Entrance scholarships for international undergraduate students

International students must be admitted to the University of Victoria before being considered for an entrance scholarship. Eligible candidates are automatically referred to Student Awards & Financial Aid by Undergraduate Admissions.

• International students must send in an interim transcript (if a current secondary school student) or a final transcript (if a student has graduated within two years of application and has not attended another post-secondary institution) by March 15 to Undergraduate Admissions to be assessed for an International Scholarship.
• Eligible candidates are automatically referred to Student Awards & Financial Aid by Undergraduate Admissions.

A scholarship of $90,000, payable at $22,500 per year over four years, is awarded to an academically outstanding international student entering an undergraduate degree program at the University of Victoria directly from an Aga Khan Academy. Canadian citizens and permanent residents are not eligible for this scholarship. Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of academic excellence, community service, and school involvement and leadership. The financial need of the applicant will also be considered.

To be automatically renewed a student must have completed a total of 12 or more academic units in two terms of study between May and April and maintained a grade point average of 7.50 or higher on the best 12 units. The scholarship is automatically renewed for each year of the student's full time study until completion of a first degree or for a maximum of four years, whichever is the shorter period. A student whose grade point falls below 7.50 may file a written appeal with the Senate Committee on Awards to seek special consideration for the renewal of the scholarship. Students registered in a co-op or work experience or work term will automatically be renewed when they next complete 12 or more graded units in two terms, provided they have a grade point average of 7.50 or higher in the two terms. Any student who takes neither a co-op or work experience work term nor academic units for one or more terms may forfeit their scholarship.

To be considered you must:

• Be admitted to the University of Victoria
• Be entering your first undergraduate degree program
• Have an excellent academic record ("A" average, or minimum of 32 IB points)
• Be an international student on a study permit status
• Meet UVic's academic and English proficiency requirements. See English Language Proficiency requirements
• Submit an online application via your UVic Online tools and have all required documentation, including your nominator's documentation sent to entrance@uvic.ca between January 01 and March 15.
  

Please note, students must be nominated by a school guidance counsellor, principal or department head at an Aga Khan Academy. The nominator must be able to comment on the student's academic performance, future goals, leadership qualities and their potential for success at the University of Victoria. The nominator MUST complete the required Form B and provide a reference letter and submit the information to entrance@uvic.ca by the end of the day on March 15.

Value:

• One Scholarship of $90,000, payable at $22,500 per year over 4 years
• Renewable up to 3 years or completion of first undergraduate degree

Deadline: March 15

*All required documentation must be received by Student Awards and Financial Aid by the required deadline.

Value: Varies | Number: Varies

One or more awards, between $500 to $2,000 each, are given to undergraduate students with protected person or permanent residency status (under one of the Refugee Application Class categories) who are not currently supported by the World University Service of Canada (WUSC).

Applicants must submit a letter from the Manager, International Student Advising that confirms protected person or refugee status. Part-time students (a minimum of 6.0 units) are eligible for this award. WUSC students, in their first year of study, are not eligible as they are supported by other funding.

Value: Varies | Number: Varies

One or more awards are given to entering or continuing women undergraduate students in the School of Health Information Science with protected person, permanent resident or refugee status who have demonstrated financial need.

Applicants who are a protected person or refugee must submit a letter from the Manager, International Student Advising that confirms this status.

A scholarship of $20,000 (payable at $5,000 per year) will be awarded to an academically outstanding international undergraduate student entering the University of Victoria from the No. 2 Secondary School attached to East China Normal University.

Note: a scholarship recipient will be nominated by No. 2 Secondary School attached to East China Normal University.

To be automatically renewed a student must have completed a total of 12 or more academic units in any two terms of study between May and April and maintained a grade point average of 7.50 or higher on the best 12 academic units. The scholarship is automatically renewed for each year of the student's full-time study until completion of a first degree or for a maximum of three years, whichever is the shorter period.

A student whose grade point average falls below 7.50 may file a written appeal with the Senate Committee on Awards to seek special consideration for the renewal of the scholarship.

Students registered in a co-op or work experience workterm will automatically be renewed when they next complete 12 or more academic units in two terms, provided they have a grade point average of 7.50 or higher in the two terms.

Any student who takes neither a co-op, work experience/workterm, nor academic units for one or more terms may forfeit their scholarship.

Value: Varies | Number: Varies

One or more awards are given to entering or continuing undergraduate international students who have demonstrated financial need. First preference is for students in the Faculty of Humanities, second preference is for students in the Faculty of Science.

International students completing the International Baccalaureate program with a minimum of 32 IB points will be considered for an Entrance Scholarship, provided they send in interim/final IB scores by March 15 to Undergraduate Admissions.

Note: transcripts received after the deadline will not be eligible for GPA based scholarships.

Value: Varies | Number: Varies

One or more awards, of at least $1,000 each, are given to entering or continuing international undergraduate students who have demonstrated financial need. Part-time students (minimum of 6.0 units) are eligible.

Value: Varies | Number: Varies

One or more awards are given to entering or continuing undergraduate international students from sub-Saharan Africa with demonstrated financial need. Preference will be given to students in the Faculty of Human and Social Development.

Value: Varies | Number: Varies

One or more scholarships with a value of at least $5,000 are awarded to academically outstanding international students entering the first year of an undergraduate degree program at the University of Victoria.

Value: $5,000 | Number: Varies

Up to twenty scholarships of $5,000 each are awarded to academically outstanding international students entering the University of Victoria from St. Margaret’s School in Saanich, B.C.
If all twenty scholarships cannot be awarded to international students entering UVic from St. Margaret’s School, the balance can be given to:

• domestic students from St. Margaret’s School in Saanich, B.C. entering an undergraduate program or
• international women students entering an undergraduate program in the Faculty of Science or the Faculty of Engineering & Computer Science.

Value: $10,000 | Number: Varies

One or more awards of $40,000, payable at $10,000 per year over 4 years, are given to international undergraduate students entering or transferring to UVic and who compete on any Vikes Varsity team at the University of Victoria.

The award is automatically renewed for each year of a student's full-time study until the completion of the first degree or for a maximum of three years, whichever is the shorter period, provided they meet and maintain U SPORTS eligibility requirements.

Award recipients will be selected on the basis of work ethic, commitment and performance criteria by the Senior Director of Athletics and Recreation and the Director of Varsity Performance Sport.

Regular Mail: 
Student Awards & Financial Aid 
University of Victoria 
PO Box 3025, STN CSC 
Victoria, BC V8W 3P2

Courier Address:
Students Awards and Financial Aid
University of Victoria
2nd Floor, Jamie Cassels Centre - Rm A202
3800 Finnerty Road 
Victoria, BC V8P 5C2

Scholarship Assistant: Amanda Thornborough - awards4@uvic.ca

Entrance Scholarship Officer: Adam Bocking - awards2@uvic.ca