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WATERLOO BLACK BRILLIANCE SANKOFA AWARD

Application Deadline: April 15, 2025

LOCATION: Canada

Two awards, valued at up to $20,000 paid over eight academic terms, will be provided to Black undergraduate students entering Year One of any full-time degree program in the Faculty of Arts.

ELIGIBILITY:

Black undergraduate students entering Year One of any full-time degree program in the Faculty of Arts (Black students may include African, Afro-Caribbean, Black Canadian, Afro-Latine, African American, Afro-Indigenous, or other African descent.)

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 post-secondary studies.

To be considered, students must submit an online award application by April 15.

Recipients will receive $2,500 per academic term for up to eight terms (1A-4B).

Payments beyond Year One are dependent on maintaining a minimum overall average of 70% and full-time enrolment in the Faculty of Arts.

BENEFIT:

Valued at up to $20,000

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UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO: FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIP FOR BLACK INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Application Deadline: April 15, 2025

LOCATION: Canada

The following award is for Black international undergraduate students (study permit, paying international fees). You will be considered for this opportunity based on the award criteria and your responses to the application questions.

Contact Akua Asare Anim if you have any questions about applying for admission or scholarships as a Black student.

ELIGIBILITY:

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.

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 online award application by April 15.

The scholarship will be issued in eight equal payments (lA-4B). Payments beyond Year One are dependent on maintaining a minimum overall average of 80% and full-time enrolment in the Faculty of Mathematics. 

BENEFIT:

Valued at $20,000 to $40,000 each, paid over eight academic terms

APPLY