Award type:
Scholarships
Award description:
Perimeter Institute (Pl) Residency Graduate Scholarships are available to PhD students registered full time at the University of Waterloo for up to a maximum of four years. Students who are of exceptional merit as demonstrated by being competitive for tri-agency awards and who are conducting research in Foundational Theoretical Physics will be considered. Students must have completed the Perimeter Scholars International Program (or equivalent), and be working with either a PI and/or a UW faculty member who specializes in Foundational Theoretical Physics. This scholarship is made possible by a generous donation from Perimeter Institute.
This scholarship supersedes the Perimeter Institute PhD Award.
Value description:
The Scholarships will be valued to ensure that students receive a net amount after tuition and fees between $23,000 and $32,000 per year.
Eligibility & selection criteria:
- PhD students who have completed the Perimeter Scholars International Program (or equivalent).
- Consideration will be given to address the historic and present underrepresentation of female students, and other underrepresented groups.
- UW PhD students of exceptional merit, who would be competitive for tri-agency awards and who are conducting research in Foundational Theoretical Physics.
- This Award is renewable for up to three years, contingent upon satisfactory academic progress as determined by the student's supervisory committee, and detailed in PhD committee progress reports. In certain circumstances, the Scholarship may be awarded for a fourth year, contingent upon the student's degree completion plan and approval by the scholarship committee.
- In addition to criteria for academic excellence, applicants will be assessed on their potential for enhancing theoretical physics research excellence in Canada, as defined by
- the significance and impact of their research to date;
- their proposed research plan and its potential for creating a significant contribution to the field;
- other prescribed merit criteria agreed by PI reviewers.
- Students interested in being considered for this scholarship must apply using the application on the Perimeter Institute website by March 1. Final selection will be announced annually by May 1.
Level:
Doctoral
Program:
Mathematics→Applied Mathematics, Combinatorics & Optimization, Computational Mathematics, Computer Science, Mathematics for Teachers, Pure Mathematics, Statistics & Actuarial Science; Science→Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Pharmacy, Physics and Astronomy, Vision Science
Citizenship:
Canadian/Permanent resident, International/study permit student
Selection process:
Application required
Term:
Winter
Application deadline:
March 1
Contact person:
- For further information about this award please contact the applicable: