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This award is named after Professor D.A. Sprott, the founding Chair of the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, and is made annually to a registered full-time student who has been recognized by the Department as having shown particular promise in research in the PhD program prior to the final approval of their thesis. The selection will be made by the Awards subcommittee of the Statistics and Actuarial Science Graduate Committee. The Graduate Committee can decide not to award the Sprott Scholarship in any year. The Department can agree to change the terms of the award at any time.
Two awards valued at up to $20,000 will be provided annually to a full-time graduate student enrolled in a research-based master's program in the Faculty of Engineering. Students must be conducting research in the area of deep technology with a strong emphasis on advanced computing, with the intention of commercializing their research.
Awards, valued at a minimum of $500, will be awarded to research-based master's students and doctoral students who show successful academic progress each term.
The statistics and Actuarial Science Graduate Award fund has been established to (i) receive contributions received under the Senate Graduate Scholarships program and designated to the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, (ii) to serve as a general account for different awards set up by the department of Statistics and Actuarial Science.
Awards, with a minimum value of $1,000, will be provided annually to select students who will be registered full-time in their first term of a research-based Master’s or Doctoral Program in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science.
Bursaries, of varying amounts, are available to undergraduate and graduate students who are experiencing financial difficulty as a result of the responsibilities associated with being a sole-support parent, with preference to female students.
This scholarship, valued at $500, will be awarded annually to a full-time graduate student in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences.
A bursary fund established by the Student Life Centre Management Board (formerly Campus Centre Board) is available to graduate and undergraduate students experiencing financial difficulties.
An award, valued at $5,000 is awarded annually to full-time graduate students enrolled in the Faculty of Mathematics who are in good academic standing. When available and appropriate, this scholarship will now be given in conjunction with external awards that require a matching or enhancement component; such as the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) and Queen Elizabeth II-Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology (QEII-GSST). Preference will be given to student specializing in mathematical analysis and who hold an OGS or QEII-GSST; however, if the match becomes unavailable or a suitable recipient cannot be found, the funds will be paid out as a regular graduate scholarship. This fund is made possible by donations from family and friends of Susan and Janos Aczel in loving memory of Susan, and in honour of Waterloo distinguished professor emeritus Janos Azcel (Pure Math) who was employed at the University of Waterloo between 1965 and 1993. This scholarship is an expression of the gratitude Susan and Janos Aczel felt for the scholarship support they received as a young married student couple.
This scholarship will be awarded annually to a full-time graduate student registered in the Faculty of Health on the basis of scholastic excellence and a demonstrated interest in research related to aging and older populations, including Alzheimer's disease and dementia.