Romesh and Manju Batra Award for Black and Indigenous Students

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An award, valued at up to CAN $1,300, will be provided annually to a Black or Indigenous undergraduate student enrolled in Year One of any program in the Faculty of Engineering, with preference to students in Mechanical Engineering. For the purpose of this award, an Indigenous person is one who is a citizen or member of a First Nations community (Status/Non-Status), Metis or Inuit. Selection will be based on a combination of academic achievement, the Admission Information Form (AIF), the online video interview, as well as an application statement wherein students are asked to describe the impact this award will have on their pursuit of postsecondary studies. Interested students should submit an online application by April 15. This fund is made possible by a donation from Romesh and Manju Batra as a tribute to Romesh’s parents, Amir Chand and Dewki Bai Batra, who ensured that their two children received a post-secondary education.

Eligibility & selection criteria:

limited to Black or Indigenous students

academic excellence

Admission Information Form (AIF)

online video interview

Selection is based on the application statement who can best demonstrate the impact this award will have on their pursuit of postsecondary studies.