Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA)
Needles Hall, second floor, room 2201
You should apply for the Provosts Postdoctoral Program for Black and Indigenous scholars if:
*For the purpose of this fellowship, an Indigenous person is one who is a citizen or member of a First Nations (Status/Non-Status), Métis, Inuit community as defined in the Canadian Constitution Act 1982. According to the University’s Equity Data Strategy, Black applicants may include those of African, Caribbean, Black Canadian, Afro-Latine, African American, or other African descent.
All qualified candidates regardless of citizenship status are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.
Applicants to the 2024 Provost’s Program for Black and Indigenous Postdoctoral Scholars must fulfill or have “fulfilled all degree requirements”** for a PhD:
For applicants who have completed more than one PhD, the eligibility window applies to the most recent of the degrees.
The window of eligibility can be extended by a cumulative maximum of two years if the applicant had their academic career interrupted for one or more of the following reasons:
Interruptions used to extend the eligibility window for degree completion must have occurred after the “fulfillment of the degree requirements” and before the application submission deadline.
**“Fulfilled all degree requirements” refers to the date that all degree requirements were met, including thesis defence corrections and submission of thesis. It does not refer to the convocation date.
Eligibility restrictions:
Tackling issues of societal importance, gaining better understanding of human experiences and the human dimensions of global challenges, and supporting interdisciplinary research teams are some of the key goals of this program. Applicants whose research work intersects with the University of Waterloo’s strategic research strengths or whose work advances novel approaches and solutions to complex global challenges are especially encouraged to apply.
The program seeks to attract emergent scholars who challenge and advance their disciplines, and the global community. The University seeks candidates who have demonstrated:
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.