Nanofellowship Competition is OPEN!
The application deadline is February 1, 2025.
Attracting the best and brightest from around the world
The Nanofellowships are awarded to top graduate students pursuing nanotechnology research at the University of Waterloo. These prestigious fellowships valued at $10,000 each are awarded to new graduate applicants and current MSc and PhD students at the University of Waterloo. The Nanofellowships supplement the research support provided by the supervising faculty member. Nanofellowships can be held simultaneously with other graduate awards subject to the requirements of other scholarships or awards.
Focus areas in nanotechnology include:
- Smart and functional materials: This includes but not limited to fundamental condensed matter physics, soft matter, materials characterization, nanomaterials, graphene and other 2D materials, quantum materials, nanoparticles, quantum dots, carbon nanotubes, DNA self-assembly, biomaterial and nanocellulose, new materials for additive manufacturing (i.e., 3D printing).
- Connected devices: This includes but not limited to sensors (quantum-, nano- and microsensors), MEMS/NEMS, flexible electronics, wearable devices, lab-on-chip, use of internet-of-things and artificial intelligence for sensors, human-machine interfaces, and other connected devices.
- Next generation energy systems: This includes but not limited to fundamental understanding of transport processes in energy devices, batteries, fuel cells, catalysis, low-carbon sustainable technologies, artificial photosynthesis.
- Theranostics and therapeutics: This includes but not limited to targeted drug delivery, tissue engineering, minimally invasive treatment of diseases, immunotherapy and medical imaging.
Special consideration will be given to students intending to pursue projects involving cross-disciplinary collaboration in nanotechnology.
In 2015, all United Nations Member States adopted the Agenda for Sustainable Development for 2030, providing a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for the planet. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) were devised to improve global challenges – such as improving health and living conditions – leading to sustainable development, economic growth and environmental protection. WIN is directly in tune with these global challenges, seeking solutions to ensure good health, clean water, affordable energy, industry & innovation, and climate action among all others, leading to a just society.
For full details about the UNSDGs, visit their website.
Application Process
The Nanofellowships competition is held annually. Applicants must hold an active graduate status (or planning to start their graduate degree), with a minimum of two terms remaining in their program, at the University of Waterloo. Applicants must satisfy the general eligibility requirements for the University of Waterloo graduate scholarships. A student can receive the Nanofellowship only once per academic program at the University of Waterloo. If a student transfers from a Master’s to a PhD program, they must wait a minimum of one year before they are eligible to apply for the fellowship again.
Applicants must have a strong academic record, maintaining a minimum average of 80% (based on their raw marks) in all their previous academic programs.
Existing Students are defined as students who have already been enrolled in a graduate program administered by the Department at the University of Waterloo, and started their graduate program with courses and/or conducting research.
Prospective Students are defined as students who have applied to graduate studies at the University of Waterloo and not yet started their graduate program (not yet taking courses or started research). To be eligible for the Nanofellowship, you must have already applied to or will apply to UWaterloo Graduate Studies before the February 1st deadline. If you have submitted your application to UWaterloo Graduate Studies eight (8) months or longer before the time of application to the Nanofellowship, your application may no longer be on file. Please check with the department to which you originally applied to ensure your application is still valid and on file.
Evaluation
For prospective students and existing students in the first year of their graduate program, the following weighting will be used for evaluation:
- Academic Records: 25%
- Scholarship & Awards: 10%
- Research Proposal: 30%
- Publications & Presentations: 15%
- Reference Letters: 20%
For existing students beyond the first year of their graduate program, the following weighting will be used for evaluation:
- Academic Records: 15%
- Scholarship & Awards: 10%
- Research Proposal: 30%
- Publications & Presentations: 25%
- Reference Letters: 20%
We will apply scaling factors on the academic raw marks based on the national ranking of the university. For example, for any institution which is within the top ten in their country, the scaling factor is 1 (no change in raw marks). For an institution which is ranked 90th and beyond in their country, the scaling factor will be 0.1 (scaled marks = 0.1 x raw marks).
Please note: WIN Office will not accept any incomplete application. It is the responsibility of the applicant to make sure all relevant requirements including reference letters are made available by the deadline. WIN Office will not reach out to individuals to follow-up on any incomplete submission.
