Weeks Family Perseverance Award

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 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.
Application deadline: 
November 1
Contact:
  • Student Awards & Financial Aid
    • safainfo@uwaterloo.ca
    • The Centre, Needles Hall