# David R. Cheriton Graduate Scholarship

**Source**: https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/current-graduate-students/funding-and-awards/david-r-cheriton-graduate-scholarship
**Parent**: https://cs.uwaterloo.ca

## Overview

Dr.
David
Ross
Cheriton
is
a
distinguished
Computer
Science
alumnus
of
the
University
of
Waterloo
Faculty
of
Mathematics.
Dr.
Cheriton
received
his
MMath
and
PhD
in
Computer
Science
from
Waterloo
in
1974
and
1978,
respectively.
He
is
a
Professor
Emeritus
of
Computer
Science
at
Stanford
University
and
is
widely
known
for
his
extraordinary
research
contributions
in
high-performance
scalable
distributed
systems,
Internet
architecture
and
hardware-software
interaction;
and
the
successful
commercialization
of
his
research
results.

David
R.
Cheriton
Graduate
Scholarships,
valued
between
$10,000
and
$20,000,
are
awarded
annually
to
forty
to
seventy-five
full-time
Waterloo
graduate
students
in
the David
R.
Cheriton
School
of
Computer
Science
and
are open
to
Canadian
and
International
students
holding
a
student
visa.

## Policies

- Cheriton
  Scholarships are
  awarded
  to
  our
  best
  students, on
  the
  basis
  of
  scholastic
  excellence
  and
  a
  demonstrated
  interest
  in
  research
  that
  addresses
  problems
  associated
  with
  designing
  and
  implementing
  efficient
  and
  reliable
  computing
  systems,
  along
  with
  their
  effective
  integration.
  This
  includes
  research
  problems
  that
  span
  traditional
  areas
  of
  Computer
  Science
  from
  scientific
  computing
  to
  algorithms
  to
  distributed
  systems
  and
  networks.
- There
  are
  two
  types
  of
  Cheriton
  scholarships:

  *Type
  1*:
  These
  scholarships
  provide
  a
  $10,000
  salary
  supplement
  to
  the
  student,
  with
  the
  supervisor
  providing
  the
  usual
  amount
  of
  RA
  support.
  These
  go
  to
  our
  very
  top
  students
  on
  the
  basis
  of
  academic
  excellence.
  They
  can
  be
  awarded
  both
  as
  entrance
  scholarships
  and
  as
  scholarships
  to
  continuing
  students.
  Approximately
  80%
  of
  the
  Cheriton
  Graduate
  Scholarship
  Funds
  will
  be
  used
  to
  fund
  about
  60
  Type
  I
  scholarships.

