Deer Ridge Entrance Award Application

One or two awards, valued at up to $3,500, are available annually to students entering first year of a full-time undergraduate degree program at the University of Waterloo from a secondary school in the Region of Waterloo. To be eligible for consideration, candidates must have lived in the Region of Waterloo for at least 10 years, have a minimum admission average of 80%, and demonstrated financial need. Financial need will be assessed through the University of Waterloo Entrance Bursary program. Preference will be given to students who have participated in extracurricular activities in the school and community. This fund was established by the Deer Ridge Charitable Foundation to reflect its concern for the youth of the Region of Waterloo.

Note: If you, your parents, or your spouse are members of the Deer Ridge Golf Club, you are not eligible for this award.

Application deadline: April 15.

Questions

Contact Student Awards and Financial Aid if you have questions about specific award requirements, completing the form, or award decisions.

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Award criteria

Waterloo Region

Have you lived in the Region of Waterloo for at least 10 years?

Yes

Deer Ridge Golf Club Affiliation

Are you, your parents, or your spouse members of the Deer Ridge Golf Club?

Yes

Based on your answers to the above questions, you are not eligible for this award.

Return to the Forms for undergraduate students web page.

Financial need

In order to assess financial need, you must apply for the University of Waterloo Entrance Bursary program by completing the online application by April 15. Have you submitted the entrance bursary application?

Yes

Not yet

Refer to our entrance bursary web page for details on how to apply.

Personal information

First name

Last name

Waterloo student identification number

(8 digits)

Email address

Home town/city

Academic information

Program applied to

Indicate the program(s) you have applied to and/or been accepted to at Waterloo.

Award requirements

Personal statement

In the area below, provide a statement/essay (up to 1,000 words) describing your involvement in extracurricular activities at school and/or in the community.

Declaration and consent

Indicate you have read and understood the statements below by checking each box.

I confirm that the information provided in this application is complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge.

I understand that the collection of personal information provided in this application package is used solely for determining my eligibility for this award. Information submitted during the application process will be protected, used, and released in compliance with Ontario’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (R.S.O. 1990, c. F31) and the University of Waterloo’s policies.

If selected as an award recipient, I authorize the University to release any non-financial application details to the award donor/sponsor, such as name, program/plan/level of enrolment, value of award, as well as supporting documentation, where applicable.

Questions

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