Award type:
Scholarships/awards
Affiliation:
Ontario first generation
Award description:
A scholarship, valued at $2,000, will be awarded annually to a full-time undergraduate student enrolled in Year Two of any program in the School of Accounting and Finance or the Cheriton School of Computer Science. Selection is based on academic excellence (minimum 80% cumulative average), combined with demonstrated community involvement. Preference will be given to those students who are from immigrant families or are first-generation Canadians. Interested students should submit an application by October 1. This fund is made possible by donations from alumni Shikha Gandhi (MAcc ’04) and Vikas Gandhi (BMath ‘07) in honour of their father, Anil K. Gandhi, and his desire for his children to pursue higher education while helping others to achieve their goals.
Value:
$2,000
Eligibility & selection criteria:
- enrolled in Year Two in any program in the School of Accounting and Finance or the School of Computer Science
- minimum cumulative averge of 80%
- demonstrated community involvement
- preference given to students with immigrant parents or are first-generation Canadians themselves
Level:
Year Two
Program:
Arts→Accounting and Financial Mgmt; Software Engineering; Computing and Financial Mgmt; Mathematics→Business and CS (Double Degree), Computer Science
Citizenship:
Canadian citizen/permanent resident, International/study permit student
Selection process:
Application required
Term:
Fall
Application details:
- Complete the applicable term Undergraduate Award Application
- At this time we are only accepting applications for awards with a Winter deadline (January - April).
- Access the Winter Term Undergraduate Award Application on our Undergraduate Studies Form page.
- The application for awards with deadlines in a future term will be available by the start of that term – please check back later.
- Complete a separate application for each award you wish to be considered for.
Application deadline:
October 1
Contact:
- Student Awards & Financial Aid
- safainfo@uwaterloo.ca
- The Centre, Needles Hall
