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UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO DAVID JOHNSTON – LEBOVIC FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE AWARDS

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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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master's, Opportunities, Scholarships

UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO INTERNATIONAL MASTER’S AWARD OF EXCELLENCE (IMAE)

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LOCATION: Canada

The International Master’s Award of Excellence, valued at $2,500 per term for a maximum of five full-time terms within the allowable program time limits (6 terms), will be awarded to eligible international master’s students normally entering a research-based graduate program at the University of Waterloo. Faculties will nominate eligible students based on the Faculty’s award allocation. Students will be selected based on academic excellence as demonstrated through their application for admission to the graduate program.

ELIGIBILITY:

Level: Masters

Program: Open to any program

Citizenship: International/study permit student

Selection process: Student selected automatically by Faculty/Department

Term: Winter, Spring, Fall

International students who are registered full-time and assessed international tuition fees. 

Normally given to students in research-based programs (thesis or major research paper). 

Will normally only be given to students entering the first term of their program (term 1.0).

Students must demonstrate academic excellence through criteria established by the Faculty.

Students must meet the academic progress requirements of their program and not have outstanding probationary admission requirements. 

This award could be in addition to other internal or external scholarships (e.g., UW Graduate Scholarship, OGS, etc.). Note: scholarships are different than sponsorships—see next bullet.

Normally, students should not be concurrently receiving foreign government or agency sponsorship (e.g., China Scholarship Council, Libyan sponsorship, etc.) or be fully or partially self-funded in excess of the Faculty minimum levels of support.

Students grandparented under the existing IMSA program cannot be nominated for an IMAE; however, a student previously awarded an IMSA for a previously completed master’s degree can be nominated for an IMAE.

Students will be automatically considered for this award based on their application for admission. Departments and/or Faculty will define their own internal process by which they select recipients based on the eligibility criteria and allocation.

Faculties may impose stricter eligibility criteria as appropriate.

For information regarding international funding programs, please visit the Graduate Studies International Funding webpage.

Contact person: For further information about this award, please contact the applicable:

Department Graduate Co-ordinator

BENEFIT:

Award valued at $2,500 per term for a maximum of five terms.

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