Eligibility & selection criteria:
Graduate students registered full-time in a Master's or Doctoral program in the Faculty of Engineering
International students who have graduated from any of the following IITs – Delhi, Mumbai, Ropar, Roorkee, Kanpur, and Kharagpur. If an eligible candidate from IIT is not available, students from all NIITs in India will be considered.
Permanent resident of Canada who has graduated from IIT or NIIT
Preference will be given to candidates who identify as women, who fulfill the above criteria, and wherein women are underrepresented
Should an eligible candidate not be available in any one year, available funds will be held and multiple awards may be given out in a future year Engineering Graduate Office in consultation with Prof. Sanjeev Bedi will identify candidates and select recipients.
Award description:
A scholarship valued at CAN $10,000 is provided annually to a full-time graduate student enrolled in a Master's or Doctoral program in the Faculty of Engineering on the basis of academic excellence (minimum 80%). This scholarship is made possible by a donation from Professor Hira Ahuja.
Selection process:
Student selected automatically by Faculty/Department
