University of Victoria Award for Student Refugees 2025

The University of Victoria (UVic) offers the Award for Student Refugees, a financial support initiative aimed at assisting undergraduate students with protected person or permanent residency status who are not currently supported by the World University Service of Canada (WUSC).?

Table of Content

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

Summary

• Application DeadlineApril 30, 2025
• Value$500 to $2,000
• Study LevelUndergraduate
• SponsorUniversity of Victoria
• City to studyVictoria
• School to studyUniversity of Victoria

Benefits

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).

Requirements

Applicants must submit a letter from an immigration consultant (RCIC) in the UVic International Centre for Students 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.

Interview Dates and Process

To be eligible, international undergraduate students must normally be:

• Entering their first year in an undergraduate degree program at UVic and meet UVic's academic and English proficiency requirements. See English Language Proficiency requirements
• A current secondary school student or have graduated within the last two years and have not attended a post-secondary institution
• Admitted to UVic with a competitive admission average
• An international student studying at UVic on a Canadian study permit (changes to your citizenship status may effect your scholarship eligibility)

Application Deadline

April 30, 2025

How To Apply

Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to University of Victoria on www.uvic.ca to apply

Successful recipients will be notified in writing by the Student Awards and Financial Aid Office.

To accept your scholarship offer:

• Have a NetLink ID
• Go to www.uvic.ca and sign into your UVic Online tools using your NetLink ID
• Select "Student Services" on the top menu
• Select "Awards and financial aid" under "Finances"
• Select "View My Student Aid"
• Enter the Aid Year and Aid Period
• Select "Accept" on the scholarship(s) you have been offered

For more details, visit University of Victoria Award for Student Refugees webpage