postsecondary institution, where the Province contributes 2/3 of the award value and the remainder 1/3 comes from institutional funds which can be paid through donor-funded awards, including this one. This donor funding may not necessarily be in excess of what students have already received via the OGS or QEII-GSST, but rather assists the University in paying its required contribution. For further information regarding this, please contact the Associate Director, Graduate Financial Aid and Awards in GSPA at hmussar@uwaterloo.ca.

Value:
$5,000

Value description:
Varies up to a maximum of $5,000 for 1 full award paid over 3 academic terms.

Level:
Masters

Program:
Engineering→Architecture, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil & Environmental Eng, Electrical & Computer Eng, Management Sciences, Mechanical & Mechatronics Eng, Systems Design Engineering

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

Eligibility & selection criteria:

  • Graduate students registered full-time in the 1st year of their Master's program in the Faculty of Engineering who received their undergraduate degree from the University of Waterloo or Conestoga College.
  • Selection to be based on scholastic excellence (minimum 80% average) and demonstrated leadership
  • The goal is that this scholarship be given in conjunction with major external awards that require a matching or enhancement component. For example, the funds earned in the endowment could be matched 2:1 by the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) program as long as this program is in effect.
  • If the match or enhancement becomes unavailable or a suitable recipient cannot be found, the funds will be paid out as a regular graduate scholarship.
  • The Faculty of Engineering will identify candidates and select recipients normally each July
  • Completion of the Iron Ring Graduate Scholarship application form including an attached CV must be submitted to the Department Graduate Coordinator (Engineering) in July of each year."

Selection process:
Application required

Term:
Fall

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