The University of British Columbia (UBC) offers the Donald Wehrung International Student Award to non-Canadian international students for undergraduate study at UBC’s Vancouver or Okanagan campus.
University of British Columbia Donald Wehrung International Student Award in Canada for Undergraduate Students
Course(s) Offered: Any fieldCourse Level: Undergraduate
Provider: UBC
Country to Study in: Canada
Application Deadline: 1 December 2016
Eligibility
Nominations will be accepted from secondary schools, recognized international development agencies and their affiliates, registered local or international charitable and not-for-profit organizations.
A school or organization may nominate one student for UBC’s Donald Wehrung International Student Award for undergraduate study at UBC’s Vancouver or Okanagan campus.
To be eligible for consideration for the Donald Wehrung International Student Award, the nominee must be:
- an international student, who is neither a Canadian citizen nor a permanent resident of Canada, and who will be studying in Canada on a Canadian Study Permit (visa)
- from a war-torn or politically unstable region of the world, and/or from an economically disadvantaged region of the world, and has achieved academic excellence under difficult circumstances, with no financial means from family or other sources to pursue post-secondary education, either in their own country because it is unavailable or unattainable, or outside their country because it is beyond their means
- graduating or recently graduated from a recognized senior secondary school; applying for their first undergraduate degree;
- able to demonstrate superior academic achievement (at least an ‘A’ average or equivalent standard) and leadership potential
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