New $10,000 entrepreneurship awards

Friday, November 13, 2026
Students working on electronics project in a lab at the University of Waterloo

Do you have the drive and ambition to solve real-world problems and launch bold ideas? Waterloo's new $10,000 Entrepreneurship Entrance Award may be for you!

Approximately 50 awards will be given to incoming first-year students who have exceptional entrepreneurial potential. Recipients will receive $10,000 to support their first-year studies and be eligible for an additional $10,000 Enterprise Co-op Award to help start their own business during a co-op work term if they're accepted into the Enterprise Co-op program.

Students are also guaranteed a spot in the Entrepreneurial Living-Learning Community (LLC), a residence floor which offers community-building experiences, pitch prep, networking events, and more.

Applications open December 15 in the Waterloo applicant portal and are due by February 15.