Nanofellowship Committee:
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WIN Faculty Member(s) representing Engineering
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WIN Faculty Member(s) representing Science
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WIN Executive Director
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WIN Office Staff
Nanofellowship Winners
Since 2008, WIN has awarded 632 Nanofellowship awards to students across 8 different departments.
Each year we accept applications from students around the world and the winners represent the very best of the best, boasting a mean grade average of approximately 90%.
WIN would like to offer our congratulations to all our Nanofellowship winners and we thank all of our talented students who apply.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for applying for a Nanofellowship
The first section of the FAQs applies to all Nanofellowship applications. If you have further questions, please contact us at win-office@uwaterloo.ca
- Prospective Students:
- Existing Students:
2024 Nanofellowship Winners
Ahmed Shahin
Aline Braz Ramirez
Ayaan Lakhani
Bersu Bastug Azer
Bohdan Khromets
Carlee Montgomery
Connor MacRobbie
Diogo de Oliveira Livera
Dion Grobe
Do-Yun Park
Fatemeh Keyvani
Hesam Abouali
Justin Wong
Maryam Soleimani
Matthew Scarfo
Max Walton-Raaby
Michael McCarvell
Mohamed Okasha
Mohammad Nankali
Mohsen Azadinia
Natasha Evans
Negin Bourzari
Patrick Thomas
Ruofei Zheng
Sadegh Sadeghzadeh
Saikiran Khamgaonkar
Samed Kocer
Shakiba Samsami
Sharafat Ali
Shawn Reeves
Xander Gouws
Xin Jin
Yonglin Wang
Zhe Huang
2023 NANOFELLOWSHIP WINNERS
| Hesam Abouali | Michelle Dieu Thao Huynh | Ewomazino Constance Ojogbo |
| Sharafat Ali | Fatemeh Keyvani | Paul Park |
| Mohsen Azadinia | Samed Kocer | Ethan Kristopher Piercey |
| Mahsa Barjini Khabbaz | Seyed Mohammadali Emadi Foshtomi | Youssra Rahham |
| Bersu Bastug Azer | Carina Filice | Ahmed Shahin |
| Subhamoy Biswas | Pranav Gavirneni | Bruna Siebeneichler |
| Rachel Blanchard | Peyman GhavamiNejad | Michael Spinazze |
| Irina Bukhteeva | Atefeh Ghorbani Koltapeh | Cailum Stienstra |
| Zuolong Chen | Naman Kumar Gupta | Ethan Watt |
| Akash Chowdhury | Mei Han | Emily Yip |
| Fabio Cuzzucoli | Ali Heydari | Hao Yu |
| Diogo de Oliveira Livera | Yasaman Maddah | Jinxuan Zhang |
| Cameron Lucas Dean | Jonathan Mayry | Jixi Zhang |
| Poojitha Durgamahanti | Mirfath Sultana Mesbahuddin | Yichen Zhao |
| Seyed Ali Hosseini Farahabadi | Sarah Odinotski | Hanjia Zheng |
2022 Nanofellowship winners
Md Fahim Al Fattah
Jonathan David Mayry
Avery To
Negin Bouzari
Cameron Meaney
Lei Wang
Irina Bukhteeva
Kseniia Medvedeva
Yi Wang
Li Chang
Mohammad Ala Mohajerzadeh
Ethan Watt
Qiaoyun Chen
Dorsa Mohammadrezaei
Zhao Weinan
Ali Ghatei Kalashami
Ewomazino Constance Ojogbo
Michael Wright
Hossein Golzar
Heebong Yang
Tao Guo
Lanting Qian
Junjie Yin
Lian Han
Youssra Rahham
Brian Youden
Zhuoyang He
Md Masud Rana
Zhuo Yu
