Awards
I have earned a number of awards, merits, and recognitions through my life. Some of the most recent and relevant ones are listed below. High school awards are omitted for brevity.
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I have earned a number of awards, merits, and recognitions through my life. Some of the most recent and relevant ones are listed below. High school awards are omitted for brevity.
E.B MacNaughton Convocation Prize ($1000 CAD)
Awarded by the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences to the student who has shown the most excellent overall academic achievements and outstanding contributions to the campus and community.
Nominated by: College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of GuelphComputing Research Association's (CRA) Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award (Honourable Mention)
This honourable mention was received for work that I have done with the Gillis Research Lab at the University of Guelph School of Computer Science in 2019. The full list of award recipients is available here. Congratulations to all!
Nominated by: Dr. Daniel Gillis — University of GuelphIan Pavlinic Memorial Award (Co-op Student of the Year) ($1000 CAD)
Awarded in January 2019 by the School of Computer Science Co-operative Education Department, I received this award in recognition of high academic acheivement, workplace performance, innovation and contributions, and involvement within the community and Guelph Co-op program during my 2018 co-op placement.
Nominated by: Rachel Cheng & Dr. Jason Ernst from Left Inc.Michele and Maria Vanneli Scholarship ($1000 CAD)
Awarded in October 2018 by the Dean of the College of Engineering & Physical Science for academic excellence and community leadership.
Referred by: Dr. Daniel Gillis, Dr. Judi McCuaigMLH Ethical Tech Initiative Scholarship ($10 000 USD)
Awarded in July 2018 by Major League Hacking (MLH) in partnership with the Omidyar Network, this scholarship was awarded for the submission of a series of short essays and technical abstracts.
downloadDownload essay
Official press release: news.mlh.io
Jay Majithia Scholarship ($1000 CAD)
Awarded during the Winter 2018 semester for contributions to department research at the University of Guelph School of Computer Science.
Dean's List — College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Recognized on University of Guelph transcript for achieving outstanding semesterly averages. Awarded for all 8 academic semesters.
OCE Youth Entrepreneur Scholarship (~$1000 CAD)
Awarded by the Ontario Centres for Excellence, this scholarship covered the costs of attending and exhibiting at the 2017 OCE Discovery business, technology, and innnovation conference in Toronto, ON.
Entrance Scholarship ($3000 CAD)
Awarded in 2016 upon acceptance to the University of Guelph for attaining greater than a 90% application average.