GHD Foundation Engineering Bursary

Award type: 
Financial need awards/bursaries
Affiliation: 
Black, Indigenous, Woman
Award description: 

A bursary, valued at $2,500, will be awarded annually to an undergraduate student enrolled in Year Three in the Faculty of Engineering who is from one of the following underrepresented groups: women students, Black students, or Indigenous students. Selection will be based on demonstrated financial need as determined by Waterloo. Candidates must have a minimum cumulative average of 75%. To be considered, students must complete the bursary application by the fall deadline. This fund is made possible by a donation from GHD Foundation.

Value: 
$2,500
Eligibility & selection criteria: 
  • undergraduate students enrolled in Year Three in the Faculty of Engineering
  • from one of the following underrepresented groups
    • women students
    • Black students
    • Indigenous students
  • must have a minimum cumulative average of 75%.
  • based on demonstrated financial need
Level: 
Year Three
Program:
Engineering→Architecture, Architectural Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geological Engineering, Management Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Nanotechnology Engineering, Systems Design Engineering; Software Engineering
Citizenship: 
Canadian citizen/permanent resident
Selection process: 
Application required
Term: 
Fall
Application details:
  • COMPLETE A BURSARY APPLICATION & PROVIDE A STATEMENT
    • Complete the bursary application in your Quest account.
      • Select the Financial Aid tile and open the bursary application link.
      • Include the name of this award as well as a statement describing your eligibility in the section called “Specific Named Bursary”.
      • You'll also be considered for other more general bursary funding.
  • Include an identity statement.
    • As part of your application statement, please include a paragraph to self-identity as Black or to indicate that you are a citizen or member of a First Nations community (Status/Non-Status), Métis, and/or Inuit.
Application deadline: 
October 31
Contact:
  • Student Awards & Financial Aid
    • safainfo@uwaterloo.ca
    • The Centre, Needles Hall