Md Milon Islam
Daniel Rickert
Jinhe Zhang
Rabiul Islam
Soumyadeep Saha
Jinxuan Zhang
Muhammed Kayaharman
Fatemeh Samaeifar
Reza Kohandani
Sepideh Sarmast Sakhvidi
Salman Lari
Mayuri Sritharan
Yasaman Maddah
Youchao Teng
2021 Nanofellowship winners
Md Fahim Al Fattah
Muhammed Kayaharman
Stanislav Musikhin
Mohamed Arabi
Shehryar Khan
Emir Nazdrajić
Saeed Mohammad Bamatraf
A-Reum Kim
Mohammad Okasha
Zuolong Chen
Robyn Klassen
Tyler Or
Ewomazino Constance Ojogbo
Reza Kohandani
Daniel Rickert
Fabio Cuzzucoli
Salman Lari
Morgan Robinson
Chuying Feng
Yebin Lee
Resul Saritas
Bronwyn Forrest
Chang Li
Amirali Shamsolhodaei
Pranav Gavirneni
Elif Pinar Alsac
Mayuri Sritharan
Hossein Golzar
Alireza Mashayekhi
Nicholas Wilson
Naman Gupta
Md Masud Rana
Fan Ye
Saeed Habibpour
Avi Mathur
Junjie Yin
Stephen Harrigan
Kseniia Medvedeva
MoMo Zandieh
Zain Hussain Warsi
Nanqin Mei
Maiwen Zhang
Rabiul Islam
Md Milon Islam
2020 Nanofellowship winners
Abdullah Alshehri
ZhiCheng Huang
Yannick Leandre Traoré
Delaney Anderson
Christian Ieritano
Morgan Robinson
Irfani Rahmi Ausri
Asif Abdullah Khan
Resul Saritas
Robert Bennett
Bohdan Khromets
Supratik Sarkar
Trevor Blaikie
Ahmad Malik Lakhani
Thomas Storwick
Lauren Blanc
Lingzi Ma
Chunxia Tang
Elham Davoodi
Sirshendu Misra
Avery To
Pablo Daniel Enrique
Ryan Moreira
Zhen Zhang
Tao Guo
Stanislav Musikhin
Liadong Zhou
Stephen Harrigan
Michael Noden
Zhe Huang
Tyler Or
2019 Nanofellowship winners
Alaaeldin Ahmed
Navjot Khaira
Zachary Strike
Ayman Alneamy
Asif Abdullah Khan
Sina Talebi Moghaddam
Elif Pinar Alsac
Ivan Kochetkov
Chunxia Tang
Hatameh Asgarimoghaddam
Braden Kralt
Janine Thoma
Lauren Blanc
Monika Snowdon
Yannick Traore
Remi Casier
Feng Li
Alexandru Vasile
Jialu Chen
Dan Luo
Guobin Wen
Hyunwoo Choi
Alireza Mashayekhi
Luzhu Xu
Ya-Ping Deng
Kissan Mistry
Fan Ye
Run Ze Gao
Ryan Moreira
Penghui Yin
Chulgi Hong
Bohua Ren
Hyeonghwa Yu
Jiahao Huang
Stephen Robinson-Enebeli
Zhen Zhang
Christian Ieritano
Muhammad Shahidul Islam
Moslem Sadeghi Goughari
Geoffrey Sinclair
Yiju Zhao
Laidong Zhou
2018 Nanofellowship winners
Marcus Abramovitch
Kiana Amini
Hassan Askari
Matthew Courtney
Ya-Ping Deng
Alicia Dubinski
Run Ze Gao
Xiguang Gao
Gilliam Hawes
Khaled Ibrahim
Kavish Kaup
Navjot Khaira
Se Young Kim
Chun Yuen Kwok
Hyunjae Lee
Yibo Lui
Rhiannon Lohr
Xiao Ming
Sirshendu Misra
Kissan Mistry
Hassan Moussa
Erika Ramos
Bohua Ren
Moslem Sadeghi Goughari
Ida Sadeghi
Elizabeth Salsberg
Serxho Selmani
Abhinandan Shyamsunder
Geoffrey Sinclair
Janine Thoma
Yannick Traore
Kai Xi Wang
Shirley Wong
Penghui Yin
Hyeonghwa Yu
Jing Zhang
Zijie Zhang
Kai Zhao
Yiju Zhao
2017 Nanofellowship winners
Mina Abdelmalek
AbdulAziz Almutairi
Dawood Alsaedi
Kiana Amini
Mohsen Asad
Hassan Askari
Eduardo Barrera-Ramirez
Paul Chen
Matthew Courtney
Jing Fu
Nathan Grishkewich
Gyu Chull Han
Gillian Hawes
Marie Hébert
Andrew Holmes
Khaled Ibrahim
Kavish Kaup
Grigoriy Kimaev
Ivan Kochetkov
Monika Kulak
Hyunjae Lee
Matthew Li
Yibo Liu
Rhiannon Lohr
