Waterloo

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Scotiabank Scholarships

Deadline: May 07, 2025
$3,750
Scotiabank's $60,000 investment is divided into 16 x $3,750 Scholarships in 4 Themes across 4 Regions.Four (4) Scholarship RegionsAlberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories, NunavutAtlantic Canada, QuebecBritish Columbia, YukonOntarioFour (4) Scholarship ThemesCarefully review the Application Form for specific application requirements.Diversity Scholarship: Four (4) Winners x $3,750Financial Wellness Scholarship: Four (4) Winners x $3,750Future Women Leaders Scholarship: Four (4) Winners x $3,750STEM...

Student Academy Awards Scholarship

Deadline: May 18, 2025
$5,000
The Student Academy Awards is an international student film competition. Each year, college and university film students from all over the world compete for awards and cash grants, with films being judged in the following categories:Animation, Documentary, Live Action Narrative and Alternative/Experimental.Past Student Academy Award winners have gone on to receive 69 Oscar nominations and have won or shared 15...

Brower Youth Award

Deadline: May 20, 2025
$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 Tuesday,...

MADD Canada Youth Bursary Fund

Deadline: May 31, 2025
$10,000
MADD Canada has restructured our bursary program to have more meaningful impact on students’ lives.  Beginning in 2016, one(1) bursary of $10,000 will be awarded to the applicant with the highest score in honour of Louise Joanne Twerdy (see further details below).  Additional bursaries in the amount of $5,000 will also be available. Winning applicants may not reapply in subsequent...

Hereford Youth Scholarship

Deadline: Jun 01, 2025
$2,500
Award amount: $2500Number awarded per year: up to 4 per yearEligibility: applicants must becurrent or past member of CJHA or have a connection to the Hereford cattle breed demonstrated through a letter of recommendation from an active member of the Canadian Hereford Association, not related to the applicant,be registered for ongoing studies in an undergraduate program at a college or...

OYF Memorial Scholarship

Deadline: Jun 30, 2025
$1,000
Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers Program is proud to introduce the OYF Memorial Scholarship, to be awarded annually to two individuals pursuing post-secondary education in agriculture. This scholarship is possible through the foresight of alumnus Martin Streef (Ontario 1996). Martin’s dedication to agriculture and the OYF program will help future generations pursue their passion for agriculture.Award:Two $1,000 scholarships are awarded annually....

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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.