Award type:
Scholarships/awards
Affiliation:
Black
Award description:
An award, valued at up to $1,200, will be awarded annually to a full-time undergraduate student enrolled in Year Two, Three, or Four of any program. Selection will be based on a combination of academic achievement (minimum 70% cumulative average) and an essay (1000 words maximum) describing the demonstrable contributions they have made to the African, Caribbean, or Black communities within Canada through extracurricular or volunteer involvement. Interested students should submit an application by November 1. This fund is made possible by a generous donation from Briana C. Holmes, (BMath ’90) to honour friend Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine.
Value description:
up to $1,200
Eligibility & selection criteria:
- minimum 70% cumulative average
- an essay (1000 words maximum) describing the demonstrable contributions they have made to the African, Caribbean, or Black communities within Canada through extracurricular or volunteer involvement
Level:
Year Two, Year Three, Year Four
Program:
Open to any program
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
