Awards
Global Seminar Award
DEADLINE:
Automatically considered with program application
VALUE:
$1,000
ELIGIBILITY:
To be eligible for the award, you must have an average of at least 70% on your best 18 credits in the Winter Session before your seminar (with no failed or incomplete courses) or your best 9 credits in Term 1 before your Global Seminar program.
If you were on a co-op work term, you must have at least 70% on your best 9 credits in the previous term. Graduate students who are full-time and in good standing with their program with no outstanding or failed grades are also eligible for the Global Seminar Award.
This award is open to undergrad, graduate, domestic and international students. If you have any concerns about not meeting the eligibility requirement, please connect with Go Global (goglobal.okanagan@ubc.ca).
Pathfinder Award
ABOUT:
Through the Global Pathfinder Award, established in 2019, UBC will award $100,000 in total funding to students who face barriers to participation in Go Global programming. A key part of this award is that students will apply for it prior to applying for Go Global. Successful candidates will be notified before Go Global application deadlines, which means they will be able to rely on guaranteed funding to support their program.
DEADLINE:
Applications are currently OPEN for this scholarship.
The deadline to apply to this award for experiences in the 2026-27 academic year is November 6, 2025 @ 4:00pm.
VALUE:
$2000 for Summer experiences
Award recipients will be notified of funding before the Go Global application deadline
ELIGIBILITY:
- Have not participated in a Go Global program in the past
- Are eligible to participate in a Go Global program, and are in good standing in their faculty
Just as a student’s unique upbringing, goals, and circumstances can drive them to pursue a Go Global program, individual circumstances and barriers may hinder their ability to participate in study abroad opportunities.
The Global Pathfinder Award is broad in scope to reflect the diversity of UBC student’s experience. We especially encourage those who have any of the following to apply:
- students who face financial barriers
- students who have responsibilities to community, family, faith, employment, etc.
- marginalized students including IBPOC, 2SLGBTQIA+, and students with disabilities
- students whose global experience would be transformative to their future academic/career/personal/community goals
All applications will be considered. Open to international and domestic students
HOW TO APPLY:
- Check the complete eligibility requirements for exchange
- Log on to Gateway
- Click on the “Search Experiences” tab
- Search “Pathfinder” in the Keywords section. This will bring up the application
- Select the term you wish to be abroad and complete your application
You can use the Global Pathfinder Budget Template (Excel spreadsheet) to plan your budget.
