Bachelor of Science in Science and Aviation University of Waterloo, Canada

• $2,000 entrance scholarship
• $1,500 International Experience Award* and/or
• $1,500 Research Award*

• Your early May admission average, including required courses, must be 95% or higher for the program for which you’ve received and accepted an offer of admission.
• You must accept your Offer of Admission by the date specified on the offer.
• You must be enrolled at Waterloo in full-time degree studies for the entire September to December term.

The $1,500 International Experience Award will be awarded to Distinction Scholars who participate in an international study or work experience.

The $1,500 Research Award will be awarded to Distinction Scholars for an on-campus research position with a Waterloo professor or for a research-based co-op position with the University. You will be invited to find a Waterloo professor to engage you as a full- or part-time research assistant for a term to carry out research under his or her supervision.

Both the International Experience Award and the Research Award are available in your upper years should you choose to claim them. They're subject to the following conditions.

• You must complete your first year with an average of at least 80%.
• You must be in your second year or higher at Waterloo.
• You must claim the award before you complete your undergraduate program.

If you qualify, you’ll receive scholarship information with your Offer of Admission in the applicant portal.

• If you receive a scholarship before May, you must meet all the conditions specified above. Once we’ve reviewed your grades available in early May, we’ll confirm your University of Waterloo President’s or Merit Scholarship. You will be able to view the scholarship information in the applicant portal.
• If you receive your scholarship offer in May, we will already have reviewed your grades available in early May. You must still meet all other conditions specified above.

In late July, you’ll receive an email with information about how to use the award to help pay your tuition and fees.

• $2,000

If you meet the conditions outlined below, you’ll be awarded a one-time University of Waterloo President’s Scholarship valued at $2,000.

• Your early May admission average, including required courses, must be 90 – 94.9% for the program for which you’ve received and accepted an Offer of Admission.
• You must accept your Offer of Admission by the date specified on the offer.
• You must be enrolled at Waterloo in full-time degree studies for the entire September to December term.

If you qualify, you’ll receive scholarship information with your Offer of Admission in the Waterloo applicant portal.

• If you receive a scholarship before May, you must meet all the conditions specified above. Once we’ve reviewed your grades available in early May, we’ll confirm your University of Waterloo President’s or Merit Scholarship. You will be able to view the scholarship information in the applicant portal.
• If you receive your scholarship offer in May, we will already have reviewed your grades available in early May. You must still meet all other conditions specified above.

In late July, you’ll receive an email with information about how to use the award to help pay your tuition and fees.

• $1,000.

If you meet the conditions outlined below, you’ll be awarded a one-time University of Waterloo Merit Scholarship valued at $1,000.

• Your early May admission average, including required courses, must be 85 – 89.9% for the program for which you’ve received and accepted an Offer of Admission.
• You must accept your Offer of Admission by the date specified on the offer.
• You must be enrolled at Waterloo in full-time degree studies for the entire September to December term.

If you qualify, you’ll receive scholarship information with your Offer of Admission in the Waterloo applicant portal.

• If you receive a scholarship before May, you must meet all the conditions specified above. Once we’ve reviewed your grades available in early May, we’ll confirm your University of Waterloo President’s or Merit Scholarship. You will be able to view the scholarship information in the applicant portal.
• If you receive your scholarship offer in May, we will already have reviewed your grades available in early May. You must still meet all other conditions specified above.

In late July, you’ll receive an email with information about how to use the award to help pay your tuition and fees.

• If you receive an offer of admission to more than one program, your admission average may qualify you for a President's or Merit Scholarship in one program but not another because your admission average must include required courses, which vary from program to program.
• If your early May admission average is below 85% but your final admission average in June or July is 85% or higher, you will be awarded the appropriate President’s or Merit Scholarship. You'll be notified after we've received final grades in July.
• To receive the full value of the entrance scholarship, you must remain enrolled in full-time degree studies at Waterloo for the full four-month fall term (September to December).

Note: These scholarships pertain to admission to the University of Waterloo main campus and are not applicable if you choose to register through St. Jerome’s University, one of Waterloo's on-campus University Colleges which offers its own scholarships.