Alam Mahmud
Rasool Nasseri Pourtokalo
Moon Gyu Park
Ran Peng
Paola Russo
Ida Sadeghi
Mostafa Saquib
Rohit Saraf
Runjhun Saran
Alison Scott
Behrooz Semnani
Yinqiu Shi
Tejinder Singh
ManChun Tam
John Tse
JunGeun Um
Demin Yin
2016 Nanofellowship winners
Maricor Jane Arlos
Mohsen Asad
Noor Bahsoun
Eduardo Barrera-Ramirez
Paul Chen
Tyler Davidson-Hall
Christopher Deimert
Adrian Delgado
Jianjin Dong
Kun Feng
Fred Fu
Jing Fu
Gordon Hall
Gyu-Chull Han
Marie Hebert
Youssef Helwa
Andrew Holmes
Gaopeng Jiang
Se Young Kim
Manfred Kao
Brenda Lee
Dong-Un Lee
Timothy Leshuk
Pendar Mahmoudi
Alam Mahmud
Ryan Neufeld
Moon Gyu Park
Long Pu
Jesse Quinn
Abhishek Raj
Rohit Saraf
Runjhun Saran
Behrooz Semnani
Yinqiu Shi
Abhinandan Shyamsunder
Tejinder Singh
Sean Walker
Demin Yin
Sid Zarabi
2015 Nanofellowship winners
Parvin Adeli
Sanam Atashin
Erin Bedford
Navid Bizmark
Yu Chai
Li Chen
Dennis Curry
Christopher Deimert
Russel Fernandes
Fredrick Fu
Nathan Grishkewich
Gordon Hall
Gyu-Chull Han
Andrew Holmes
Md Ariful Hoque
Nicholas Lanigan
Dong-Un Lee
Timothy Leshuk
Matthew Li
Stuart Linley
Biwu Liu
Anand Lopez
Gregory Lui
Nupur Maheshwari
Pendar Mahmoudi
Quanquan Pang
Jesse Quinn
Shehan Salgado
Brandon Seo
Hamed Shahsavan
Amirreza Shirani Bidabadi
Bin Sun
Colin Tittle
Taylor Urquhart
Xinyun Wu
Demin Yin
2014 Nanofellowship winners
Victor Chabot
Yu Chai
Louis Cheung
Celal Con
Ripon Dey
Elizabeth Drolle
Kun Feng
Russel Fernandes
Gordon Hall
Gyu-Chull Han
Connor Hart
Robert Henderson
Drew Higgins
Gregory Holloway
Po-Jung Jimmy Huang
Krishna Iyer
Jin Hee Kang
Alireza Khosropour
Sarah Ann LeBlanc
Dong Un Lee
Timothy Leshuk
Robert Liang
Madelaine Liddy
Peter Lin
Bin Liu
Shengyan Liu
Nupur Maheshwari
Nimer Murshid
Quanquan Pang
Jacob Rogowski
Kurt Schreiter
Hamed Shahsavan
Timothy Sipkens
Bin Sun
Xiangcheng Sun
Mohit Verma
Jaspreet Walia
Sean Walker
Kyle Willick
2013 Nanofellowship winners
Marwa Abd-Ellah
Brian Adams
Parinaz Akhlaghi
Louis Cheung
Pierce Chuang
Jianjin Dong
Elizabeth Drolle
Kun Feng
Andrew Finkle
Connor Hart
Robert Henderson
Drew Higgins
Gregory Holloway
Kazem Jeddi
Grigoriy Kimaev
Sarah Ann LeBlanc
Timothy Leshuk
Robert Liang
Peter Lin
Shengyan Liu
Bin Liu
Sheng Lu
Corey Rae McRae
Adam Neale
Anthony Petrie
Hamed Shahsavan
Timothy Sipkens
Xiangcheng Sun
Xiaoqi Sun
Sibi Sutty
Mohit Verma
Uyxing Vongsaysy
Jaspreet Walia
Qi Wang
Kyle Willick
Lawrence Wong
Hadis Zarrin
Jian Zhang
2012 Nanofellowship winners
Shiva Abbaszadeh
Brian Adams
Morteza Ahmadi
Seyedeh Akhlaghi
Daniel Bacinello
Erin Bedford
Robert Black
Alexander Brukson
Ja-Yeon Choi
Melissa Chow
Pierce I-Jen Chuang
Michael Coleman
Chad Daley
Drew Davidson
Elizabeth Drolle
Andrew Finkle
Aashish Gaurav
Steve George
Robert Henderson
Drew Higgins
Bright Iheanacho
Milad Shahrestani
Peter Lin
Shengyan Liu
Sheng Lu
Gregory Lui
Brendan McDonald
Leanne Murphy
Nafiseh Naffissi
Nany Chunyan Nan
Adam Neale
Baoling Peng
Umar Shafique
Timothy Sipkens
Sibi Sutty
Morteza Torabi
Mohit Verma
