Howard and Marita Boyd Scholarship

Award type: 
Scholarships/awards
Award description: 

Two scholarships, valued at $1,500 each, are awarded annually to full-time undergraduate students entering Year Two, Three, or Four in the Faculty of Mathematics and/or the Faculty of Engineering (excluding the School of Architecture) on the basis of academic excellence (minimum 80%) and demonstrated commitment to volunteerism.  Preference will be given to students who have been involved in Scouts Canada, Scottish Dance, or the Royal Canadian Air Force, Cadets or any other military service. Interested students should submit an application by October 1. This fund is made possible by a donation from Howard Boyd (BMath 1976) in memory of his wife Marita Boyd. Marita had a passion for volunteerism as shown through her service of over 40 years with Scouts Canada. She also loved all things Scottish, expressed through her active membership in the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society. In 2012 Marita was awarded the Queen’s Silver Jubilee medal by His Excellency the Right Honourable Governor General, David Johnston, for her commitment to community service.

Value: 
$1,500
Eligibility & selection criteria: 
  • minimum 80% cumulative average
  • demonstrated commitment to volunteerism
  • preference to those involved in Scouts Canada, Scottish dance, or Royal Canadian Air Force or other military service
Level: 
Year Two, Year Three, Year Four
Program:
Engineering→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; Computing and Financial Mgmt; Mathematics→Actuarial Science, Applied Mathematics, Bioinformatics, Business and CS (Double Degree), Business and Math (Double Degree), Combinatorics and Optimization, Computational Mathematics, Computer 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, 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 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: 
October 1
Contact:
  • Student Awards & Financial Aid
    • safainfo@uwaterloo.ca
    • The Centre, Needles Hall