Award type:
Scholarships/awards
Award description:
An award, valued at $1,200, will be provided annually to a full-time undergraduate student enrolled in Year Two, Three, or Four of any program in the Faculty of Mathematics. Selection will be based on academic achievement (minimum 75% cumulative average) combined with a personal statement/letter describing how you are persevering to obtain a degree while facing personal and/or medical challenges. Interested students should submit an application by November 1. This fund is made possible by a donation from Laura Weeks (BMath ’90) who believes passionately in helping students achieve success and reach their fullest potential.
Value description:
up to $1,200
Eligibility & selection criteria:
- enrolled in Year Two, Three or Four in the Faculty of Mathematics
- persevering to obtain a degree while facing personal and/or medical challenges
Level:
Year Two, Year Three, Year Four
Program:
Mathematics→Actuarial Science, Applied Mathematics, Bioinformatics, Business and CS (Double Degree), Business and Math (Double Degree), Combinatorics and Optimization, Computational Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Science, Information Technology Mgmt, Math/Fin.Analysis and Risk Mgmt, Mathematical Economics, Mathematical Finance, Mathematical Optimization, Mathematical Physics, Mathematics, Mathematics/CPA, Mathematics/Business Admin, Mathematics/Teaching, Pure Mathematics, Scientific Computation/Applied Mathematics, Statistics
Citizenship:
Canadian citizen/permanent resident, International/study permit student
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 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.
Application deadline:
November 1
Extended application deadline:
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Contact:
- Student Awards & Financial Aid
- safainfo@uwaterloo.ca
- The Centre, Needles Hall
