Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA)
Needles Hall, second floor, room 2201
The scholarship, valued at up to $20,000 will be awarded annually to a full-time University of Waterloo graduate student registered in the Faculty of Engineering. The scholarship will be awarded to a graduate student on the basis of scholastic excellence and a demonstrated interest in Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, who holds an Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) or a Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology (QEII GSST). If the match or enhancement becomes unavailable or a suitable recipient cannot be found, the funds will be paid out as a regular graduate scholarship. This scholarship has been established by a donation from Dr. Alan Plumtree.
The value of the Award will be determined by the income generated by the fund each year. The goal is provide a combined scholarship with a value of up to $20,000. Of this, $5,000 will be provided from the endowment income, to be matched 2:1 ($10,000) by funding from Ontario Graduate Scholarships (OGS) or the Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology (QEII-GSST). The University of Waterloo will top-up the scholarship with $5,000. This will be in addition to the minimum funding. The value and/or number of scholarships may change as funds permit. Eligibility for the scholarship should be based both on academic merit and preference will be given to a graduate students whose area of research is engineering materials. If the match or enhancement becomes unavailable or a suitable recipient cannot be found, the funds will be paid out as a regular graduate scholarship.
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.