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2015-2016

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Awards and Financial Aid

Upper-Year Bursaries and Awards

Faculty of Arts

Arts Undergraduate Student Opportunity Award

Several awards are provided annually to support academically qualified students experiencing financial difficulties. The fund is made possible by donations from interested donors and by a matching grant from the Province of Ontario. Eligible students must have resided in Ontario for twelve months prior to beginning their post secondary education.

Joseph Dumaradzky Memorial Bursary

Bursaries valued at $500 or more, are awarded annually to first- or second-year undergraduate students in the Faculty of Arts who are majoring or minoring in Germanic and Slavic Studies or who are enrolled in a German language course.  Interested full- or part-time students who have a demonstrated financial need and a minimum overall average of 65% are encouraged to apply.

Anne Harris Bursary

A bursary, valued at $500, is awarded annually to a full-time undergraduate student enrolled in Year Three or Four in any program in the Faculty of Arts who has participated in Arts Orientation activities as an Arts leader or as a member of the Arts Federation Orientation Committee, has a demonstrated financial need, and has achieved a minimum overall average of 70%. Interested students should apply by November 1.  This fund is made possible by donations made in honour of Anne Harris upon her retirement, and reflects Anne’s role as an Orientation Advisor and her desire to help students in need. 

Helene and Ray McLenaghan Award

One award, valued at up to $1,200, is provided annually to an outstanding undergraduate student entering third or fourth year in French Studies or Applied Mathematics. The recipient must have a minimum overall average of 75%, proven community involvement, and demonstrated financial need. This award is made possible by a donation from Dr. Helene McLenaghan (Language Instructor, French Studies) and Dr. Ray McLenaghan (Professor Emeritus, Applied Math). 

School of Accounting and Finance Undergraduate Student Opportunity Award

Several awards are provided annually to support academically qualified students experiencing financial difficulties. The fund is made possible by donations from interested donors and by a matching grant from the Province of Ontario. Eligible students must have resided in Ontario for 12 months prior to the beginning of their post-secondary education.

Serendipity Bursary

A bursary fund has been established by Samuel Malenfant, Bachelor of Integrated Studies, 1976. The bursary is awarded to a full-time undergraduate enrolled in Independent Studies.

University of Waterloo Community and World Service Award

Co-op students in the Faculty of Arts who complete a work-term in the service of others, locally, nationally, or abroad with little or no remuneration who demonstrate financial need are eligible to apply for these bursaries, valued at approximately $1,500. Information and applications are available through the Office of the Associate Dean of Arts, Arts Special Programs.

Wescast Industries Continuous Learning Award

An annual award, valued at $1,000, has been established by Wescast Industries Ltd., to recognize academic performance and financial need among students in Accounting and Engineering. To be eligible, candidates must have maintained a 75% minimum average.

Doris R. Zurbrigg Bursary

Bursaries, valued at up to $1,500, are awarded annually to undergraduate students enrolled in Humanities in the Faculty of Arts who have demonstrated financial need and are in satisfactory academic standing. This fund is made possible by a donation from Doris R. Zurbrigg. As a young woman in the early 40’s Mrs. Zurbrigg dreamed of attending university, however circumstances and distance stood in the way of her achieving this goal.  By establishing this bursary she hopes to assist students realize their own dreams and goals.


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