Costs and Funding

Criteria:  

1. Your early May admission average, including required courses, must be 95% or higher for the program for which you’ve received and accepted an offer of admission

2. You must accept your Offer of Admission by the date specified on the offer

3. You must be enrolled at Waterloo in full-time degree studies from September to December

4. No application required 

Value:  

1. $2,000 entrance scholarship

2. $1,500 International Experience Award*

3. $1,500 Research Award*

   • Additional details apply 

Criteria:  

1. Your early May admission average, including required courses, must be 90-94.9% for the program for which you’ve received and accepted an Offer of Admission

2. You must accept your Offer of Admission by the date specified on the offer  

3. You must be enrolled at Waterloo in full-time degree studies from September to December  

4. No application required

Value:  

1. One-time award valued at $2,000 

Criteria:  

1. Your early May Admission average, including required courses, must be 85-89.9% for the program you’ve received and accepted an Offer of Admission

2. You must accept your Offer of Admission by the date specified on the offer

3. You must be enrolled at Waterloo in full-time degree studies from September to December

4. No application required

Value:

1. One-time award valued at $1,000 

Criteria:  

1. Academic performances.

2. Must be an Honours Arts, Honours Arts and Business or a Global Business and Digital Arts student

3. No application required  

Value:

1. Three at $10,000 over eight academic terms
2. One at $5,000 over eight academic terms
3. Several ranging between $1,000 to $3,000  

Criteria:

1. Admission average of 90% or above
2. Selection is based on academic achievement combined with any other faculty-specific entrance scholarship criteria.
3. Open to any program
4. Application is not required

Value:

1. 20 scholarships valued at $10,000 each  

Criteria  

1. Students of African, African American, Afro-Latine, Black Canadian, Caribbean or other African descent

2. Complete 1 application to be considered for a range of awards

   1. Individual awards will have varying eligibility criteria. Please see awards here

3. Deadline to Apply: April 15 

4. Questions about these awards? Please contact Akua Asare Anim

Value:  

1. Ranges from $1,200 to $40,000  

Criteria:

1. Citizen or member of a First Nations community (Status/Non-Status), Inuit, and/or Métis
2. To be considered, applicants must verify their Indigenous identity with documentation or an affidavit from a recognized Indigenous community
3. Complete 1 application to be considered for a range of awards
   1. Individual awards will have varying eligibility criteria. Please see the awards here
4. Deadline to Apply: April 15
5. Questions about these awards? Please contact Alex DeGagne 

Value:  

1. Ranges from $1,200 to $40,000  

Criteria:

1. Must have lived in the Region of Waterloo for at least 10 years and be attending a secondary school in the region
2. Based on academic performance with a minimum admission average of 80%
3. Demonstrated financial need and community involvement
4. Open to all programs
5. Application required
6. Students who have spouses, parents or themselves who are members of the Deer Ridge Golf Club are not eligible
7. Deadline to Apply: April 15  

Value:  

1. Up to two awards valued up to $3,500

Read more about the Deer Ridge entrance award →

Criteria:

1. Canadian citizens, permanent residents or protected persons, and residents of Ontario who have graduated from high school within the last three years
2. Preference is given to students from the Region of Waterloo
3. Demonstrated Financial need
4. Application required
5. Deadline to Apply: April 15

Value:

1. Three awards valued up to $20,000 each over eight academic terms 

Read more about the Joyce Scholars Award →

Criteria:

1. Must demonstrate significant cultural contribution to the Serbian community
2. Application required
3. Deadline to Apply: April 15 

Read more about the Serbian Education Fund entrance award →

• One award, valued up to $10,000, is presented annually to a full-time undergraduate student entering Year One of the Global Business and Digital Arts program in the Faculty of Arts. Selection will be based on academic excellence (minimum cumulative average of 80% or above), must be an Ontario resident and demonstrate financial need.
• Students must complete the UW Entrance Bursary application by April 15 to be considered
• If awarded, the award will be distributed in two equal payments – one paid in Year One, and one paid in Year Two.
  • To receive both payments, the student must remain in good standing and enrolled in full-time studies in the GBDA program.

Read more about the Stratford School GBDA Entrance Scholarship →

• An award, valued at $2,500, is presented annually to a full-time undergraduate student enrolled in Year Three or Four of the Global Business Digital Arts program at the Waterloo Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business. Selection will be based on academic excellence (minimum cumulative average of 70%), and display leadership in community activities, and volunteerism. This fund is made possible by a donation from the Rotary Club of Stratford Charitable Foundation.

Read more about the Rotary Club of Stratford Award →

• One scholarship, valued at $2,000, is awarded annually to a full-time student undergraduate entering Year Four of the Bachelor of Global Business and Digital Arts program in the Faculty of Arts, Stratford Campus.  Selection will be based on academic achievement (minimum 80% cumulative average).  This fund is made possible by donations from Jack and Helen’s family: Judith Adams & Robert Black, Catherine Adams, and Salvatore Di Bella.

Read more about the Jack & Helen Adams Memorial Scholarship in Global Business and Digital Arts →