FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS UNDERGRADUATE ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIP FOR BLACK INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO 

Application Deadline: April 15, 2026

LOCATION: Canada

Several scholarships, valued at $20,000 to $40,000 each, paid over eight academic terms, will be provided to Black international undergraduate students (study permit, paying international fees) entering Year One of any full-time degree program in the Faculty of Mathematics. Selection will be based on a combination of academic achievement and community involvement through extracurricular and/or volunteer activities. 

ELIGIBILITY:

Full-time undergraduate Black international students entering Year One of any program in the Faculty of Mathematics 

Black students may include those of African, Afro-Caribbean, Black Canadian, Afro-Latine, African American, Afro-Indigenous, or other African descent 

study permit, paying international fees 

Selection will be based on a combination of academic achievement and community involvement through extracurricular and/or volunteer activities 

Preference will be given to students who best demonstrate what receiving this award would mean to their pursuit of post­secondary studies 

Mathematics→Business Administration (Laurier) and Computer Science (Waterloo)—Double Degree, Business Administration (Laurier) and Mathematics (Waterloo)—Double Degree, Honours Mathematics, Mathematics/Financial Analysis and Risk Management, Computer Science, Mathematics/Business Administration, Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy 

Citizenship: International student 

Application required?: Yes 

Complete the applicable online entrance award application. 

Select the correct form, based on your identity: 

Application for Entrance Awards Designated to Black Students 

Application for Entrance Awards Designated to Indigenous Students 

Access the application on our forms web page. Preference will be given to students who best demonstrate what receiving this award would mean to their pursuit of post­secondary studies. To be considered, students must submit an award application by April 15. The scholarship will be issued in eight equal payments (1A-4B). Payments beyond Year One are dependent on maintaining a minimum overall average of 80% and full-time enrollment in the Faculty of Mathematics.

BENEFIT:

Several valued at $20,000 to $40,000 each

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