Award type:
Scholarships/awards
Affiliation:
Ontario first generation
Award description:
An award, valued at $2,000, will be provided annually to a full-time undergraduate student enrolled in Year Two, Three, or Four of any program in the Faculty of Arts or the Faculty of Health. Selection is based on academic achievement (minimum 75% cumulative average) and an essay describing the impact this award will have on the student's ability to pursue their educational goals. Preference will be given to students who are part of the first generation in their family to attend post-secondary education. Interested students should submit an application by November 1. This fund is made possible by a donation from Amanda Yu (MA '00), in honour of her parents Jean and Raymond Yu.
Value:
$2,000
Eligibility & selection criteria:
- enrolled in Year Two, Three, or Four in the Faculties of Arts or Health
- minimum 75% cumulative average
- essay describing the impact this award will have on your ability to pursue your educational goals
- preference to students who are part of the first generation of their family to attend post-secondary education
Level:
Year Two, Year Three, Year Four
Program:
Arts→Accounting and Financial Mgmt, Anthropology, Classical Studies, Communication Arts, Economics, English Language and Literature, Fine Arts, French Studies, Gender and Social Justice, Germanic and Slavic Studies, Global Business and Digital Arts, History, International Trade (minor), Liberal Studies, Medieval Studies, Music, Peace and Conflict Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sexuality, Marriage and Family Studies, Social Development Studies, Sociology and Legal Studies, Spanish and Latin American Studies; Health→Kinesiology, Public Health and Health Sciences, Recreation and Leisure Studies
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 Winter deadline (January - April).
- Access the Winter Term Undergraduate Award Application on our Undergraduate Studies Form page.
- 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.
Application deadline:
November 1
Contact:
- Student Awards & Financial Aid
- safainfo@uwaterloo.ca
- The Centre, Needles Hall
