Marga I. Weigel International Experience Award

Award type: 
International experience awards
Award description: 

Several awards, valued at up to $2,500 each, will be awarded annually to students registered full time in an undergraduate program in any Faculty, excluding the Faculty of Engineering. Students must be in good academic standing and participating in an approved, for credit, international experience in Germany or Austria which may include study abroad, exchange, summer or short-term programs, or low-paying co-op/internship terms. Preference will be given to candidates who have taken a German language or culture course. Upon their return, recipients will be encouraged to provide a summary (1-2 page maximum) of their experience abroad to be shared with the donor. Candidates must complete the general International Experience Award application form by March 15, July 15 or November 15. This award was made possible through the generosity of University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Arts alumna Dr. Marga I. Weigel (BA ’71, MA ’73 and PhD ’80 with a major in German literature).

Value description: 
  • several awards, valued at up to $2,500 each
Eligibility & selection criteria: 
  • students must be in good academic standing 
  • participating in an approved, for credit, international experience in Germany or Austria 
  • preference will be given to candidates who have taken a German language or culture course
  • recipients will be encouraged to provide a summary (1-2 page maximum) of their experience abroad to be shared with the donor
Level: 
Year One, Year Two, Year Three, Year Four
Program:
Arts→Accounting and Financial Mgmt, Anthropology, Classical Studies, Communication Arts, Economics, English Language and Literature, Fine Arts, French Studies, Gender and Social Justice, Germanic and Slavic Studies, Global Business and Digital Arts, History, International Trade (minor), Liberal Studies, Medieval Studies, Music, Peace and Conflict Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sexuality, Relationships, and Families, Social Development Studies, Sociology and Legal Studies, Spanish and Latin American Studies; Environment→Climate and Environmental Change, Environment and Business, Environment, Resources and Sustainability, Geography and Environmental Mgmt, Geography and Aviation, Geomatics, International Development, Knowledge Integration, Planning; Health→Kinesiology, Public Health and Health Sciences, Recreation and Leisure Studies; Mathematics→Actuarial Science, Applied Mathematics, Bioinformatics, Business and CS (Double Degree), Business and Math (Double Degree), Combinatorics and Optimization, Computational Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology Mgmt, Math/Fin.Analysis and Risk Mgmt, Mathematical Economics, Mathematical Finance, Mathematical Optimization, Mathematical Physics, Mathematics, Mathematics/CPA, Mathematics/Business Admin, Mathematics/Teaching, Pure Mathematics, Scientific Computation/Applied Mathematics, Statistics; Science→Biochemistry, Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Biotechnology/CPA, Biotechnology/Economics, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Materials and Nanosciences, Mathematical Physics, Medicinal Chemistry, Optometry, Pharmacy, Physics and Astronomy, Psychology, Science, Science and Business, Science and Aviation
Citizenship: 
Canadian citizen/permanent resident, International/study permit student
Selection process: 
Application required
Term: 
Winter, Spring, Fall
Application details:
  • Complete the International Experience Award application
Application deadline: 
March 15, July 15, November 15
Contact:
  • Student Awards & Financial Aid
    • safainfo@uwaterloo.ca
    • The Centre, Needles Hall