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Ontario Graduate Scholarship - UW

The Ontario Graduate Scholarship - UW is a scholarship valued at $5,000 awarded annually to full-time University of Waterloo graduate students registered in a Master's or Doctoral program. This scholarship serves as a matching component to the Ontario Graduate Scholarship, creating a combined total value of $15,000 distributed over three consecutive academic terms. The scholarship is awarded on the basis of academic excellence to students who have already been selected to receive an Ontario Graduate Scholarship. It provides additional financial support through a 2:1 matching arrangement with the provincial OGS award. Students are selected automatically by their Faculty or Department based on scholastic excellence, and the award is open to students in any graduate program across all six faculties at the University of Waterloo. Both Canadian/permanent residents and international students with study permits are eligible to receive this scholarship.

Ontario Graduate Scholarship

The Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) and the Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology (QEII-GSST) programs encourage excellence in graduate studies at publicly-assisted universities in Ontario. Since 1975, the OGS program has been providing merit-based scholarships to Ontario's best graduate students in all disciplines of academic study. In 1998, the Ontario government introduced the QEII-GSST, a merit-based scholarship program targeted specifically toward graduate students in science and technology. Both programs are jointly funded by the Ontario government and participating institutions, with the government contributing two-thirds of the value of the awards and the university providing the remaining one-third. The University of Waterloo reserves two OGS awards specifically for Indigenous applicants each year, recognizing citizens or members of First Nations communities (Status/Non-Status), Métis, or Inuit as defined in the Canadian Constitution Act 1982.

Mary Bales Graduate Scholarship in Arts

In 2002, Mary Bales, MA English 1972, MA Philosophy 1973 and 2002 recipient of the Arts Alumni Achievement Award, established a scholarship for graduate students in the Faculty of Arts. The scholarship is awarded to students who hold an Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS). The Graduate Studies Committees in Arts, in consultation with the Associate Dean, Graduate Studies and Research, make the selection. This scholarship is open to Canadian citizens and permanent residents pursuing masters or doctoral studies in various Arts programs. Candidates are selected based upon academic achievement and value of research to the Canadian economy and society. The award varies up to a maximum of $5,000 for 1 full award paid over 3 academic terms.

Keith & Debbie Geddes Graduate Scholarship

Dr. Geddes and his wife Debbie established this research scholarship for a graduate student in the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Waterloo, with priority given to students with a concentration in Computational Mathematics. In the event that a suitable candidate is not found in Computational Math, the scholarship will be awarded to a student in the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science. Recipients will normally hold an Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) or a Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science & Technology (QEII-GSST) within the Faculty of Mathematics. Selection of the recipient will be made by the Associate Dean, Graduate Studies, Faculty of Mathematics, on the recommendation of the Computational Math Steering Committee. Recipients must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents.

Joseph Wai-Hung Liu Graduate Scholarship

The Joseph Wai-Hung Liu Graduate Scholarship is valued at $5,000 and awarded annually to a full-time University of Waterloo graduate student registered in any unit of the Faculty of Mathematics. The scholarship is awarded to a graduate student on the basis of scholastic excellence who holds an Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) or another major external scholarship that requires a matching or enhancement component. If the match or enhancement becomes unavailable or a suitable recipient cannot be found, the funds will be paid out as a regular graduate scholarship. This scholarship has been established by Waterloo graduate Dr. Joseph Liu, MMath 1972, PhD Computer Science, 1976, who was a professor of Computer Science at York University and has a strong commitment to graduate education and to the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Waterloo. The award varies up to a maximum of $5,000 for 1 full award paid over 3 academic terms.

John E. Thompson Biology Graduate Scholarship

The John E. Thompson Biology Graduate Scholarship is valued at $5,000 and is awarded annually to a full-time University of Waterloo graduate student registered in the Department of Biology in the Faculty of Science. The scholarship is awarded on the basis of scholastic excellence to a graduate student who holds an Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science & Technology (QEII-GSST) or another major external scholarship that requires a matching or enhancement component. If the match or enhancement becomes unavailable or a suitable recipient cannot be found, the funds will be paid out as a regular graduate scholarship. The award is paid over 3 academic terms starting in the Fall term.

James Downey Grad Scholarship

This scholarship will be awarded annually to a full-time University of Waterloo graduate student who holds an Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) or a Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science & Technology (QEII-GSST). The scholarship has been made possible by the generosity of Trina McQueen who is an honorary alumna of the University. The scholarship is valued at up to $5,000 for one full award paid over three academic terms. Students are selected automatically by their Faculty or Department and do not need to apply directly. The award is open to both Master's and Doctoral students in any program, and is available to Canadian/permanent resident students as well as international students with study permits. The scholarship is awarded in the Fall term.