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UBC Tuition Consultation is open until Feb 26. Learn more and provide your input.
UBC Tuition Consultation is open until Feb 26. Learn more and provide your input.
For the most up-to-date and authoritative source of information about the University’s response to COVID-19, please visit covid19.ubc.ca.
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Awards & scholarships
Enrolment Services will review each student’s situation on an individual basis and take this into consideration for all awards adjudicated through Enrolment Services.
Any student who falls below the GPA or credit load requirement has the option to submit an appeal to an Enrolment Services Advisor over the summer to explain their situation. Our main goal is to help students maintain, renew, or apply for a new award even if their studies were interrupted.
If you have questions, please contact an Enrolment Services Advisor at 604 822 9836, or submit your question online.
Awards & scholarships
Most scholarships and awards offered by UBC will pay towards your tuition fees you still owe first. To receive any remaining amount of the award directly, please sign up for direct deposit though your Student Services Centre (SSC) using your Canadian chequing account information.
UBC Bursary
If you didn’t spend all of the money you received because you withdrew from your course or no longer have the same costs as before, you will not need to repay any part of your 2019 Winter Term 2 UBC Bursary. An example might be for childcare costs.
Student loans
For loan application from any province in Canada, questions in reference to your program being offered online should be answered as though there has been no change to the method your program is being offered as a result of Covid-19. For example, if your program has historically been offered in-person and has moved to online for term 1, please indicate that you are not studying in an online program.
If your program was an online program before the university’s announcement that term 1 would primarily move to being offered online, please indicate that you study in an online program.
Student loans
Under normal circumstances, students are not eligible to receive Direct Loans while taking distance education or online courses. Any violation of this would make them ineligible for Direct Loan funding for the duration of their degree.
The CARES Act temporarily allows US students to participate in typically ineligible courses, such as Distance Education, Online/Web Learning, and Flexible Learning classes. The Act has now been extended to June 2022 which will cover courses taken in the 2020 Winter Session (Sep 2020 – Apr 2021) and the 2021 Summer Session (May 2021 – August 2021) at UBC.
Under the CARES Act, students are allowed to take online courses without it having a negative impact on their eligibility for Direct Loans during the health crisis.
During regular sessions that are not covered by the CARES Act, students participating in any ineligible courses will lose Direct Loan eligibility for the duration of their degree.
If you have further questions, please email the US Loans Team at usloans.inquiry@ubc.ca.
Financial hardship
If you are facing financial challenges due to COVID-19, please contact an Enrolment Services Advisor at 604 822 9836 or submit your request online .
Enrolment Services Advisors can help you explore available options. They have the ability to provide urgent emergency funding if needed to get you through some immediate shortfall. Any potential funding offered to students through this source is highly dependent on a student’s individual circumstances. Advisors take a personalized approach to determining eligibility and recognize that no two student situations are exactly alike.
This is available to international, domestic, undergraduate and graduate students.
Please also see student resources available to you during this time.
financial hardship government supports
If you are applying for student loans in September 2020 through Student Aid BC, you will automatically be assessed for the BC Access grant.
The BC Government now offers free, open access for online textbooks.
For other supports, please see the list of student resources and services available to you during this time.
financial hardship government supports student loans
The BC Access grant is a needs-based benefit issued by the BC government that provides students in undergraduate programs with additional funding for post-secondary education.
You must be eligible to apply for and receive a student loan to access the grant. Once you apply for your loan, you will automatically be assessed for the grant.
For more information, visit the StudentAid BC website.
student loans
Enrolment Services Advisors are available to help you with questions around BC student loans, loans from all provinces in Canada, and US student loans.
Connect with an Enrolment Services Advisor at 604 822 9836 or submit your question online.
tuition & fees financial hardship
Enrolment Services Advisors can help you explore available options. Please contact an Enrolment Services Advisor at 604 822 9836 or submit your question online.
tuition & fees
UBC’s commitment to providing quality learning experiences and services has not changed as we adapt to current circumstances and offer new modalities of delivery to keep you, your fellow students, faculty, and staff safe during COVID-19. Given this and the commitment to increased student financial assistance, tuition rates will be assessed as approved by the Board of Governors in December 2019.
Tuition is vital to maintaining the academic continuity and operations of UBC and providing the range of supports students require now and when we are able to transition to more in-person learning.
UBC has worked closely with the provincial and federal governments on the new programs that have been introduced for students experiencing increased financial need. We have also increased funding to the university’s financial assistance programs to support students.
Financial hardship
Please contact Enrolment Services at 604 822 9836 or submit your request online and they will review your situation and let you know what is available for you.
If you have additional costs due to classes being moved online, an Enrolment Services Advisor can help you explore your financial options.
UBC may be able to provide some funding through the UBC Technology Bursary to help students who experience financial hardships and face difficulties accessing technology essential to learning online. Please reach out to an Enrolment Services Advisor for more information.
Find the contact information for your ES Advisor in the “UBC Contacts” section under “Personal Information” in your Student Services Centre.
Please call 604 822 9836 to speak with an ES Advisor or submit your question online.
See additional COVID-19 updates for graduate students.
Students in Medicine and Dentistry, please email es.medsupport@ubc.ca.
Students in Law please email es.lawsupport@ubc.ca with your questions.
All other students in a professional program please call 604 822 9836 to speak with an ES Advisor or send in your question online.
If you don't have an Enrolment Services Advisor, please call 604 822 9836 or complete the online form.
Last updated on January 6, 2021 @ 9:10 am PDT