The School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo invites applications to its Graduate Program in Computer Science. We offer graduate programs leading to the degree of Master of Mathematics (MMath) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). We accept applications to begin graduate study in the Fall term (September), the Winter term (January), and the Spring term (May).
In the September/October 2005 issue of Science Watch, University of Waterloo's David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science ranked first among 46 Canadian universities according to a study that measures scientific impact by the average number of citations per paper as well as total citations.
In contrast to many other universities, Waterloo computer science graduate students normally earn a minimum of $21,676/yr (Master's) and $23,627/yr (PhD) through scholarships, research assistantships and teaching assistantships.
There are many scholarships available to CS graduate students at Waterloo. In addition to national and provincial scholarships such as NSERC and OGS, there are local scholarships such as the Cheriton, Go-Bell and President's scholarships.
In Fall 2005, David Cheriton, Waterloo Alumnus (PhD 78) now professor at Stanford University and named one of Forbes Magazine's top ten venture capitalists (2005), donated $25 million to Waterloo's School of Computer Science to established an endowment, the interest of which are used to fund graduate scholarships, research chairs and faculty fellowships. Apply for graduate studies in computer science at the University of Waterloo and you will be automatically considered for one of the 40 to 75 David R. Cheriton Graduate Scholarships awarded annually and valued between $10,000 and $20,000 (in addition to regular funding and other scholarships).
In contrast to most universities, Waterloo researchers own 100% of the intellectual property, which gives them complete freedom to commercialize the fruit of their research. In addition, the university recently launched a technology park to strengthen industrial collaboration and to facilitate technology transfer. Today, Waterloo is the University with the most spin-off companies in the country (e.g., Research in Motion, Open Text, MapleSoft).
Waterloo's School of Computer Science is one of the largest in the country with 90 professors, lecturers and post-doctoral fellows, and 300 graduate students. With so many people, it is easy to find someone who shares the same research interests.
In the 2006 Maclean's magazine's universities issue, the University of Waterloo ranked first as the "Most Innovative" university, second in "Leaders of Tomorrow" and second as "Best Overall" university among 47 institutions across Canada. The University of Waterloo ranked first 13 times in the past 14 years in the "Best Overall" ranking by reputation.
Waterloo's David Cheriton School of Computer Science is one of the world's pioneers in computing education and research. Active areas of research include algorithms and complexity, artificial intelligence, bioinformatics, computer graphics, databases and text management, networks and distributed systems, programming languages, scientific computing, software engineering, computer algebra and symbolic computation, computational statistics, cryptography, security and privacy, formal methods, health informatics, human-computer interaction and user interfaces, information retrieval, and quantum computing.
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
Tel: 519-888-4567 x33293
Fax: 519-885-1208
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