Detailed Eligibility Criteria:
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After One-Year of Full-Time Studies ($5,000)
To be able to apply for this Scholarship, you must…
- be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident (landed immigrant), convention refugee, or protected person living in Canada;
- be a resident of British Columbia, defined as having a primary residence in the province for at least 12 consecutive months prior to the date of full-time enrollment in the program for which the scholarship is applied for;
- have completed one year of full-time studies with a minimum of 30 transferable credits at a BC public post-secondary institution and you must transfer in order to complete your degree
- have at least a B GPA on your best 30 credits;
- clearly demonstrate that you have significant community and/or school involvement, and academic achievement, supported by two references;
- be starting your full-time studies at a new school between May 1, 2020 and April 30, 2021. (Full-time is defined as 60% of a full course load.)
Extra Considerations
- You can apply even if you have not yet completed the required minimum 30 credits but, will have completed them before transferring to a new institution;
- You can apply in advance of receiving official acceptance of admission to a new institution;
- You can only apply if your transfer occurs after May 1, 2020;
- You cannot transfer credits from a completed degree;
- You cannot take a break of more than 10 months between full time studies at your sending and receiving institution unless that break was for medical reasons. (Documentation required).
The deadline to apply for a 2020/21 Transfer Scholarship is 4:00 p.m. September 30, 2020.
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After Two-Years of Full-Time Studies ($5,000)
To be able to apply for this Scholarship, you must…
- be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident (landed immigrant), convention refugee, or protected person living in Canada;
- be a resident of British Columbia, defined as having a primary residence in the province for at least 12 consecutive months prior to the date of full-time enrollment in the program for which the scholarship is applied for;
- have completed two years of full-time studies with a minimum of 54 transferable credits at a BC public post-secondary institution and you have chosen to transfer in order to complete your degree
- have at least a B GPA on your best 54 credits;
- clearly demonstrate significant community and/or school involvement, and academic achievement, supported by two references;
- are beginning full-time studies at a new school between May 1, 2020 and April 30, 2021. (Full time is defined as 60% of a full course load.)
Extra Considerations
- You can apply even if you have not yet completed the required minimum 54 credits but, will have completed them before transferring to a new institution;
- You can apply in advance of receiving official acceptance of admission to a new institution;
- You can only apply if your transfer occurs after May 1, 2020;
- You cannot transfer credits from a completed degree;
- You cannot take a break of more than 10 months between full time studies at your sending and receiving institution unless that break was for medical reasons. (Documentation required).
The deadline to apply for a 2020/21 Transfer Scholarship is 4:00 p.m. September 30, 2020.