Qi Wang
Ting Wang
Andrew Ward
Kyle Willick
Hadis Zarrin
Yingjie Zhang
Yan Zhao
2011 Nanofellowship winners
Thomas Borel
Terence Chan
Zhu Chen
Youngjik Choi
Neeshma Dave
Scott Evers
Chris Ferrie
Drew Higgins
Gregory Holloway
Jasper Huang
Bright Iheanacho
Mohammadreza Khorasaninejad
Natacha Kinadjian
Geoffrey Lee
Leanna Murphy
Nafiseh Nafissi
Ali Najafi Sohi
Shruti Nambiar
Chunyan Nan
Jean-Luc Orgiazzi
Om Patange
Baoliang Peng
Colin James Phipps
Yverick Rangom
Tamara Rozina
Madjid Soltani
Andrew Ward
Graeme Williams
Lai-Pong Wong
Wen Xu
2010 Nanofellowship winners
Michael Adachi
Aijaz Baig
Robert Black
Zhu Chen
Jun Chen
(Vince) Youngjik Choi
Ryan Denomme
Behzard Esfandiarpour
Scott Evers
Anita FadariRoudsari
Shokouh Sadat Farvid
Ryan Hsu
Jasper Huang
Mousa Jafari
Lei Jia
Bryan Kuropatwa
Hassan Mostafa
Shruti Nambiar
Sangtak Park
Colin James Phipps
Farzad Maloomeh
Allan Rogalsky
Parisa Sadatmousavi
Sara Attar
Daryoush Shiri
Hyeongho Suh
Weijie Wan
Hui Wang
Graeme Williams
Wen Xu
Mohammad Yeke Yazdandoost
Nino Zahriovic
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for Nanofellowship Awardees
Please see below for the frequently asked questions and answers for students who have received a Nanofellowship award. If you have further questions, please contact us at win-office@uwaterloo.ca.
I have been awarded a WIN Nanofellowship, but I need to defer the award to next year – is this possible?
You may defer your award for a maximum of one year at a time ONLY for reasons of parental leave, child-rearing, illness, or health-related family responsibilities. You may not defer your award to accept or hold another award, employment, or to pursue studies other than those for which you have received funding. For students on co-tutelle or other programs requiring travel, the Nanofellowship payments will follow those guidelines recommended by the University of Waterloo.
I just have a question about the second ($5000) WIN Nanofellowship payment schedule. Will the payment deposit into my bank account this term because I did not receive it yet?
All awards are processed within the first to second month of the Fall or Winter terms, and are administered through your home department. Please contact your department’s graduate coordinator if you have not received payment by the end of the second month of the respective term.
Do I need to attend the awards ceremony?
Yes, your attendance at the awards ceremony is mandatory, under penalty of award forfeiture. If you have exceptional circumstances, you must notify the WIN office at least 2 weeks prior to the ceremony and be prepared to provide a summary document or presentation.
Do I need to attend WIN seminars and Distinguished Lectures?
Yes, each Nanofellowship winner is also required to attend a total of 9 advertised WIN Seminars (including Joint Seminars) and 3 Distinguished Lectures for the academic year of the award. You may be asked to forfeit the award if you do not meet these requirements.