Waterloo Black Brilliance Sankofa Award

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 at the University of Waterloo. 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. 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. This entrance scholarship is designed to support Black students pursuing undergraduate studies in the Faculty of Arts, recognizing both their academic excellence and their contributions to their communities through volunteer work and extracurricular engagement.