Awards and Financial Aid

Several kinds of formal awards are available and are described below. All are highly competitive:

SSHRC Fellowships:
The SSHRCC Fellowship competition is open to doctoral students or masters students planning to begin a doctoral program the following September can also apply at the beginning of October and application is initiated by the student. Doctoral students must apply for a SSHRCC Fellowship in order to be considered for a University Graduate Fellowship the following spring.

Graduate Teaching Assistantships:
A variety of assistantships are available. These usually involve teaching, under the supervision of a faculty member, a 3 credit course which is part of the Diploma in Guidance Studies or the Teacher Education Program. Information about these assistantships is available through the Department Head or Associate Head.

Graduate Research Assistantships:
Research Assistantships: It is possible to obtain funding by working on an individual professor's research project. Indication of interest in participating in these projects can be made directly to Department Faculty members or through the Department Head.

Canada Student Loans and Bursaries:
For information regarding Canada Student loans and Bursaries, application forms and information are available from:

Awards and Financial Aid
1036-1874 East Mall
Brock Hall
Vancouver, B.C.
V6T 1Z1
Telephone: (604) 822-5111
The application deadline for student loans is at the end of June. You must have a student loan to apply for a bursary.

NOTE: You can obtain more information about awards or scholarships by checking the awards web site at: http://students.ubc.ca/finance/awards.cfm