Award type:
Financial need awards/bursaries
Affiliation:
Woman
Award description:
An award, valued at up to $5,000, will be provided annually to a full-time undergraduate student who identifies as a woman entering Year Two of any program in the Faculty of Mathematics wherein women are underrepresented. Selection is based on academic excellence (minimum 80% cumulative average) and financial need. Preference will be given to students who participated in volunteer or community activities in Year One. Interested students should submit the University of Waterloo Full-Time Bursary application by the fall term bursary deadline. This fund is made possible by a donation from the late Cecilia Downing Linton. Cecilia felt strongly about encouraging women to pursue careers in mathematics and computer science.
Value description:
up to $5,000
Eligibility & selection criteria:
- full-time women undergraduate student entering Year Two of any program in the Faculty of Mathematics wherein women are underrepresented
- based on academic excellence (minimum 80% cumulative average) and financial need
- preference given to students who participated in volunteer or community activities in Year One
Level:
Year Two
Program:
Mathematics→Actuarial Science, Applied Mathematics, Bioinformatics, Business and CS (Double Degree), Business and Math (Double Degree), Combinatorics and Optimization, Computational Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Science, Information Technology Mgmt, Math/Fin.Analysis and Risk Mgmt, Mathematical Economics, Mathematical Finance, Mathematical Optimization, Mathematical Physics, Mathematics, Mathematics/CPA, Mathematics/Business Admin, Mathematics/Teaching, Pure Mathematics, Scientific Computation/Applied Mathematics, Statistics
Citizenship:
Canadian citizen/permanent resident
Selection process:
Application required
Term:
Fall
Application details:
- Complete the bursary application in Quest.
- Log into your Quest account.
- Select the Financial Aid tile and open the bursary application link.
- You only need to submit one bursary application for the term to be considered for any available bursary funds.
- If you've already submitted the bursary form this term, that's great - you don't have to reapply. We will consider all eligible applicants for this and other available bursary funds.
Application deadline:
October 31
Contact:
- Student Awards & Financial Aid
- safainfo@uwaterloo.ca
- The Centre, Needles Hall
