One award of $1,000 is given to a transferring or continuing undergraduate student from an underrepresented group entering second year in one of the following programs in the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science: Biomedical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Software Engineering. Applicants must submit a letter (maximum 500 words) describing the importance of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion to the profession, its impact on them personally and the leadership role they have played (or would like to play) to make a difference. Underrepresented groups are defined as students with historical and/or current barriers to equity, including, but not limited to: • First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, and all other Indigenous peoples; • members of groups that commonly experience discrimination due to race, ancestry, colour, religion and/or spiritual beliefs, or place of origin; • persons with visible and/or invisible (physical and/or mental) disabilities; • persons who identify as women; and • persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions. Approval of the recipient will be made by the Senate Committee on Awards upon the recommendation of the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science.
One award of $1,000 is given to a transferring or continuing undergraduate student from an underrepresented group entering second year in one of the following programs in the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science: Biomedical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Software Engineering. Applicants must submit a letter (maximum 500 words) describing the importance of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion to the profession, its impact on them personally and the leadership role they have played (or would like to play) to make a difference. Underrepresented groups are defined as students with historical and/or current barriers to equity, including, but not limited to: • First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, and all other Indigenous peoples; • members of groups that commonly experience discrimination due to race, ancestry, colour, religion and/or spiritual beliefs, or place of origin; • persons with visible and/or invisible (physical and/or mental) disabilities; • persons who identify as women; and • persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions. Approval of the recipient will be made by the Senate Committee on Awards upon the recommendation of the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science. Student focus: Students with disabilities, Visible minorities, Indigenous students, Gender-based. Department(s): Computer Science, Engineering.
Application required. Renewable: No. One award of $1,000 is given to a transferring or continuing undergraduate student from an underrepresented group entering second year in one of the following programs in the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science: Biomedical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Software Engineering. Applicants must submit a letter (maximum 500 words) describing the importance of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion to the profession, its impact on them personally and the leadership role they have played (or would like to play) to make a difference. Underrepresented groups are defined as students with historical and/or current barriers to equity, including, but not limited to: • First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, and all other Indigenous peoples; • members of groups that commonly experience discrimination due to race, ancestry, colour, religion and/or spiritual beliefs, or place of origin; • persons with visible and/or invisible (physical and/or mental) disabilities; • persons who identify as women; and • persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions. Approval of the recipient will be made by the Senate Committee on Awards upon the recommendation of the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science.
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