Order of the White Rose Scholarship

Award type:
Scholarships

Affiliation: 
Women

Award description:
The White Rose Scholarships are non-renewable $50,000 scholarships awarded to female graduating students in engineering  who wish to pursue graduate studies (master’s or PhD) at the institution of their choice, in Canada or abroad. These scholarships are accompanied by a leadership and mentoring program, enabling recipients to develop their skills and draw inspiration from the leaders who are shaping the field.

Value description:
$50,000

Eligibility & selection criteria: 

In order to be eligible for the scholarship and to apply through Waterloo, the candidate must:

  • Identify as a woman
  • Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident
  • Be a graduate of an engineering program at Waterloo and have completed her bachelor's degree in December of the previous year, or be in the process of completing it in May or August of the year in which the deadline falls. 
  • Be enrolled, or in the process of enrolling, in a graduate studies program in engineering (master’s or PhD) to begin the year after receiving her bachelor’s degree.

Selection criteria can be found on the Polytechnique Montréal Order of the White Rose Scholarship website.

Level:
Masters, Doctoral

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

Citizenship:
Canadian/Permanent resident

Selection process: 
Application required

Application deadline: 
April 20, 2026

Term:
Spring

Additional instructions:
Applicants must submit an application package through the Order of the White Rose application portal by Waterloo’s institutional deadline of April 20, 2026. Applicants should review the Polytechnique Montréal Order of the White Rose Scholarship website for full application instructions. 

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