Chandrashekar/Shad Valley Memorial Engineering Entrance Scholarship

Award type: 
Entrance scholarships
Award description: 

The late Professor Chandrashekar, former chair of Systems Design Engineering and a strong supporter of the Shad Valley Summer Program, left a bequest to the Faculty of Engineering, part of which funds an annual entrance scholarship. With an additional contribution from Shad International, the scholarship has a total value of $3,500. The scholarship is presented to an outstanding first-year Engineering or Software Engineering student who has participated in the Shad Valley Program. The award is based on both academic excellence, extracurricular achievement as assessed through the Admission Information Form and the online video interview.

Value: 
$3,500
Eligibility & selection criteria: 
  • Shad Valley alumni
  • entering first year of a program in any faculty
  • academic performance
  • online video interview
Program:
Engineering→Architectural Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geological Engineering, Management Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Nanotechnology Engineering, Systems Design Engineering; Software Engineering
Citizenship: 
Canadian/Permanent resident
Application required?: 
No
Contact:
  • Student Awards & Financial Aid
    • safainfo@uwaterloo.ca