Work Learn International Undergraduate Research Awards

To be eligible to apply for an award, you must:

In addition:

• Graduating international undergraduate students are eligible only for the academic term directly following the completion of your program requirements (regardless of your graduation date). Students who finish their courses in Winter Term 2 (April) and graduate in the spring (May) will be eligible to hold a Work Learn in the summer term. You must have applied for a post-graduation work permit or have some other form of authorization to work in Canada. If you have questions about your eligibility, please speak with an International Student Advisor.  
  • UBC students who have completed program requirements and whose program completion letter is not yet available are considered by UBC to be “full time for immigration purposes.”

  • Full time students who meet certain conditions may work. Once a student’s program completion letter becomes available, they must apply for a PGWP or obtain some other form of work authorization. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure they have the necessary work authorization documents to work after completing their studies.”

    You must also have a valid Social Insurance Number (SIN), which in some cases can take weeks to obtain; be sure to plan ahead. If you have questions about your eligibility, please speak with an International Student Advisor.

• You may hold only one Work Learn International Undergraduate Research Award per fiscal year (April 1 to March 31) and hold a maximum of three Work Learn International Undergraduate Research Awards throughout your university career.
• You must be engaged in research activities on a full-time basis (35 hours per week) for a minimum of 16 weeks at the UBC Vancouver campus. 
• You must work under the supervision of a faculty member.
• At the end of the award, you will be asked to complete a short summary report of your experience and complete an evaluation, which will be initiated by the Work Learn program office. 

• The minimum normal duration of the award is 16 consecutive weeks of full-time work.
• Under exceptional circumstances, the Work Learn program may approve awards for periods of less than 16 weeks (prior approval from the Work Learn program is needed).
• WL International Undergraduate Research Awards are held in the Summer term (May 1 – August 31), the latest a student can start working on their award to meet the minimum 16 week requirement is May 12, 2016.

Each Faculty or School will have its own adjudication process for identifying and selecting eligible award recipients. Please contact your Faculty/School Coordinator regarding the application process and submission deadlines for each individual faculty and school.

The application period for the summer 2017 competition opens January 2017.