Award type:
Scholarships/awards
Award description:
A scholarship, valued at up to $3,500, is awarded annually to a full-time undergraduate student enrolled in Year Three or Four in the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science in the Faculty of Mathematics on the basis of academic excellence (minimum 80%) and extracurricular involvement (e.g., work with children, athletic talent, or an interest in travel and cultural exchange). Interested students should submit an application by November 1. This fund is made possible by a donation from friends, family, and colleagues to honour the memory of Gaby Barsky, a Computer Science student with a remarkable generosity of spirit. Gaby will be greatly missed, but his example of how to live life to the absolute fullest will never be forgotten.
Value:
$3,500
Eligibility & selection criteria:
- minimum 80% average
- enrolled in a Computer Science program
- extracurricular involvement (work with children, athletics, or an interest in travel)
Level:
Year Three, Year Four
Program:
Mathematics→Business and CS (Double Degree), Computer Science
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
Contact:
- Student Awards & Financial Aid
- safainfo@uwaterloo.ca
- The Centre, Needles Hall
