President's Award of Excellence

Award type: 
Medals/Prizes
Award description: 

Each year, the University awards three Governor General's Academic Silver Medals to the undergraduate students who achieve the highest academic standing upon graduation from a Bachelor’s program, with equitable distribution between Faculties. In years in which the medal is not awarded in a given Faculty, the President's Award of Excellence will be awarded to the Faculty's student with the top graduating average. The award consists of a framed certificate.

Level: 
Year Four
Program:
Open to any program
Citizenship: 
Canadian citizen/permanent resident, International/study permit student
Selection process: 
Students considered automatically - no application.
Term: 
Spring
Contact:
  • Student Awards & Financial Aid
    • safainfo@uwaterloo.ca
    • The Centre, Needles Hall