Scotiabank International Development Placement Award

Award type: 
International experience awards
Award description: 

Awards, valued at up to $2,000 each, are granted annually to full-time undergraduate students enrolled in fourth year of the International Development program in the Faculty of the Environment to assist with the costs associated with a mandatory, eight-month overseas placement. Selection will be based on academic achievement and financial need. Preference will be given to students completing a placement in countries where Scotiabank does business. Through this generous donation, Scotiabank is making a highly visible and strategically significant investment in a sustainable future for Canada and the world.

Value: 
$2,000
Value description: 

two or more awards available annually

Eligibility & selection criteria: 
  • for International Development students embarking on the mandatory eight-month overseas placement
  • academic achievement
  • financial need
  • preference given to students completing a placement in countries where Scotiabank does business
Level: 
Year Four
Program:
Environment→International Development
Citizenship: 
Canadian citizen/permanent resident, International/study permit student
Selection process: 
Application required
Term: 
Spring
Application details:
  • Complete the International Experience Award application
Application deadline: 
July 15
Contact:
  • Student Awards & Financial Aid
    • safainfo@uwaterloo.ca
    • The Centre, Needles Hall