Funding for Students
Below is information about funding opportunities such as scholarships and bursaries for students.
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BC Hydro Offers Post-Secondary Scholarships
BC Hydro is offering a variety of scholarships for students studying in sectors related to their business. Students studying engineering or various skilled trade programs are eligible to apply for the grants. There are additional scholarships available for indigenous...
Winner Medical Young Pioneer in Social Innovation Scholarship
One or more scholarships are available to academically outstanding undergraduate or graduate students in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Victoria. Applicants must be citizens of Hong Kong or Mainland China and whose focus of study involves...
Victoria Nikkei Cultural Society Award
One or more awards are being given to undergraduate students who are conducting innovative and creative research in Japanese Canadian history, art, culture, and/or language. Upon applying, individuals must provide a 500 word essay of intent, a letter of support from a...
Social Justice Award
One or more awards are available to academically outstanding individuals who are in their third or fourth year in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Victoria. Upon applying, students must provide a 500 word essay explaining how their studies will...
J. Prospero Scholarship for Sustainable Mining
A $1,000 scholarship is being awarded to an academically outstanding woman undergraduate student who is entering their third or fourth year at the University of Victoria. Applicants must be in either the Department of Economics, School of Environmental Studies or the...
The Joyce Underwood Indigenous Undergraduate Student Scholarship in Social Sciences
The Joyce Underwood Award is offering four scholarships to Indigenous students registered in undergraduate programs in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Victoria. Applicants must provide a letter describing their commitment to education and financial...
Megan Newton Memorial Fund Award
The Megan Newtown Memorial Award is given to a student who is involved in a post-secondary theatre program, and has certain interests and qualifications. Students can fill out an application between June 1 - September 30 annually. More information can be found on the...
Jean Lumb Scholarship for Canadians with Chinese Heritage
The Jean Lumb award is a great scholarship opportunity for high school students with Chinese heritage. This scholarship is available to Canadian citizens, and they offer grants for many different categories including academics, arts, and athletics, among many others....
Provincial Tuition Waiver Program
The Provincial Tuition Waiver Program supports B.C. students who are former youth in care who are attending either full-time or part-time studies at a B.C. public post-secondary institution, Native Education College or one of 10 eligible union trades training centres....