  *Type
  II*:
  These
  scholarships
  provide
  $10,000
  to
  students
  to
  partially
  defray
  the
  RA
  support
  that
  would
  normally
  be
  provided
  by
  their
  supervisor(s).
  These
  go
  to
  our
  very
  top *incoming* students
  on
  the
  basis
  of
  academic
  excellence
  of
  the
  student
  and
  financial
  need
  of
  the
  supervisor.
  They
  will
  be
  awarded
  only
  as
  entrance
  scholarships.
  Approximately
  20%
  of
  the
  Cheriton
  Graduate
  Scholarship
  Funds
  will
  be
  used
  to
  fund
  about
  15
  Type
  II
  Scholarships.
- Both
  types
  of
  scholarships
  are
  normally
  intended
  to
  be
  two-year
  awards
  and
  both
  types
  of
  scholarships
  will
  be
  awarded
  primarily
  to
  PhD
  students.
  In
  exceptional
  cases,
  we
  might
  award
  2
  scholarships,
  one
  of
  each
  type,
  to
  the
  same
  student,
  for
  a
  total
  value
  of
  $20,000
  per
  year.
  Renewal
  of
  a
  scholarship
  for
  a
  2nd
  year
  is
  subject
  to
  satisfactory
  performance
  in
  the
  first
  year.
- Students
  receiving Cheriton
  Scholarships can
  choose
  to
  reduce
  the
  number
  of
  units
  of
  teaching
  assistantships
  they
  receive
  each
  year
  by
  1
  unit.
  A
  reduction
  of
  1
  unit
  of
  teaching
  assistantships
  will
  cause
  a
  corresponding
  reduction
  in
  their
  TA
  funding,
  of
  course.
- Any
  continuing,
  full
  time
  PhD
  student
  can
  apply
  for
  a Cheriton
  Scholarship.
  The
  maximum
  duration
  of
  a
  continuing Cheriton
  Scholarship
  will
  be
  2
  years.
  Renewal
  of
  a
  scholarship
  for
  a
  2nd
  year
  is
  subject
  to
  satisfactory
  performance
  in
  the
  first
  year.
  A
  PhD
  student
  who
  has
  received
  an
  entrance Cheriton
  Scholarship can
  apply
  for
  a
  continuing Cheriton
  Scholarship
  if
  meeting
  all
  eligibility
  requirements,
  which
  would
  begin
  after
  his
  or
  her
  entrance
  scholarship
  has
  terminated.
- Full
  time
  students
  who
  currently
  hold
  or
  have
  held
  a Cheriton
  Scholarship can
  re-apply
  once
  for
  a Cheriton
  Scholarship regardless
  of
  whether
  the
  initial
  award
  was
  an
  entrance
  award
  or
  a
  continuing
  award
  or
  regardless
  of
  Masters
  or
  PhD
  program.
  Thus,
  a
  maximum
  of
  4
  years
  (2+2)
  of
  Cheriton
  funding
  is
  permitted
  while
  in
  graduate
  studies
  in
  Computer
  Science
  at
  the
  University
  of
  Waterloo.
- Students
  cannot
  simultaneously
  hold
  an
  NSERC
  scholarship
  and
  a
  Type
  II
  Cheriton
  Scholarship.
- Students
  cannot
  simultaneously
  hold
  an
  OGS
  Scholarship
  and
  a
  Type
  II
  Cheriton
  Scholarship.
- Students
  cannot
  simultaneously
  hold
  a
  GO-Bell
  Graduate
  Scholarship
  and
  a
  Type
  I
  Cheriton
  Scholarship.

## Procedures

- Recipients
  of Cheriton
  Scholarships will
  be
  selected
  by
  a
  committee
  chaired
  by
  the
  Director
  of
  Graduate
  Studies
  of
  the David
  R.
  Cheriton
  School
  of
  Computer
  Science with
  membership
  as
  appointed
  by
  the
  Director
  of
  the David
  R.
  Cheriton
  School
  of
  Computer
  Science.
- All
  incoming
  full
  time
  students
  will
  automatically
  be
  considered
  for
  entrance Cheriton
  Scholarships.
- A
  faculty
  member
  who
  wants
  to
  accept
  an
  excellent
  graduate
  student,
  but
  who
  does
  not
  have
  sufficient
  grant
  funds
  to
  do
  so,
  may
  request
  that
  a
  student
  be
  considered
  for
  a
  Type
  II
  Cheriton
  scholarship.
  This
  request
  should
  be
  made
  to
  The
  Associate
  Director
  for
  Graduate
  Studies
  (Admissions).
  The
  faculty
  member
  should
  briefly
  provide
  justification
  of
  financial
  need
  based
  on
  their
  current
  grant
  funding
  and
  commitments.
  A
  Type
  II
  scholarship
  will
  be
  awarded
  only
  if
  a
  convincing
  case
  of
  financial
  need
  is
  provided,
  and
  the
  student
  is
  of
  excellent
  quality.
  An
  average
  of
  85%
  would
  be
  considered
  necessary
  for
  a
  student
  to
  be
  considered
  for
  a
  Type
  II
  scholarship.
- A
  continuing,
  full
  time
  PhD
  student
  can
  apply
  for
  a
  Type
  I
  Cheriton
  Scholarship
  if
  eligible
  by
  above
  policies
  and
  with
  the
  support
  of
  their
  supervisor.
  Each
  term
  the
  scholarship
  is
  offered
  faculty
  and
  PhD
  students
  will
  receive
  an
  email
  invitation
  from
  the
  Director
  of
  Graduate
  Studies
  to
  submit
  an
  application for
  this
  scholarship.
- An
  application
  consists
  of
  - Research
    summary
    (approx.
    1
    -
    2
    pages)
  - CV
  - 2
    reference
    letters
    (one
    of
    which
    is
    your
    supervisor)
  - transcript