UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO DAVID JOHNSTON – LEBOVIC FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE AWARDS

Application Deadline: November 15, 2025

LOCATION: Canada

Several awards are provided annually to full-time undergraduate and graduate students in any Faculty who participate in an international experience in Israel, including a minimally paid or volunteer co-op work placement, a volunteer placement, or a study term related to academic requirements.

ELIGIBILITY:

Full-time undergraduate and graduate students in any Faculty who wish to participate in an international experience in Israel, including a minimally-paid or volunteer international co-op work placement, a volunteer placement, an academic exchange or a study term related to academic requirements

Selection based on combination of academic achievement and duration and type of the international experience

Level: Year One, Year Two, Year Three, Year Four

Program: Open to any program

Citizenship: Canadian citizen/permanent resident, International/study permit student

Term: Winter, Spring, Fall

Application details:

Complete the International Experience Award application

Only one form is required to be considered for the majority of available funds.

Access the form on our Undergraduate Studies Forms page.

Awards will be given on the basis of academic achievement, as well as the type and duration of the experience.

Interested students in good academic standing (normally a minimum 70% average at the undergraduate level and normally a minimum 75% average at the graduate level) who are planning to participate in an international experience in Israel are eligible to apply.

Award selection will take place once per term. Students should apply as soon as they are able to confirm the details of their intended experience by one of the following deadlines: July 15, November 15, or March 15. 

BENEFIT:

Value description:

up to $2,500 for a one-term study experience

$2,500 to $5,000 for a one-term work or volunteer experience

up to $10,000 for a two-term work or volunteer experience

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