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Graduate Student Funding
IQC Entrance Award

Several awards valued at $5,000 are available each term. These awards are supported by a variety of sources, including the Bell Family Fund and Industry Canada. The awards are made to graduate students entering studies in quantum information at the University of Waterloo and the Institute for Quantum Computing, based on academic excellence and potential for research.

IQC Achievement Award

Several awards valued at $5,000 are available each term. These awards are supported by a variety of sources, including the Bell Family Fund and Industry Canada. The awards are made to UW graduate students working on quantum information at the Institute for Quantum Computing, based on exceptional achievement in research.

Mike and Ophelia Lazaridis Fellowships

Graduate Fellowships are available to be awarded to international graduate students up to a maximum of $20,000 per year. Recipients will be chosen based on academic excellence and potential for research in quantum information and will also receive a UW award equivalent to tuition. The Fellowship can be a multi-year award provided the recipient maintains a satisfactory academic standing in a graduate program.

Applications

Students applying for the quantum information collaborative program or for IQC membership are automatically considered for additional funding. Applications for IQC membership can be made with the following form.

IQC Graduate Student Membership Online Application

Existing IQC graduate student members can apply for funding with the following form.

IQC Member Funding Application

The scholarship committee meets once per semester to evaluate scholarship applications.
In order to guarantee that your application is considered on time please submit it by the appropriate deadline:
  • Jan. 15th 2010 (for awards to start in Spring 2010 or Fall 2010)
  • June 1st, 2010 (for awards to start in Fall 2010 or Winter 2011)
  • October 1st, 2010 (for awards to start in Winter 2011 or Spring 2011)

Note that new students are encouraged to apply during the same semester that they apply for entry into a UW graduate program.