Kroon Family Social Entrepreneurship Scholarship

Award type: 
Scholarships/awards
Award description: 

A scholarship, valued at $4,000, will be awarded annually to a full-time undergraduate student enrolled in Year Two, Three, or Four of any Accounting program in the School of Accounting and Finance in the Faculties of Arts, Mathematics, or Science. Selection is based on academic achievement (minimum 80% cumulative average), combined with extracurricular involvement, participation in volunteer activities, leadership potential in the area of social impact/service, and/or entrepreneurship. Preference will be given to students who have demonstrated an interest in developing a bussines idea that helps others, the community, or the world at large. Interested student should submit an application by October 1. This fund is made possible by Howie Kroon (MAcc '88).

Value: 
$4,000
Eligibility & selection criteria: 
  • Year Two, Three, or Four of any Accounting program
  • minimum 80% cumulative average
  • extracurricular involvement, volunteerism, social impact/service, and entrepreneurship
  • preference will be given to students who have demonstrated an interest in developing a bussines idea that helps others, the community, or the world at large.
Level: 
Year Two, 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 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: 
October 1
Contact:
  • Student Awards & Financial Aid
    • safainfo@uwaterloo.ca
    • The Centre, Needles Hall