Awards and prizes

Entrance awards - Sir Isaac Newton (SIN) Scholarships

Each year several Sir Isaac Newton (SIN) Scholarships are offered to our incoming Physics & Astronomy students proceeding towards an honours degree in either regular or co-operative programs in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Waterloo. These entrance scholarships pay the student up to $5,000 in year 1, and up to $1,000 in years 2 to 4.

please note:

While entrance scholarships are awarded to the top performers entering an undergraduate degree in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Waterloo, the results of this exam are not used to determine entrance eligibility.