Blog and Opportunities

The UVic Campus Sustainability Fund is looking for project submissions. The Fund offers money to implement sustainability projects on campus that relate concretely to the Sustainability Action Plan. Nineteen projects have been approved thus far.

Projects must:

• be submitted by a campus community member
• begin implementation within 12 months of the funding decision
• create viable student learning opportunities

Submission deadline is October 15th

If you have a sustainability idea, please contact action@uvic.ca to consult with a Sustainability Coordinator on the project’s feasibility.

 

The 2018 Fall semester is fast approaching and what better way to learn more about UVic then to attend Orientation. Follow along in this Facebook event page to get the latest updates on events, locations and activities during the first week of school.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1991805857530525/

 

 

If you are interested in writing a guest post for the MyUVic Life blog, please contact Vimala Jeevanandam at scieco@uvic.ca .

 

The In-course online application for students currently attending UVic is open April 1-May 31. Scholarships and awards that require applications ask for students to submit an online (or paper) application as well as supporting documentation. In order to apply for these scholarships, students must complete the in-course scholarship application, available through My Page. Any supporting documentation required for specific awards must be submitted by email to incourse@uvic.ca. Please include your name and student number when submitting any documentation.

Online applications close May 31.

To view a list of awards and specific requirements visit https://www.uvic.ca/registrar/safa/in-course-scholarships/application/index.php.

How to apply:

Go to MyPage, click on Finances
>Awards and Financial Aid
>Apply for awards
>Winter Session
>In-Course and then follow the application portal

For more information on how to apply go to https://www.uvic.ca/registrar/safa/in-course-scholarships/apply/index.php.

Questions can be directed to awards1@uvic.ca or awards3@uvic.ca.

The Fessenden-Trott Scholarship is now available to students in all departments. Each year, these scholarships are offered to a different region of Canada. In 2018, nominations will be accepted from universities in the Western Provinces.

These scholarships are available for students who have completed their first year of their first bachelor degree program by the deadline date of June 15 in the year of application. The scholarship is tenable for up to three consecutive years or until the first bachelor degree is obtained.

The scholarship is applicable towards full-time studies for applicants entering the second year of their first bachelor degree in the year of application.

The deadline to apply is Friday, May 18 at 4:00 PM.

You can find more information on our website here, a copy of the application here, and a list of the guidelines here.

Completed applications should be delivered to the Student Awards and Financial Aid Office (University Centre Building RM A202).

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact myself or the In-Course Scholarship Officer, Francisco Canjura, at awards1@uvic.ca or 250-721-8107

 

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