Award type:
Scholarships/awards
Affiliation:
Black, Indigenous, Woman
Award description:
Two awards, valued at $2,500 each, will be provided annually to full-time undergraduate students enrolled in Year Two, Three or Four in any program in the Faculty of Engineering who are from one of the following underrepresented groups: women enrolled in an engineering program wherein women are underrepresented, Black students, Indigenous students, students living with a disability. Selection is based on academic achievement (minimum 75% cumulative average) combined with positive contributions made to their school and/or community. Interested students should submit an application explaining how they meet the criteria of the award by October 1. This fund is made possible by a donation from Ontario Power Generation to support the next generation of engineers.
Value:
$2,500
Eligibility & selection criteria:
- minimum 75% overall average
- women enrolled in an Engineering program wherein women are underrepresented
- Black students (students will be asked to self-identify on the award application)
- Indigenous students (one who is a citizen or member of a First Nations community (Status/Non-Status), Métis, and/or Inuit and who has completed the Indigenous Declaration section in Quest and have had their Indigenous identity verified by the Office of Indigenous Relations at the University of Waterloo.
- Students living with a disability (must self-identify on the award application)
- positive contributions made to their school and/or community
Level:
Year Two, Year Three, Year Four
Program:
Engineering→Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Geological Engineering, Management Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Nanotechnology Engineering; Software Engineering
Citizenship:
Canadian citizen/permanent resident
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 Fall deadline (September - December).
- Access the Fall 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.
- A resume is also required.
Application deadline:
October 1
Contact:
- Student Awards & Financial Aid
- safainfo@uwaterloo.ca
- The Centre, Needles Hall
