Other Undergraduate Awards
There are a variety of awards open to several faculties at UBCO. Please review the description of each award to ensure eligibility.
Please note: Save the award application files to your computer and open them in Adobe Acrobat to ensure your application is saved properly to your computer for you to submit.
AWARDS
A $10,000 prize is offered by Pushor Mitchell LLP to a graduating student in the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science or Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at The University of British Columbia Okanagan. In addition to academic achievement in the student’s final 48 credits, candidates for the award must demonstrate leadership in one or more of the following areas: community service or volunteerism, cross-cultural relations, promotion of diversity, intellectual pursuits, and artistic or athletic endeavours. The prize is awarded on the recommendation of the Faculty.
Not currently accepting applications.
A $3,900 award is offered by the Henderson family through the Shuswap Community Foundation to an undergraduate or graduate student at The University of British Columbia, Okanagan campus, who is participating in an international health and/or international community development initiative taking place in a developing country, with preference given to an international student. The award is made by Faculty, School or College nomination to Enrolment Services.
Not currently accepting applications.
A $1,200 prize is offered by HSBC Bank Canada in memory of the Okanagan Mountain Park Fire. The prizes are awarded to a student in the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, or the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, or the Faculty of Health and Social Development, or the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan campus who has conducted a research project or special initiative that examines the sociological, economical, ecological, environmental, psychological, or health impacts of environmental disturbances (terrestrial, aquatic, marine; natural or human-caused). The prize will be conferred upon a student from each of the following Schools and Faculties, in successive years, and in this order: the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Development, and then the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies.
Not currently accepting applications.
River Timothy Sidley Memorial Award
An $8,200 award is offered by the family and friends of River Timothy Sidley to a second-, third-, or fourth-year student in the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan campus. The award will be given to a student attending the Bamfield Marine Science Centre Fall Program who has demonstrated academic excellence. Once applications close for the Bamfield Marine Science Centre Fall Program, the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science will review the admitted UBCO applicants and recommend applicants to receive the award.
There is no application form for the River Timothy Sidley Memorial Award. The recipient of this award will be selected from the list of student who have applied to the Fall session at the Bamfield Marine Science Centre by March 31st. The selected recipient will be notified by mid-April. Note: this is a conditional offer; details will be outlined to the potential recipient via email.
The recipient of the River Timothy Sidley Memorial Award must register and attend the Bamfield Marine Science Centre Fall in the subsequent winter session.
Eligibility: to be considered for the River Timothy Sidley Memorial Award, you are or will be a second-, third- or fourth-year BSc student in the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, and you must meet the minimum Senate Regulations Governing University Awards.
One or two $8,200 awards are available annually.
Not currently accepting applications.
Grade-Based AWARDS
There are a variety of grade-based awards made on the decision of the Dean’s Office that are automatically distributed to students. Students do not apply for these awards.
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.
International Student Faculty (Okanagan) Awards of up to $10,000 each are offered to continuing international undergraduate students at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan Campus. International students selected for these awards must have completed 60 credits towards their bachelor degree and be entering the third year of their program. Students must demonstrate strong academic achievement, engagement in their Faculty, and the potential to make a scholarly contribution within their chosen field of study. The scholarships are made on the recommendation of the Faculty in which the student is registered.