ݮƵ Institute for Nanotechnology Velocity Scholarship

Award type:
Scholarships

Award description:
The WIN-Velocity Scholarship, with a value equivalent to a Graduate Research Studentship (GRS) for two years, has been made possible through a financial contribution from the ݮƵ Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) to support domestic research-based graduate students, who will be registered full time in their first year of graduate studies. Eligible students must pursue commercialization and entrepreneurship activities for establishing a start-up company at UW with Velocity support, based on a business idea in “deep-tech” which matches research conducted by the WIN supervisor. Students participating in the program will receive mentorship and advice for start-up and entrepreneurial activities from Velocity. To be considered for this scholarship, students must complete the WIN-Velocity Scholarship application found on the WIN-Velocity website and submit it by February 1st for Fall admission; June 1st for Winter admission; and October 1st for Spring admission. A committee composed of WIN and Velocity representatives will review applications and make selections based both on academic credentials as well as on the market potential of the applicant’s business idea within six (6) to eight (8) weeks of application submission.

Value description:
Up to two (2) awards will be given annually with the value being equivalent to the minimum GRS that the student’s home department/Faculty would issue.

Eligibility & selection criteria: 

  • Students must be admitted into the first year of a research-based graduate program with a WIN member as their primary supervisor.
  • Recipients who fast-track from a master’s program into a PhD may continue to receive the remainder of their scholarship for the original duration it was issued (i.e., maximum of two years). The scholarship value will continue to be at the same level it was originally issued.
  • The student must be a Canadian Citizen/Permanent Resident.
  • The applicant must complete the WIN-Velocity Scholarship Application found on the WIN-Velocity website and submit it to the WIN-Velocity Scholarship Coordinator by February 1st for Fall admission; June 1st for Winter admission; and October 1st for Spring admission
  • A joint committee consisting of individuals from WIN and Velocity will receive and evaluate applications three times per year, coinciding with the application for admission deadlines. Following an in-person/virtual interview, awardees for each term will be selected by the evaluation committee.
  • Selection will be based both on both on academic credentials as well as on market potential of the student’s business idea.

Level:
Masters, Doctoral

Program:
Open to any program

Citizenship:
Canadian/Permanent resident

Selection process:
Application required

Term:
Winter, Spring, Fall

Application deadline: 
February 1, June 1, October 1

Additional instructions:

  • Recipients are expected to focus on their academic and start-up/entrepreneurship activities for the duration of the WIN-Velocity Fellowship program.
  • The student is required to receive co-curricular mentoring through the Velocity Translation Program which includes support for successful spinout from the university.
  • This scholarship is provided as part of any guaranteed minimum funding. The recipient’s supervisor would not be required to pay any GRS to their student for up to two (2) years from the start of the graduate program.
  • In the case of a recipient who fast-tracks into a doctoral program, the supervisor must provide the student’s minimum funding; this award will be supplementary to that minimum funding.
  • The award may be held in conjunction with other major awards (i.e., awards valued at more than $3,000 per year such as Tri-Agency, OGS, EEF-M/D, Provost awards, etc).

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