Gloria Baylis Entrance Award

Award type: 
Entrance bursaries (financial need)
Award description: 

Two awards, valued at $20,000 each, will be provided annually to full-time undergraduate students entering Year One of any program in Faculty of Engineering. Selection is made on the basis of academic excellence (minimum 80% admission average), demonstrated financial need and demonstrated interest in the area of entrepreneurship as assessed through the Admission Information Form (AIF). To be considered, students must complete the University of Waterloo Entrance Bursary application. Baylis Medical Technologies may also offer the scholarship recipients consideration for a work-term position. This fund is made possible by a donation from Frank Baylis (BASc ’86 Electrical Engineering) in honour and memory of his mother Gloria Baylis to inspire the next generation of innovators and leaders.

Value: 
$20,000
Eligibility & selection criteria: 
  • demonstrated interest in the area of entrepreneurship
  • academic performance
  • Admission Information Form (AIF)
  • demonstrated financial need
  • 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?: 
Yes
Application details:
  • Complete the Entrance Bursary application.
    • You can find the application on the Awards and financial aid tab in the Waterloo application portal.
    • Access to the form is limited to Ontario students who will be studying on a full-time basis and who are applying to post-secondary studies for the first time.
    • Additional eligibility criteria can be found on the application form.
    • The Entrance Bursary application is open from February 1 to April 15.
Application deadline: 
April 15
Contact:
  • Student Awards & Financial Aid
    • safainfo@uwaterloo.ca