Global Governance Doctoral Fellowship

Award type: 
Scholarships
Award description: 

Global Governance Doctoral Fellowships, valued between $25,000 - $35,000 annually, will be awarded to eligible graduate students who are registered full time in their first year of the PhD Global Governance program in the Faculty of Arts or Faculty of Environment. Selection will be based on academic achievement - normally a minimum cumulative average of 80% or equivalent over the last two full-time academic years. Recipients will normally be selected in the Winter term based on their application for admission to the graduate program. This fund is made possible by a donation from Jim Balsillie. 

Value description: 
  • Annual awards of $25,000 to $35,000 
  • The Fellowship is paid in equal installments at the start of each of the first three terms of the program. 
  • Continued receipt of this fellowship in subsequent terms is conditional upon continuous registration and satisfactory performance in the doctoral program. 
  • Subject to availability of funds, students may be awarded fellowships in years two through five of their programs. 
  • The value of this Fellowship may be adjusted for students who hold external funding equivalent to or in excess of $15,000. 
Eligibility & selection criteria: 
  • full-time graduate students in the first year of the PhD Global Governance program in the Faculty of Arts or Faculty of Environment at the University of Waterloo
  • selection to be based on academic achievement - normally a minimum cumulative average of 80% or equivalent.
  • open to Canadian Citizens/permanent residents, international/study permit students
  • application is not required
  • recipients of the Fellowship in year one are selected based on their application for admission to the graduate program by the admissions committee and PhD program directorship. Recipients in years two through five are selected by the program directorship
Level: 
Doctoral
Program:
Arts→Global Governance; Environment→Environment, Enterprise & Development
Citizenship: 
Canadian/Permanent resident, International/study permit student
Selection process: 
Student selected automatically by Faculty/Department
Term: 
Winter
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