Ripple Graduate Fellows

Current and prospective graduate students who will be registered full time in a research-based masters or doctoral program in the Faculty of Engineering who are conducting research under the leadership and supervision of a University of Waterloo faculty member.
Selection to be based on students who are conducting research in the area of Blockchain and distributed systems, Cryptocurrency and digital payments and Cryptography, particularly as it relates to these previously mentioned research areas.
Graduate Fellowships shall be awarded on the basis of academic excellence ( e.g., minimum of 80% in cumulative average or in each of the last two full-time years) and demonstrated interest in how the applicant has increased diversity in the Subject Areas and related fields.
Preference will be given to women who meet the evaluation criteria above and students with diverse experiences and backgrounds.

Award description:

Annual fellowships valued at CAN $25,000 per year (for Master's students) and CAN $30,000 per year (for Doctoral students) will be awarded to eligible graduate students registered full time in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo. Fellowships will be awarded on the basis of academic excellence (e.g., minimum of 80% cumulative average or in each of the last two full-time academic years) and through demonstrated interest in how the applicant has increased diversity in the subject area and related field of Blockchain and distributed systems, Cryptocurrency and digital payments, and Cryptography, particularly as it relates to these research areas. Preference will be given to female graduate students who meet the evaluation criteria and students with diverse experiences and
backgrounds.