Waterloo

There are many scholarships for Waterloo students. If you are searching for scholarships for a particular high school located in Waterloo, please select the appropriate school from the list below. The scholarship database contains scholarships for Waterloo students in the following categories:

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Scholarships

Dick Shaw Memorial Scholarship

Deadline: Mar 23, 2026

$2,000

The chapter set up this scholarship to honor the memory of our member Dick Shaw. Dick was a well-respected inspector for Worksafe BC, and a tireless advocate for blasting safety. He passed from a heart attack in 2007 shortly before he was due to retire.The scholarship will be awarded to a full-time student attending a college or university in Canada...

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Kochhar & Co. Scholarship

Deadline: Mar 31, 2026

$1,000

Kochhar & Co. Chartered Professional Accountant was founded in 2011 by Biki Kochhar, a Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant, with a small office and a single staff member. Kochhar & Co. specializes in owner-managed corporations based in the Okanagan Valley, and has offices in both downtown Kelowna and Penticton.Eligibility:To be eligible for the "Kochhar & Co. Scholarship" a student must:Be attending...

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Brower Youth Award

Deadline: Mar 31, 2026

$3,000

Earth Island Institute established the Brower Youth Awards for Environmental Leadership in 2000. We recognize the outstanding leadership efforts of young people with this annual, prestigious award.EligibilityYouth environmental change leaders ages 13 to 22 (as of the application deadline) living in North America (including Mexico, Canada, and U.S. territories) are encouraged to apply. Our application deadline for submission is March...

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Ontario Nursing Education Initiative

Deadline: Mar 31, 2026

$1,500

The Nursing Education Initiative (NEI) is an education grants program that supports nurses in continuing education to improve their nursing knowledge and skills. Nurses undertaking professional development course(s) and/or program(s), may be eligible for reimbursement of up to $1,500 per funding year.Funding is allocated on a quarterly basis. The term of the funding year is April 1 to March 31....

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Air Line Pilots Association Scholarship

Deadline: Apr 01, 2026

$60,000

Eligible ApplicantsChildren of medically retired, long-term disabled, or deceased ALPA pilot members are eligible to apply. Although the program envisions the selection of students enrolling as college freshman, students who are already enrolled in college may apply, if they meet the aforementioned criteria. Students must be enrolled in a program of studies principally creditable toward a bachelor’s degree.AwardsOne four-year undergraduate...

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Young Women in Public Affairs Award

Deadline: Apr 01, 2026

$5,000

Award descriptionZonta Young Women in Leadership Award (formerly the Young Women in Public Affairs Award) recognizes young women, ages 16-19, for demonstrating leadership skills and commitment to public service and civic causes, and encourages them to continue their participation in public and political life.Since 1990, Zonta has given 1,165 awards, totaling US$1,858,750 to 993 young women from 60 countries.The program...

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For School Specific Scholarships, select one of the schools below:

Bluevale Collegiate Institute Sir John A Macdonald Secondary School St David Catholic Secondary School Waterloo Collegiate Institute

Waterloo is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It is next to Kitchener City, and one of the smallest of the three cities within the Municipality of Waterloo. It is a part of the assigned 675,000 acre land to the Iroquois alliance that consists of the League of Six Nations. The city has a yearly nine-day festival in the twin cities of Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. This particular event is based on the German Oktoberfest, and is usually coined as Canada's Greatest Bavarian Festival. It begins on the Friday which precedes the Canadian Thanksgiving, and runs until Saturday after.

Waterloo is a haven for those who are into culture and arts. The city is home to numerous galleries which feature different artistic creations that range from symphonies to jewelry and painting. It will be good to visit the main cultural tourist attractions of Waterloo city: Button Factory, Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Earth Sciences Museum, Elliott Avedon Museum and Archive of Games, Brubacher House Museum, Don Heritage Crossroads, and Optometry Museum of Visual Science.

The very best places to go shopping in the city are the Cambridge Centre, Conestoga Mall, Elmira Farmers Market, Downtown Cambridge Business Improvement Association, Kitchener Downtown Business Improvement Area, Kitchener Market, and Southworks Mall. Cambridge Centre has around 140 shops and services; Conestoga Mall boasts of world-class shopping and entertainment with a lot of retail outlets; Southworks Mall offers unique shopping experience in historic Galt. It is the largest antique market within Canada.

There are a lot of sites within the city to go to for rest and relaxation. Places such as the African Lion Safari, Waterloo Central Railway, Aboretum, U of G, Bell Homestead National Historic Site, Bingemans Big Splash, Bingemans FunworX, and Brick Brewing Co. Limited, are amongst the places which could be a good "escape" from the continuous stresses of daily life.

The economy of the city of Waterloo is greatly drive by its service-based sector. The biggest companies within the area are Wilfrid Laurier University, Manulife Financial, University of Waterloo, and Sun Life Financial. Because of the abundance of insurance companies which are based in the area, the city is often called "The Hartford of Canada." It likewise has a very strong sector in technology with numerous high-tech firms. The leading business within this particular area is Research in Motion, the makers of Blackberry. Also included within this roster are: Maplesoft, Dalsa, MKS Inc., Sandvine, Descartes Systems and Open Text Corporation.