Award type:
Scholarships/awards
Affiliation:
Black, Indigenous
Award description:
An award, valued at $3,000, will be provided annually to a full-time Black or Indigenous undergraduate student enrolled in Year Two, Three, or Four of the PharmD program in the School of Pharmacy. For the purpose of this award, Black students may include African, Caribbean, Black Canadian, Afro-Latine, African American, or other African descent. For the purpose of this award, an Indigenous person is one who is a citizen or member of a First Nations community (Status/Non-Status), Métis or Inuit. Selection will be based on academic excellence (minimum 75% cumulative average) and demonstrated exemplification of Rexall’s iCARE values of integrity, accountability, respect and excellence through volunteer involvement in the community. Preference will be given to candidates who best demonstrate the impact this award will have on their ability to pursue excellence in the classroom and community. Interested students should submit an on-line application by May 1. This fund is made possible by a donation from Rexall Canada.
Value:
$3,000
Eligibility & selection criteria:
- Full-time Black or Indigenous students enrolled in the PharmD program
- minimum 75% cumulative average
- demonstrated exemplification of Rexall’s iCARE values of integrity, accountability, respect and excellence through volunteer involvement in the community
- Preference will be given to candidates who best demonstrate the impact this award will have on their ability to pursue excellence in the classroom and community
- For the purpose of this award, Black students may include African, Caribbean, Black Canadian, Afro-Latine, African American, or other African descent
- To protect the integrity of Indigenous candidates, students must verify their Indigenous identity with documentation or an affidavit from a recognized Indigenous community. This supporting documentation will be verified by the Office of Indigenous Relations at the University of Waterloo
Level:
Year Two, Year Three, Year Four
Program:
Science→Pharmacy
Citizenship:
Canadian citizen/permanent resident, International/study permit student
Selection process:
Application required
Term:
Spring
Application details:
- Complete the applicable term Undergraduate Award Application
- At this time we are only accepting applications for awards with a Spring deadline (May - August).
- 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.
- Access the form on our Undergraduate Studies Forms page.
- Include an identity statement.
- As part of your application statement, please include a paragraph to self-identity as Black or to indicate that you are a citizen or member of a First Nations community (Status/Non-Status), Métis, and/or Inuit.
Application deadline:
May 1
Contact:
- Student Awards & Financial Aid
- safainfo@uwaterloo.ca
- The Centre, Needles Hall
