Jha Family Scholarship for Excellence in Finance

Award type: 
Scholarships/awards
Award description: 

A scholarship, valued at $1,200, will be awarded annually to a full-time undergraduate student in Year Three or Four of any program in the School of Accounting and Finance. The successful candidate will have demonstrated academic excellence (minimum cumulative average of 85%) and must demonstrate an interest in pursuing a career in finance through work experiences and/or related activities such as finance competitions or the SAF Student-run Investment Fund and Student Venture Fund. Interested students should submit an application by October 1. This fund was made possible by a donation from Professor Ranjini Jha and other donors in honour of her retirement from the School of Accounting and Finance.

Value: 
$1,200
Eligibility & selection criteria: 
  • Year Three or Four in any Accounting program (Arts, Math, ENV, or Science)
  • minimum 85% cumulative average
  • demonstrate an interest in pursuing a career in finance through work experiences and/or related activities such as finance competitions or the SAF Student-run Investment Fund and Student Venture Fund
Level: 
Year Three, Year Four
Program:
Arts→Accounting and Financial Mgmt; Sustainability and Financial Management; Computing and Financial Mgmt; Mathematics→Mathematics/CPA; Science→Biotechnology/CPA
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).
    • Access the Spring 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: 
October 1
Contact:
  • Student Awards & Financial Aid
    • safainfo@uwaterloo.ca
    • The Centre, Needles Hall