University of British Columbia James Rasteh Award for Indigenous Students

The UBC Awards for Indigenous Students include scholarships and bursaries. When a student applies for these awards, they are considered for both merit and need-based awards. Scholarships are awards that recognize academic, community, or athletic achievement. Bursaries are based on financial need. Student awards based solely on financial need are not included on your official transcript.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineOctober 15, 2024
• Value$2,000
• Study LevelUndergraduate
• SponsorUniversity of British Columbia
• City to studyVancouver
• School to studyUniversity of British Columbia
• Eligible CountryCanada

Benefits

Awards totalling $2,000 have been made available annually through a gift from A. James Rasteh (B.Sc. 1997) for First Nations, Inuit or M tis undergraduate students of Canada in good standing who demonstrate community involvement or leadership skills. Financial need may be considered. James established this award to help support Indigenous students pursuing higher education. The awards are made on the recommendation of the First Nation House of Learning and Enrolment Services.

Requirements

To be considered for UBC Indigenous awards, you must meet all the following requirements:

• You are a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or have refugee status.
• You are an Indigenous student. 
• You will submit the application for intended Indigenous awards by the award program deadline.
• You are enrolled in a full-time course load studying on the Vancouver campus.
• You meet the eligibility requirements as outlined in UBC’s Regulations Governing University Awards.
• You demonstrate financial need to be considered for bursaries. 

Application Deadline

October 15, 2024

How To Apply

Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to University of British Columbia on ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com to apply

Supporting Documentation

Some awards require you to upload documentation to demonstrate your eligibility with the organization giving the awards. Awards with requirements for supporting document will have a document upload option.

All supporting documentation must be submitted by the application deadline.

After you apply

• UBC will contact successful award applications by early December 2024.
• If you receive an award, funds will be applied directly to tuition with any remaining funds disbursed to you. You should ensure your direct deposit banking details are up to date to receive the award funds.

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