Brace Family Graduate Scholarship in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Award type: 
Scholarships
Award description: 

A scholarship, valued at $10,000, will be awarded annually to a student who will be entering and be registered full time in a master’s or doctoral program in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering. Selection will be based on academic excellence, combined with demonstrated proof of research excellence. The department of Electrical and Computer Engineering will identify and select a recipient annually, based on their application for admission to the program. This fund is made possible by Phil Brace (BASc ’93 Computer Engineering) whose family has strong connections to Waterloo. Phil, his brother Colin (BMath ’96), and sister Amanda (Peel) Hutchinson (BSC ’04) are all proud alumni who credit their successful careers to their education and excellent co-op experience at Waterloo. Phil is happy to support the next generation of excellent Waterloo Engineering students.

Value: 
$10,000
Eligibility & selection criteria: 
  • Students who will be entering and be registered full time in a research-based master’s or doctoral program in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering.
  • Selection to be based on academic excellence (minimum cumulative average of 90% or equivalent over the last two full-time academic years) and demonstrated proof of research excellence.
  • This scholarship will be in addition to any minimum funding the student is offered as part of their admission to the program.
  • The department of Electrical and Computer Engineering will identify candidates and select recipients based on their application for admission to the program normally each Winter with the award being paid across two terms starting in the fall term.
Level: 
Masters, Doctoral
Program:
Engineering→Electrical & Computer Eng
Citizenship: 
Canadian/Permanent resident, International/study permit student
Selection process: 
Student selected automatically by Faculty/Department
Term: 
Winter
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