University of Waterloo Black Brilliance Sankofa Award 2025

The University of Waterloo Black Brilliance Sankofa Award is open for application to a Black undergraduate students entering Year One of any full-time degree program in the Faculty of Arts. 

• Table of Content
• About University of Waterloo
• University of Waterloo Waterloo Black Brilliance Sankofa Award
• Aim and Benefits of University of Waterloo Waterloo Black Brilliance Sankofa Award
• Requirements for University of Waterloo Waterloo Black Brilliance Sankofa Award Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About University of Waterloo

The University of Waterloo is a public research university with a main campus in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is on 404 hectares of land adjacent to "Uptown" Waterloo and Waterloo Park. The university also operates three satellite campuses and four affiliated university colleges

University of Waterloo Waterloo Black Brilliance Sankofa Award

• Category Undergraduate
• SponsorUniversity of Waterloo
• City to study Waterloo
• School to study University of Waterloo
• Course to study Not specified
• Application Deadline April 15, 2025

Aim and Benefits of University of Waterloo Waterloo Black Brilliance Sankofa Award

Two awards, valued at up to $20,000 paid over eight academic terms, will be provided to Black undergraduate students entering Year One of any full-time degree program in the Faculty of Arts.

Recipients will receive $2,500 per academic term for up to eight terms (1A-4B). Payments beyond Year One are dependent on maintaining a minimum overall average of 70% and full-time enrolment in the Faculty of Arts.

Requirements for University of Waterloo Waterloo Black Brilliance Sankofa Award Qualification

• Selection will be based on a combination of academic achievement and community involvement through extracurricular and/or volunteer activities.
• Preference will be given to students who best demonstrate what receiving this award would mean to their pursuit of post-secondary studies. To be considered, students must submit an online award application by April 15.

Application Deadline

April 15, 2025

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to University of Waterloo on uwaterloo.ca to apply

For more details, visit University of Waterloo Black Brilliance Sankofa Award webpage