Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA)
Needles Hall, second floor, room 2201
A limited number of awards are available each academic term to support doctoral students who are within the last two terms of program completion (term of award plus one additional term). These awards are made possible with funds provided by the Vice-President, Academic and Provost, and Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA). The intention is to assist highly qualified, full-time doctoral students to complete their thesis writing and defence.
Waterloo reserves one Doctoral Thesis Completion Award (DTCA) for Indigenous applicants each term (total of three per year). Applicants may self-identify as Indigenous on the DTCA application form. For the purposes of the scholarship, an Indigenous person is one who self-identifies as First Nations (Status/Non-Status), Métis, or Inuit. To protect the integrity of Indigenous candidates, applicants are required to provide documentation confirming their Indigenous identity. This supporting documentation will be verified by the Indigenous Relations Office at the University of Waterloo. Examples of acceptable documentation include Status card, Band membership card, citizenship card issued by a Métis National Council governing member or the Manitoba Métis Foundation, land claim beneficiary card, a letter from an Indigenous organization or community, an affidavit in which the applicant self-identifies as Indigenous.
For full eligibility and selection criteria, please visit our Doctoral Thesis Completion Award web page.
Visit our Doctoral Thesis Completion Award web page to find a copy of the application form.
Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA)
Needles Hall, second floor, room 2201
The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is centralized within our Office of Indigenous Relations.