Donald A. Wehrung International Student Award (University of British Columbia)

The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with campuses in Vancouver and Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, UBC is British Columbia's oldest university. The university is ranked among the top 20 public universities worldwide and top threein Canada. With an annual research budget of $600 million (one of the largest in Canada), UBC funds over 8,000 projects a year.

UBC is internationally recognized in STEM fields, ranking 10th in Computer Science, 5th in Ecology, 22nd in Mathematics, and 25th in Medicine. In the humanities, the university ranks 22nd in Literature, 28th in Law, and 23rd in Economics worldwide.

As of 2017, eight Nobel laureates, 71 Rhodes scholars, 65 Olympians, eight Fellows in both American Academy of Arts & Sciences and the Royal Society, and 208 Fellows to the Royal Society of Canada have been affiliated with UBC. Three Canadian prime ministers, including Canada's first female prime minister Kim Campbell and current prime minister Justin Trudeau have been educated at UBC.

The Donald A. Wehrung International Student Award recognizes outstanding international undergraduate students from impoverished or war-torn areas who have achieved academic excellence under difficult circumstances, and who would be unable to attend university without financial assistance.

Field of study:

Eligible undergraduate degrees offered by UBC.

Benefits:

The value of the Award is proportional to your demonstrated financial need and sufficient to cover living expenses and tuition costs for your degree of study.

The Award may be renewed for up to three additional years of undergraduate study or to degree completion – whichever comes first – provided you achieve satisfactory academic standing in your faculty, continue to demonstrate financial need, and maintain your Canadian study permit (student visa).

Requirements:

To be considered for the International Leader of Tomorrow Award:

You must be an international student who will be studying in Canada on a Canadian study permit.
You must be graduating or have recently graduated from a recognized senior secondary school.
You must be applying for your first undergraduate degree.
You must meet UBC’s admission requirements, including general and degree-specific requirements and the English Language Admission Standard.
You must demonstrate superior academic achievement (at least an A average or equivalent standard) and leadership potential.
You must come from a war-torn, politically unstable, or economically disadvantaged region of the world.
You must have achieved academic excellence under difficult circumstances and have no financial means from family or other sources to pursue post-secondary education in your own country (because it is unavailable or unattainable) or outside your country (because it is unaffordable).

How to Apply:

Submit your award application and complete the online application for admission to UBC by 1 December 2018. You must meet the UBC English Language Admission Requirement by 31 January 2019.
It is important to visit the official website (link found below) to access the online application form and for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

Deadline: 31 January 2019