Olive Carrick Scholarship in English

Award type: 
Scholarships/awards
Award description: 

A scholarship, valued at $2,000, will be awarded annually to a full-time undergraduate student enrolled in Year Three or Four of the Literature program in the Department of English Language and Literature in the Faculty of Arts. Selection is based on academic excellence (minimum 80% cumulative average) combined with extracurricular involvement in the arts and culture sector. Interested students should submit an application by February 1. This fund is made possible by a donation from Joe and Nancy Mattes (BA’89, MEDI ’21) in honour of Nancy’s mother, in celebration of her 96th birthday, and to honour her passion for higher education.

Value: 
$2,000
Eligibility & selection criteria: 
  • minimum 80% cumulative average
  • extracurricular involvement in the arts and culture sector
Level: 
Year Three, Year Four
Program:
Arts→English Language and Literature
Citizenship: 
Canadian citizen/permanent resident, International/study permit student
Selection process: 
Application required
Term: 
Winter
Application details:
  • Complete the applicable term Undergraduate Award Application
    • At this time we are only accepting applications for awards with a Spring deadline (May - August).
    • Access the Spring Term Undergraduate Award Application on our Undergraduate Studies Form page.
    • The application for awards with deadlines in a future term will be available by the start of that term – please check back later.
    • Complete a separate application for each award you wish to be considered for.
Application deadline: 
February 1
Contact:
  • Student Awards & Financial Aid
    • safainfo@uwaterloo.ca
    • The Centre, Needles Hall