Hira and Renu Ahuja International Graduate Scholarship at University of Waterloo 2026

Hira and Renu Ahuja International Graduate Scholarship at University of Waterloo 2026

The Hira and Renu Ahuja International Graduate Scholarship at the University of Waterloo provides partial funding of up to CAD 10,000 per year for Master's and Doctoral students in the Faculty of Engineering. The scholarship is open to international students who graduated from designated Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT Delhi, IIT Mumbai, IIT Ropar, IIT Roorkee, IIT Kanpur, or IIT Kharagpur) or to Canadian Permanent Residents who completed their undergraduate studies at an IIT or NIT in India.

Applicants must maintain a minimum academic average of 80% and be enrolled full-time in an eligible engineering program. Preference is given to candidates who identify as women in fields where women are underrepresented. To continue receiving the award, recipients must maintain full-time registration and good academic standing.

Funding Details

• Master’s students may receive funding for up to two years.
• Doctoral students may receive funding for up to four years.
• Scholarships are valued at up to $10,000 annually.

Application Process

No separate application is required. Eligible students are identified and selected automatically by the Engineering Graduate Office in consultation with Sanjeev Bedi. The deadline for submitting applications is 10 August 2026. Apply or view more information here.