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Entrance scholarships

Open to all students
Faculty of Applied Health Sciences
Faculty of Arts
Faculty of Engineering

Faculty of Environment
Faculty of Mathematics
Faculty of Science

Software Engineering
Renison University College
St. Jerome's University
Conrad Grebel University College

Additional scholarship information, including information about upper-year scholarships, is available in the Undergraduate Calendar and on the Student Awards & Financial Aid website.

Open to all students

Award Range of scholarship Criteria
President’s Scholarship of Distinction

$2,000 Entrance Scholarship;

$1,500 International Experience Award*  and/or;

$1,500 Research Award*, or both

Open to students admitted to full-time first-year degree studies at UW who are beginning post-secondary studies for the first time in fall 2010.

  • Early May admission average of 95%+
  • Visit the President's Scholarship web page for complete eligibility and conditions details.

*Note: The International Experience Award and/or Research Award are available in your upper years if you choose to claim them. The International Experience Award is available only to Canadian citizens or permanent residents.

President’s Scholarship $2,000 Entrance Scholarship

Open to students admitted to full-time first-year degree studies at UW who are beginning post-secondary studies for the first time in fall 2010.

  • Early May admission average of 90% to 94.9%
  • Visit the President's Scholarship web page for complete eligibility and conditions details.
Merit Scholarship $1,000 Entrance Scholarship

Open to students admitted to full-time first-year degree studies at UW who are beginning post-secondary studies for the first time in fall 2010.

  • Early May admission average of 85% to 89.9%
  • Visit the President's Scholarship web page for complete eligibility and conditions details.
Deer Ridge Entrance Award One or more awards valued at a minimum of $1,000 for one year Open to students entering from a Region of Waterloo high school
Hong Kong Alumni Association Entrance Award One at $1,200 Open to students who reside in or who previously resided in Hong Kong
UW - China Hong Kong Entrance ScholarshipOne at $2,000Open to students who reside in or who previously resided in Hong Kong or mainland China
Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship Many at $100 to $3,500 Open to Ontario residents (as defined by OSAP) entering post-secondary studies for the first time
  • Offered by the Government of Ontario
  • Designed to recognize academic excellence at the high school level and to assist with financial need
  • Students without financial need may apply for the basic merit amount of $100
  • An application is required
Serbian Education Fund Entrance Award One at $1,000

Open to students entering a first-year program at UW

  • Preference to students who can demonstrate a significant cultural contribution to the Serbian community
  • An application is required
Shad Valley Alumni Entrance Scholarships Several valued at $1,000 - $5,000 for one year

Open to Shad Valley alumni who are entering first year of a program in any Faculty, except the Faculty of Arts

 
University of Waterloo – Waterloo County Entrance Scholarships Several at $2,000 in Year 1 with an additional $2,000 in Year 2 Open to students entering from a Region of Waterloo high school
  • Academic performance
Various Entrance Scholarships – sponsored by alumni, private donors and corporations Several at $1,000 - $5,000
  •  Academic performance

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Faculty of Applied Health Sciences

Program / Award Range of scholarship Criteria
All programs Entrance Scholarship

$500 for one year

  • To be determined
Lyle S. Hallman Entrance Scholarship 3 at $2,500 for one year
  • Academic performance
  • Community leadership and good citizenship as indicated on the Admission Information Form
Chachra Family AHS Entrance Scholarship
$2000 for one year
  • Awarded to an outstanding student entering their first year of AHS
Kinesiology Entrance Scholarship
$1000 for one year 
  • Awarded to an outstanding student entering their first year of Kinesiology 

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Faculty of Arts

Program / Award Range of scholarship Criteria
Honours Arts,
Arts and Business (Regular and Co-op)/ Arts Alumni Entrance Scholarship

Several at $3,000 over 2 years;

One at $5,000 over 4 years;

1 at $10,000 over 4 years

Accounting & Financial Management/ Boris and Karen Bong Entrance Scholarship

 One at $3,000

Open to students who reside in or who previously resided in Hong Kong
Accounting & Financial Management

$1,000 to $40,000 over 4 years

Accounting & Financial Management
15 School of Accountancy Fellowships at $7,000 over 4 years
Computing & Financial Management

