Award type:
Scholarships/awards
Award description:
Several awards, valued at $1,000 each, will be presented to full-time undergraduate students enrolled in cybersecurity and/or privacy courses. Selection will be based on overall grade in the course. These awards are made possible by sponsorships to the Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute to address the cybersecurity/privacy talent gap by fostering student enrolment in cybersecurity/privacy courses and encouraging more students to consider a career in this field.
Value:
$1,000
Eligibility & selection criteria:
- full-time UG students enrolled in designated UG cybersecurity and/or privacy courses
- selection based on overal grade in the course (minimum 90%)
- Spring 2023 eligible courses:
- CS 458, ECE 458, and SOC/LS 413
- Fall 2023 eligible courses
- AFM 347, CO 487, CS 458, GBDA 303, GBDA 414, SOCI/LS 305, SOC/LS 413, and SOC/LS 435
Level:
Year Two, Year Three, Year Four
Program:
Open to any program
Citizenship:
Canadian citizen/permanent resident, International/study permit student
Selection process:
Students considered automatically - no application.
Term:
Winter, Spring, Fall
Contact:
- Student Awards & Financial Aid
- safainfo@uwaterloo.ca
- The Centre, Needles Hall
