Azita Darabian Memorial Award at University of Waterloo in Canada 2024

The Azita Darabian Memorial Award in University of Waterloo is open to Canadian. It is offered for Bachelor's degree in the field of Pharmacy. The deadline for sending an application varies. This scholarship is provided by the University of Waterloo.

An award, valued at up to $6,000, will be provided annually to a full-time undergraduate student entering Year One in the School of Pharmacy. Selection will be based on academic excellence (minimum admission average of 80%), combined with extracurricular involvement and/or participation in volunteer activities and their intention of continuing their involvement through activities within the School of Pharmacy. Candidates must also have a demonstrated financial need as determined by Waterloo. To be considered, students must submit the University of Waterloo Full-time Bursary application along with a statement (maximum 1,000 words) describing their eligibility by the deadline outlined in the invitation to apply. The selected student will receive $3,000 in Year One. To be considered for the remaining $3,000, the recipient will have achieved a 75% cumulative average in Year One and will be asked to provide a letter by November 15 of their 2A term, outlining their extracurricular involvement within the School of Pharmacy and how they achieved their goals as set out in their original application. This fund is made possible by a donation from the Darabian Family in memory of their daughter and sister, Azita Darabian.

• Students need to be full-time undergraduate students entering Year One in the School of Pharmacy in the Faculty of Science.
• Scholarship is restricted to Ontario residents (as defined by OSAP), with demonstrated financial need (based on UW full-time bursary program need assessment).
• Selection to be based on academic achievement (minimum 80% average) and participation in extracurricular activities and/or volunteer activities (maximum 1,000 word statement required)
• Students need to be classified as Canadian citizens/permanent residents.