To attract the brightest marine scientists, researchers and professionals of tomorrow, the UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries (IOF) is committed to investing in student awards and funding.
IOF offers graduate-level degree programs and student support is critical to engage, encourage, and retain talented individuals who will influence leading-edge advancements in our understanding of ocean and freshwater species, systems, economics, and issues, and provide new insights into how our marine systems function and the impacts of human activity on those systems.
Student loans and summer jobs do not always cover the cost of living, books, and tuition. Financial pressures for students are growing as the cost of living keeps going up. For many students, scholarships, bursaries, fellowships, and prizes are the only way they are able to achieve their academic goals. They are particularly needed to ensure that students from a wide range of backgrounds are able to attend university and gain the scientific and technical skills that Canada’s economy urgently needs.
We invite you to explore opportunities to create your own bursaries, awards, scholarships, or fellowships.
Scholarships
- Recognize academic achievement and assist recipients with the cost of continuing their education
- Merit-based
- An endowment supports your award in perpetuity. The university uses only the investment income generated by the capital to provide the award yearly. In this manner, the fund begins to build for the future, enabling the value of the award to increase over time. The university requires a minimum commitment of $50,000 for an endowed award.
Bursaries
- Assist students with academic expenses
- Financial need is the primary consideration
Fellowships
- Recognize academic excellence and/or research productivity
Prizes
- Recognize academic excellence or achievement in a particular subject area
- May be granted to students on a one-time only basis
Awards
- You can choose to fund an award on a year-to-year basis with an annual gift. If you choose to establish an ongoing award annually, an initial commitment of at least three years and a financial commitment of at least $10,000 is required
- Recognize excellence in a range of academic or non-academic fields, such as community service, student leadership, volunteerism, and athletic or artistic performance
To inquire about giving student awards that foster excellence in oceans and fisheries science, please contact:
Fiona Beaty
Associate Director, Development
Faculty of Science, University of British Columbia
fiona.beaty@ubc.ca
