Professor Safieddin (Ali) Safavi-Naeini Graduate Scholarship

Award type: 
Scholarships
Award description: 

A scholarship, valued at $1,500, will be provided annually to a full-time graduate student enrolled in a research-based master’s or doctoral program in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department. Selection will be based on academic excellence (minimum 80% cumulative average in their current program or over the last two full-time academic years). Applicants must also demonstrate interest in conducting research in electromagnetics, ranging from radio to microwave to terahertz and optics, and applied to a variety of topics including, but not limited to, communications, imaging, superconductivity, and biomedical sensing. Interested students should submit an application by January 31 to the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering who will select a recipient annually. This scholarship was established by the family and friends to create a legacy for Safieddin (Ali) Safavi-Naeini who strived to be a research mentor and a friend through his compassionate and caring spirit. Prof. Ali. was a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the director of the Centre for Intelligent Antenna and Radio Systems.

Value: 
$1,500
Eligibility & selection criteria: 
  • Full-time international students registered in a research-based master’s or doctoral program in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering
  • The scholarship is to be targeted towards students engaged in research in electromagnetics, ranging from radio to microwave to terahertz and optics, and applied to a variety of topics including, but not limited to, communications, imaging, superconductivity, and biomedical sensing
  • Selection to be based on academic excellence (minimum 80% cumulative average in their current program or over the last two full-time academic years)
  • The scholarship will be renewable for up to 2 years for master’s students and up to 4 years for doctoral students, providing that the student remains registered in their program. Master’s recipients who transfer into a doctoral program while holding the renewal of their scholarship may continue to hold it for the remainder of that year. The maximum duration that the scholarship would be held by a single student is 4 years
  • Interested students should submit an application by January 31 to the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
  • This scholarship will be in addition to any minimum funding offered to the student
  • A selection committee, chaired by the Associate Chair Graduate Studies in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering will select recipients normally each Winter
Level: 
Masters, Doctoral
Program:
Engineering→Electrical & Computer Eng
Citizenship: 
Canadian/Permanent resident, International/study permit student
Selection process: 
Application required
Term: 
Winter
Additional instructions: 

Interested students should submit an application by January 31 to the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

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