Not-for-Profit Undergraduate Award

Award type: 
International experience awards, Other travel funding
Award description: 

An award, valued at $2,000, will be provided annually to a full-time undergraduate student enrolled in second-, third-, or fourth-year in the Faculty of Arts (excluding the School of Accounting and Finance), who is participating in a co-op or other work experience, or a field placement with a not-for-profit or NGO organization locally, nationally, or abroad with little or no remuneration. The experience must be for a minimum of 12 weeks in length. Selection is based on academic achievement (minimum 75% overall average) and the nature of the experience. Interested students should apply prior to the work term, by March 15 for Spring or Fall experiences. This award is made possible by generous donors who wish to remain anonymous.

Value: 
$2,000
Eligibility & selection criteria: 
  • participating in a co-op or other work experience, or a field placement with little or no remuneration
  • experience must be with a NGO organization locally, nationally or abroad
  • must be a minimum of 12 weeks 
Level: 
Year Two, Year Three, Year Four
Program:
Arts→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
Citizenship: 
Canadian citizen/permanent resident, International/study permit student
Selection process: 
Application required
Term: 
Spring
Application details:
  • Complete the Community & World Service Award application.
    • Access the application on our Forms Page under Specific Award Application Forms.
    • Note that the form is called: Community & World Service Award Application.
Application deadline: 
March 15
Contact:
  • Student Awards & Financial Aid
    • safainfo@uwaterloo.ca
    • The Centre, Needles Hall