Professor James A.A. Field Graduate Scholarship in Electrical & Computer Engineering

Award type: 
Scholarships
Affiliation: 
Women
Award description: 

A scholarship, valued at $4,000, will be awarded annually to a full-time female graduate student enrolled in the course-based master’s program in the Electrical & Computer Engineering Department in the Faculty of Engineering, wherein women are underrepresented. Eligible candidates must have a minimum overall average of 80% in their current program. Selection of a recipient will be made automatically in the Winter term by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. This award is made possible by a donation from Isobel Field in memory of her late husband to help support female graduate students. Professor James A. A. Field was one of the founding members of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo, from which he retired as Professor Emeritus.

Value: 
$4,000
Value description: 

One award valued at $4,000 annually. The period of this defined term award will be from 2021 to 2025. The first selection will be made in March 2021 and the last in March 2025.

Eligibility & selection criteria: 
  • Female graduate students registered full-time in the course-based master’s program (MEng) in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering, wherein women are underrepresented. Underrepresented criteria are subject to annual review and may change as per framework from IAP and Dean’s Council.
  • Eligible candidates must have a minimum cumulative average of at least 80% in their current program at Waterloo
  • Application is not required. The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering will identify candidates and select recipients normally each Winter.
Level: 
Masters
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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