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.
Contact person:
- For further information about this award, please contact:
Co-ordinator, Graduate Financial Aid and Awards in Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA)