Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA)
Needles Hall, second floor, room 2201
The WIN-Velocity Scholarship, with a value equivalent to a Graduate Research Studentship (GRS) for two years, has been made possible through a financial contribution from the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) to support domestic research-based master’s students, who will be registered full time in their first year of graduate studies, in the Faculty of Engineering and/or Faculty of Science. Eligible students must pursue commercialization and entrepreneurship activities for establishing a start-up company at UW with Velocity support, based on a business idea in “deep-tech” which matches research conducted by the WIN supervisor. Students participating in the program will receive mentorship and advice for start-up and entrepreneurial activities from Velocity. To be considered for this scholarship, students must complete the WIN-Velocity Scholarship application found on the WIN-Velocity website and submit it according to the graduate admission deadlines set by the Faculties of Engineering and Science: 1st February for Fall admission; 1st June for Winter admission; and 1st October for Spring admission. A committee composed of WIN and Velocity representatives will review applications and make selections based both on academic credentials as well as on the market potential of the applicant’s business idea within six (6) to eight (8) weeks of application submission.
Up to two (2) awards will be given annually with the value being equivalent to two (2) years’ Graduate Research Scholarship (GRS) (value will normally be the upper value between Engineering or Science regardless of the student’s home department).
For further information about this award, please contact the Assistant Director, Research Programs at the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology.
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.