Undergraduate student awards

Affiliation Scholarships

Deputy Vice-Chancellor Scholarship

Faculty-recommended Awards

Rick and Yasmin Thorpe and Friends Transfer Scholarship

The Finch Family Undergraduate Award

UBC Okanagan Students’ Union Service Award

Other awards

Deputy Vice-Chancellor scholarship

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (DVC) Scholarship is awarded to continuing domestic undergraduate students entering second, third, or fourth year at UBC’s Okanagan campus. The scholarship is based on academic achievement in the previous year and is awarded as follows:  

• The top 10% of continuing domestic students will receive an award valued at up to $1,000 
• The top 20% of continuing domestic Indigenous students will receive an award valued at up to $1,000* 

*Due to the overlapping eligibility outlined above, students may meet both sets of criteria for the DVC Scholarship. Students can only receive one DVC Scholarship in each winter session. 

Eligibility and award adjudication criteria 

• Students are eligible for the award in the upcoming winter session if they were registered in at least 24 percentage-graded credits in the previous winter session.
  • Students registered with the Disability Resource Centre (DRC) and taking an approved reduced credit load will be considered. 
• Students must also be registered in the upcoming winter session to be eligible. 
• Courses in pass/fail or Credit/D/Fail format are not taken into account. 
• Students with a failed course in their previous winter session are not eligible. 
• Audited, wait-listed, and summer session courses are not taken into account. 
• Students in the Faculty of Education are not eligible for this scholarship, but continue to be eligible for faculty-recommended awards. 
• Unclassified and qualifying programs are not eligible for these awards. 

Application 

• You do not need to apply for this award. All eligible continuing students are automatically considered for the DVC Scholarship. 
• You will be notified by email of your eligibility. 
• The award will be applied directly to your tuition and fees account. If your tuition fees are fully paid at the time of the award offer, the funds will be transferred to your bank account.
• Full award and installment details will be available through Workday once you accept your award.

What if I’m on an exchange? 

• Students going on an exchange who earned a DVC Scholarship in the previous academic session will receive their scholarship during their exchange year. Students on a year-long exchange are considered to be full-time for both terms. 
• Students who were on exchange can have their exchange transcripts assessed to determine their award eligibility. Students are asked to submit their exchange transcripts to Go Global as soon as possible and should be aware that award adjudication may be delayed due to additional assessment required. 

What if I’m in co-op? 

• Students entering the Co-op Program who earned a DVC Scholarship in the previous academic session will receive their scholarship in their co-op year as long as they are registered in courses.
• Students who completed one co-op term in the previous academic session will be considered for the DVC Scholarship based on their non-co-op term (a minimum of 12 credits is required in the non-co-op term).
• Students who completed a year-long co-op in the previous academic session cannot be considered for the DVC Scholarship.

Rick and Yasmin Thorpe and Friends  Scholarship

The Rick and Yasmin Thorpe and Friends Scholarship assists undergraduate students who are graduates of Summerland Secondary School, Penticton Secondary School, Princess Margaret Secondary School, or Penticton Christian School who are registered in full-time studies at UBC Okanagan in any one of the following programs: Management, Engineering, English, Creative Writing, Nursing, or Science. The scholarship provides continuing undergraduate students, who are strong academically, a one-year, non-renewable scholarship of $1,250.

Eligibility

• You are a strong academic student
• You are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident
• Graduate of an eligible secondary school
• Registered in full-time studies at UBC Okanagan in any one of the following programs: Management, Engineering, English, Creative Writing, Nursing, or Science

Application

• You do not need to apply for this award—all eligible transfer students are automatically considered
• The award will be applied directly to your tuition and fees account
• Full award and installment details will be available through Workday once you accept your award.

UBC Okanagan Students’ Union Service Award & Amal Alhuwayshil award in campus engagement and leadership

A $9,000 service award has been endowed by the UBC Students’ Union Okanagan for students enrolled at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan campus. This award recognizes one or more students in undergraduate or graduate programs who have demonstrated commendable efforts to enhance on and off-campus engagement and well-being.

Also, a $2,000 award has been made available annually through a gift from Amal Alhuwayshil, former student union president, to students enrolled at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan campus. This award recognizes a student who has engaged in one or more campus-based activities involving diversity, and inclusion, and demonstrated leadership in these areas by encouraging others to engage in these issues in the campus community.

Eligibility

Candidates for the scholarship must demonstrate the following criteria:

• You demonstrate a dedicated involvement in leadership, enhancing student experience on campus, or improving the well-being of a community (locally or globally).
• You have contributed to your community by volunteering in such positions or programs for a minimum total of 250 hours.
  • On-campus examples: participation in student government, student clubs, course unions, UBC events, Indigenous programs, peer support networks.
  • Off-campus examples: volunteering for charitable organizations, coaching a team.
• You are a registered full-time student in an undergraduate or graduate program at the UBC Okanagan campus.
• Paid work, course related volunteering or participation in recreational activities will not be considered in the application.
• You must meet the award criteria as outlined in the Senate Regulations Governing University Awards.

Application

2023W UBCSUO Service Award & Amal Alhuwayshil Application

Instructions

1. Access the application form via the link above.
2. Complete the Student Information section
3. Complete all information in the Volunteer/Community Involvement section to ensure you have a minimum total of 250 hours
4. If you would like to also be considered for the Amal Alhuwayshil Award in Campus Engagement and Leadership for $2,000, please include 200 word on how you have engaged in one or more campus-based activities involving diversity and inclusion, and demonstrated leadership in these areas by encouraging others to engage in these issues in the campus community
5. Read and sign the terms & conditions before submitting

Application Deadline

April 30, 2024 at 11:59pm PST