Scholarships

The Faculty of Mathematics offers a number of scholarships for incoming first-year students to help offset the cost of university and support you on the important investment into your future. These scholarships can be a one-time payment or a renewable award that is paid out over multiple terms with specific requirements to remain eligible.

Scholarships are typically awarded based on grades, but some require additional information, an application, and certain applicant criteria to be met. You can be awarded these scholarships in addition to other scholarships awarded by the University of Waterloo. You are encouraged to apply to all scholarships that you meet the eligibility requirements of. For example, if you are an Indigenous Canadian, you would be eligible for Indigenous scholarships as well as National scholarships.

National Scholarships

National Scholarships are open to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents in the Faculty of Mathematics. These scholarships require the completion of an application form and mathematics scholarship paper.

The deadline for application-based scholarships is Friday, February 14, 2025.

The following scholarships are currently available:

Scholarships	Eligible programs	Details
CIBC National Scholarship	BBA/BCS, BBA/BMath, Computer Science	One available $25,000 Spread equally over eight academic terms Must maintain a minimum 80% average and take five courses each academic term to receive payments after first year
Mathematics National Scholarships	Any Faculty of Mathematics program (except Software Engineering or Computing and Financial Management)	Up to 15 available $12,000 to $25,000 Spread equally over eight academic terms Must maintain a minimum 80% average and take five courses each academic term to receive payments after first year

Applicants to the Faculty of Mathematics may be eligible to receive both Faculty of Mathematics entrance scholarships and University-based scholarships.

Global and India Scholarships

These scholarships are open to students in the Faculty of Mathematics studying on a Student Visa. These scholarships require the completion of an application form and mathematics scholarship paper. There will be at least one Global scholarship offered to students from the Caribbean, and at least one Global scholarship offered to students from Africa.

The deadline for application-based scholarships is Friday, February 14, 2025.

The following scholarships are currently available:

Scholarships	Eligible students	Eligible programs	Details
Mathematics Global Scholarships	International students	Any Faculty of Mathematics program (except Software Engineering or Computing and Financial Management)	Up to 10 available $12,000 to $40,000 Spread equally over eight academic terms Must maintain a minimum 80% average and take five courses each academic term to receive payments after first year
Mathematics International Elite Awards: India	International students with Indian citizenship	Any Faculty of Mathematics program (except Software Engineering or Computing and Financial Management)	Up to 5 available $40,000 Two equal payments in first year
Mathematics International Excellence Awards: India	International students with Indian citizenship	Any Faculty of Mathematics program (except Software Engineering or Computing and Financial Management)	Up to 10 available $20,000 Two equal payments in first year

Black and Indigenous Scholarships

Applicants to any program within the Faculty of Mathematics, excluding Software Engineering, may be eligible for Black and/or Indigenous scholarships valued between $10,000 and $20,000.

The deadline for application-based scholarships is Monday, April 15, 2025.

Scholarships	Eligible students	Eligible programs	Details
4KPi Award for Black and Indigenous Students in Mathematics	Black or Indigenous students entering Year One of a co-op program Canadian citizen, Permanent Resident, or protected person	Any Faculty of Mathematics program (except Software Engineering or Computing and Financial Management)	Two available $12,566.37 Apply here
Faculty of Mathematics Entrance Scholarship for Black Students	Full-time undergraduate Black students entering Year One Canadian citizen, Permanent Resident, or protected person	Any Faculty of Mathematics program (except Software Engineering or Computing and Financial Management)	Several available $10,000 to $20,000 Spread equally over eight academic terms Must maintain a minimum 80% average and take five courses each academic term to receive payments after first year Apply here
Faculty of Mathematics Entrance Scholarship for Black International Students	Full-time undergraduate Black international students entering Year One	Any Faculty of Mathematics program (except Software Engineering)	Several available $20,000 to $40,000 Spread equally over eight academic terms Must maintain a minimum 80% average and take five courses each academic term to receive payments after first year Apply here
Scotiabank Entrance Scholarship for Black and Indigenous Students	Full-time undergraduate Black or Indigenous students entering Year One	Any Faculty of Mathematics program (except Software Engineering or Computing and Financial Management)	Up to 10 available $20,000 Two equal payments in first year Apply here

Contact Student Awards and Financial Aid if you have questions.

Contest-based scholarships

To be considered, you must be a current high school student admissible to the Faculty of Mathematics. Scholarship decisions are based on a combination of averages, the Admissions Information Form, and math contest results. You are strongly recommended to write one or both of our math contests: the Euclid Mathematics Contest and/or the Canadian Senior Mathematics Contest. Applicants to the Faculty of Math attending secondary school in Ontario must write the Euclid Mathematics Contest at their regular school for the Admissions and Scholarship Committees to consider their score.

Contact your math teacher or guidance counsellor to register.

Entrance Scholarships - Contest(s) are strongly recommended

The Faculty of Mathematics awards 200 entrance scholarships in values of:

$10,000 over four years
$8,000 over four years
one-year scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $5,000

To be considered you must be a current high school student admissible to the Faculty of Mathematics. Scholarship decisions are based on a combination of averages, Admissions Information Form and math contest results. You are strongly recommended to write one or both of our math contests: the Euclid Mathematics Contest and/or the Canadian Senior Mathematics Contest. Applicants to the Faculty of Math attending secondary school in Ontario must write the Euclid Mathematics Contest at their regular school for the Admissions and Scholarship Committees to consider their score.

Contact your math teacher or guidance counsellor to register.

University-Wide Scholarships

There are also a number of university-wide scholarships that are available for all first-year students from the President's Office. These scholarships are open to students applying to any undergraduate program at the University of Waterloo.

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