Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA)
Needles Hall, second floor, room 2201
This award was established in memory of the late M. Chandrashekar, a Professor in the Department of Systems Design Engineering for more than twenty-five years. It is expected that the awardee be a full-time graduate student at the University of Waterloo at the time of application. He/she may not be beyond the third term in the Master's program or the ninth term in the PhD program.
The purpose of this award is to provide financial support for graduate students in the Faculty of Engineering who are working in the field of sustainable, environmentally benign energy-such as solar energy, wind energy, and biomass energy---or in obtaining a deeper understanding of how energy usage affects our environment, with a goal toward mitigating that effect.
Varies up to a maximum of $5,000 for 1 full award paid over 3 academic terms.
Each applicant should write a letter to the Dean of Engineering explaining how the applicant meets the criteria and how his or her research program relates to the purpose of the award. The application form and a curriculum vitae (CV) should accompany the letter. The CV should contain, aside from the typical items, information on scholarships received, publications, and extra-curricular activities while at the University of Waterloo.
Selection will be made jointly by the Dean and Associate Dean, Graduate Studies, Faculty of Engineering.
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 co-ordinated within the Office of Indigenous Relations.