Award type:
Athletic awards
Affiliation:
Varsity athlete
Award description:
Four scholarships, valued at $4,000 each, are presented annually to four exceptional upper-year student-athletes who best display the values and mission of the interuniversity athletics program. To be eligible, candidates must be qualified student-athletes, enrolled in third- or fourth-year, have a minimum overall academic average of 80%, and have a demonstrated interest in finance or business (e.g., data science, financial services, or insurance). This scholarship is funded by a donation made possible by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited.
Value:
$4,000
Value description:
up to four awards of $4,000 each are available annually
Eligibility & selection criteria:
- candidates must be qualified student-athletes
- enrolled in Year Three or Four of a finance or business-related program
- minimum overall academic average of 80%
- demonstrated interest in data science, financial services, or insurance
- displays the values and mission of the interuniversity athletics program
Please note: recipients of other athletic financial awards valued at more than $500, are not eligible for consideration due to OUA and CIS award policies.
Level:
Year Three, Year Four
Program:
Open to any program
Citizenship:
Canadian citizen/permanent resident, International/study permit student
Selection process:
Application required
Term:
Winter
Application details:
- Complete the applicable term Undergraduate Award Application
- At this time we are only accepting applications for awards with a Spring deadline (May - August).
- 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.
- Access the form on our Undergraduate Studies Forms page.
Application deadline:
February 1
Contact:
- Student Awards & Financial Aid
- safainfo@uwaterloo.ca
- The Centre, Needles Hall
