RBC Awards for Diversity and Innovation in Technology
Applications are now open for 2023!
Overview
The RBC Awards for Diversity and Innovation in Technology will support members of equity-deserving groups studying at the University of Toronto, including Black and Indigenous students and/or women, interested in a career at the intersection of technology and financial services. Applicants will be evaluated based on their academic achievements and innovative accomplishments.
The awards will support up to six eligible students annually over a two-year period:
Details
- Recipients must be third-year undergraduate students enrolled full-time at the University of Toronto at the time of the award payment (Fall 2023).
- Eligible candidates should identify as Black or Indigenous students and/or women enrolled full-time in the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, or the Departments of Computer Science, Math or Physics at the Faculty of Arts & Science, UTSC or UTM.
- Recipients must remain full-time students for the entire academic year (2023–2024) in order to retain the award payment.
- Students from equity-deserving groups who are in other technology-focused disciplines or who can demonstrate technology-focused experience will also be considered.
Equity-deserving groups at U of T include:
| Group | Faculty/Department |
|---|---|
| Black students | All |
| Indigenous students | All |
| First-generation Canadian students | All |
| Refugee students | All |
| Students registered with Accessibility Services | All |
| Women students | Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering and/or the Department of Computer Science, Math or Physics at the Faculty of Arts & Science, UTSC or UTM. |
April 10
May 31, 5:00 pm
Deadline to apply
Summer
Adjudication process
Fall
Award recipients announced
All award applications will be reviewed and assessed by an adjudication committee comprising of RBC representatives, entrepreneurship and innovation staff and faculty members, researchers and directors, and will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
- Demonstrated interest in exploring a future career in technology
- Experience working on an innovative solution and evidence of an entrepreneurial mindset
- Academic achievement
Please direct all questions regarding the RBC Awards or application process to:
Kay Martinez
Program & Business Services Coordinator, University of Toronto Entrepreneurship
kay.martinez@utoronto.ca
Subject line: Questions: RBC Awards
Past recipients
Mouaid Alim (2022)
Faculty of Arts and Science
Program: Bioinformatics & Computational Biology Specialist, Physiology Major and Computer Science Minor
Campus: St. George
Year: 3rd
Sana Hashim (2022)
Faculty of Geography, Geomatics and Environment
Program: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Major and Sustainability and Business & Entrepreneurship Minors
Campus: UTM
Year: 3rd
Yara Nassar (2022)
Faculty of Applied Sciences and Engineering
Program: Engineering Science
Campus: St. George
Year: 3rd
Muhammed Yakubu (2022)
Faculty of Applied Sciences and Engineering
Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Campus: St. George
Year: 3rd