Pasupalak CS Capstone Award

The Pasupalak CS Capstone Award provides one or more awards valued at up to $5,000 each term to full-time undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in a Computer Science program at the University of Waterloo who are undertaking a one-term or two-term CS Capstone team project or a one-term eCapstone team project. Selection is made at the end of each term and is based on the team that is most likely to transform their project into a startup, who will continue working on their project/startup full-time for the foreseeable future, and who is likely to see commercial success. Award funds totaling $5,000 are distributed equally among the winning team members. No application is required; all students who have completed the requirements of their capstone course are eligible. Selection is made by Capstone course instructors at the end of the term, after the requirements of the capstone course are complete, and taking into consideration comments from external judges from the Waterloo startup and entrepreneurship community. This fund is made possible by a generous donation from alumnus Sam Pasupalak (BCS '12). The award period was initially defined from 2021 to 2023, with the first selection made in Fall 2021 and the last in Spring 2023. The award recognizes exceptional Computer Science capstone teams that demonstrate strong entrepreneurial potential and commitment to commercializing their projects.