Black Graduate Students EDI-RO Award

Scholarships valued at $5,000 each will be awarded each term to graduate students registered full time in a doctoral program in any department or Faculty at the University of Waterloo. Interested students must identify as Black* and must have obtained a minimum cumulative average of 75% or equivalent in their current or most recently completed program. Interested students must complete and submit an application found on the Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Anti-Racism (EDI-RO) website by September 15 (fall term), January 15 (winter term) or May 15 (spring term). As part of the application, students must include a research paper (10-15 pages in length) describing their current or proposed research. A committee within the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Anti-Racism will select recipients each term.

*For the purpose of this award, according to the University’s Equity Data Strategy, Black students may include those of African, Caribbean, Black Canadian, Afro-Latine, African American, or other African descent. Applicants who identify as Black must provide a written attestation that they identify as belonging to the respective community, including an explanation how their lived experiences demonstrate their inclusion in one of these communities.