$2,000 for one year

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Faculty of Engineering

Program / Award Range of scholarship Criteria
Architecture One at $2,000 for one year

Open to students entering from a Region of Waterloo high school

  • Academic performance
  • Interview
  • Portfolio
All programs $5,000 entrance scholarship (renewable in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th years) Open to international students admitted to full-time, first-year studies in Architecture, Engineering, and Software Engineering who are studying on an international Study Permit.
All other programs $1,000 to $5,000 for one year; 14 at $10,000 over 4 years

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Faculty of Environment

Program / Award Range of scholarship Criteria

Environment and Business, Environment and Resource Studies, Geography and Aviation, International Development, Knowledge Integration, Planning, Geomatics, Geography and Environmental Management

$750 for one year
International DevelopmentSeveral at $1,000 - $1,500
  • Academic performance
  • Admission Information Form
Knowledge Integration
10 at $1,000 for one year
  • Admission Information Form

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Faculty of Mathematics

Program / Award Range of scholarship Criteria
All programs (excluding Software Engineering, Computing and Financial Management)

$2,000 for one year;

$5,000 over 4 years;

$8,000 over 4 years

All programs (excluding Software Engineering, Computing and Financial Management) Descartes National Scholarships – $14,000 to $18,000 over 4 years
  • Distinguished academic performance
  • Distinguished results from Mathematics or Computer Science competitions from previous years
  • Participation in mathematics or computer science beyond standard course requirements, including mathematics or computer science clubs, enriched mathematics studies, employment or voluntary experience, or hobbies
  • An application is required
All programs (excluding Software Engineering, Computing and Financial Management) Waterloo Mathematics Foundation National Scholarship – $18,000 over 4 years
Computer Science, Mathematics/Business Administration CIBC National Scholarship – $25,000 over 4 years
Computing & Financial Management

$2,000 for one year

Note: For more information visit the Mathematics Scholarships website.

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Faculty of Science

Program / Award Range of scholarship Criteria
All programs $500 for one year
All programs Limited number at $500 - $5,000 for one year
  • Academic performance
Science and Business
2 at $10,000 or 4 years
  • Academic performance
  • Admission Information Form
Science program leading to a Physics major Several at up to $5,000 for one year
Optometry, Pharmacy Entrance scholarships are not offered

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Software Engineering

Program / Award Range of scholarship Criteria
Software Engineering

Several at $2,500 for one year

One at $20,000 over 4 years

All programs $5,000 entrance scholarship (renewable in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th years) Open to international students admitted to full-time, first-year studies in Architecture, Engineering, and Software Engineering who are studying on an international Study Permit.

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Conrad Grebel University College

Program / Award Range of scholarship Criteria
Music

Several at $1,000- $2,000, some renewable.

Details are on the Music Department website.

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Renison University College

Program / Award Range of scholarship Criteria
Renison Principal’s Scholarship for Excellence $3,000
  • The top 2 students achieving 90%+ will receive an additional $1,000

Renison Principal’s Scholarship

$2,000
  • Students achieving an admission average of 90%+
Entrance Scholarship $1,500
  • Admission average of 88.0%-89.9%
$1,200
  • Admission average of 85.0%-87.9%
$800
  • Admission average of 82.0%-84.9%
$500
  • Admission average of 80.0%-81.9%
Entrance Award $200
  • Admission average of 77.0%-79.9%

Note: For more information and conditions visit the Renison University College Scholarships website.

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St. Jerome's University

Program / Award Range of scholarship Criteria
Board of Governor's Scholarship $3,000
  • Academic performance
President's Scholarship $2,000

Open to students admitted to full-time first-year degree studies at SJU who are beginning post-secondary studies for the first time in fall 2009.

  • Early May admission average of 90%+
Honours Arts

$1,000 or $1,200 or $1,500

  • Academic performance

Arts and Business Co-op

$1,000 or $1,200 or $2,000

  • Academic performance
Mathematics $1,000
Founders Scholarships :
   
Honours Arts, Arts and Business Co-op, Mathematics $1,000

Open to students from selected Roman Catholic high schools in Brantford, Cambridge, Kitchener-Waterloo, and North Bay

  • Academic performance
  • May be awarded in addition to a St. Jerome's Entrance Scholarship

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