University of Waterloo Black Brilliance Sankofa Award 2025

The University of Waterloo Black Brilliance Sankofa Award is open for application to a Black undergraduate students entering Year One of any full-time degree program in the Faculty of Arts. 

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineApril 15, 2025
• Value$20,000
• Study LevelUndergraduate
• SponsorUniversity of Waterloo
• City to studyWaterloo
• School to studyUniversity of Waterloo
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

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.

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.

Requirements

• 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. To be considered, students must submit an online award application by April 15.

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Application Deadline

April 15, 2025

How To Apply

Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to University of Waterloo on uwaterloo.ca to apply

For more details, visit University of Waterloo Black Brilliance Sankofa Award webpage