Linguistics Department Awards

Please read the instructions carefully to confirm whether an application is required.

Scholarships marked with an asterisk (*) are funded by the University of Victoria Foundation.

Applications from students are not required for scholarships listed in this section.

Unless otherwise indicated, recipients are approved by the Senate Committee on Awards upon the recommendation of the Department of Linguistics.

These scholarships are governed by the general regulations for scholarships, medals, and prizes.

Cindy Christina Ashton Bursary*

Value: Varies | Number: Varies

One or more bursaries are given to undergraduate or graduate students in the Department of Linguistics or undergraduate students in the Department of Physics.

Henry J. Warkentyne Scholarship in Applied Linguistics*

Value: Varies | Number: Varies

One or more scholarships are awarded to students entering or continuing in the Diploma in Applied Linguistics program (emphasis on teaching English as an Additional Language) Preference is given to entering students and to those who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement in the final year of the Bachelor's degree, taken undergraduate courses in multiple languages, or demonstrated excellence in language studies.

Approval of the recipient(s) will be made by the Senate Committee on Awards upon the recommendation of the Department of Linguistics.

Thomas M. Hess Scholarship in Indigenous Language Revitalization*

Value: Varies | Number: Varies

One or more scholarships are awarded to academically outstanding undergraduate Indigenous students in either the Faculty of Humanities or the Faculty of Education and who are enrolled in Indigenous Language courses or an Indigenous language program. Part-time students are eligible for this award. 

Approval of the recipients will be made by the Senate Committee on Awards upon the recommendation of a committee formed by the Department of Linguistics and will include members from both faculties on behalf of the Department of Linguistics.

Underlings Scholarship

Value: $1,000 | Number: 1

A $1,000 scholarship is awarded to an academically outstanding undergraduate student in the Department of Linguistics. Preference will be given to a student who is pursuing a concentration in Indigenous Languages.

Approval of the recipient will be made by the Senate Committee on Awards upon the recommendation of the Department of Linguistics.