Kothari Family FIRST Alumni Entrance Scholarship

Award type: 
Entrance scholarships
Award description: 

Two scholarships, valued at $12,500 each, will be provided annually to full-time undergraduate students enrolled in Year One of any program in the Faculty of Engineering (excluding the School of Architecture). At least one of the two scholarships will be provided to a student who identifies as a woman enrolled in an Engineering program in which women are underrepresented. Selection is based on academic excellence (minimum 90% admission average) combined with extracurricular and leadership involvement as assessed through the Admission Information Form (AIF), online video interview and active participation on a FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) robotics team in the final year of high school. Students should emphasize their FIRST participation in the AIF. More information on FIRST is available at www.firstinspires.org. This fund is made possible by a donation from the Kothari Family who strongly believes in the value of post-secondary education and extracurricular activities such as FIRST.

Value: 
$12,500
Eligibility & selection criteria: 
  • academic performance
  • Admission Information Form (AIF)
  • online video interview
  • active participation on a FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) robotics team in the final year of high school
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, International student
Application required?: 
No
Contact:
  • Student Awards & Financial Aid
    • safainfo@uwaterloo.ca