Awards: scholarships and bursaries

UBC and the University's donors provide a range of financial support to reward your academic and extracurricular achievements and meet your financial needs.

• Scholarships 
  Scholarships are merit-based awards primarily based on academic achievement. In addition, other merits such as community involvement or athletic achievements may also be considered.
• Bursaries
  Bursaries are assessed based on unmet financial need. Student awards based only on financial need are not shown on a student's transcript. 
• Fellowships
  Fellowships are given at the start of the academic year to a graduate student primarily based on academic achievement and/or research ability or potential. 
• Medals
  Medals are non-monetary awards given at the conclusion of an academic year to a graduating student, based primarily on academic achievement.
• Prizes
  Prizes are given to a student at the end of the academic session to recognize performance in a particular course, research performance, or publication record.

Find a full list of how UBC defines different types of awards.

• Student Housing Supplement Grant
  Eligible students can receive additional financial support for their first-year residence experience.

• Trek Excellence Scholarship
  Academic awards are granted to the top continuing students.

• Faculty recommended awards
  Merit-based awards are presented based on strong academic performance and community leadership.

General awards

Any UBC student meeting the eligibility requirements are invited to apply to these awards.

• UBC Bursary Program
  Bursaries for students with unmet financial need.
• UBC Vancouver Technology Bursary
  The University offers a one-time, needs-based bursary to support the costs of necessary equipment for online learning.
• Affiliation Bursaries
  Bursaries for students connected to a specific club or group.
• Affiliation scholarships
  Scholarships for students connected to a specific club or group.
• John R. Scarfo Wellness Bursary
  Up to $8,000 funding for students commited to a healthy lifestyle demonstrating financial need.
• Premier Undergraduate & Wesbrook Scholarship
  Awarded to senior students with outstanding academics, leadership, and community involvement.
• Rhodes Scholarship
  Eleven Canadians are selected each year to join a class of 84 Scholars at the University of Oxford.
• McCall MacBain Scholarship
  A leadership-driven scholarship is granted to graduate students in a master’s program at McGill University.
• 3M National Student Fellowship
  The fellowship honours ten full-time diploma and undergraduate students at Canadian post-secondary institutions demonstrating outstanding leadership.

The UBC Award Search is a listing of UBC scholarships, bursaries, prizes, and awards. Find information on award criterias, descriptions on the faculty, scholarship donor, and student reference.

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