Deadline:
Consistent with the admission period for which a student is applying
Eligibility of Citizenship: Canadian, Permanent Residence, and International
Degree Level: Masters
Award Status: Open
Applicant Status: Incoming Students
Description
Quick Facts
Six IGS Masters Entrance Awards valued at $5,000 for each of the two years of the Masters program are available to students entering their first year of graduate studies in a thesis-based Masters program in the IGS theme program.
Value: $10,000 ($5,000/year)
Duration: two-year award (paid each September)
Eligibility
- Incoming full-time thesis-based IGS theme students
Application Procedures
- All applicants who have submitted a complete admission application by the date indicated for each admission period will be considered for the FASS IGS Masters Entrance Award
- No additional application is required
- Students are not able to update or make changes to their admission application for the purpose of this award
Adjudication Criteria
- GPA across the last two years of the undergraduate program
- Evidence of research experience or promise
- Evidence of teaching experience or promise
- Funding awards
- Community and public engagement activities
Nomination Procedures
- Each IGS theme recommends their top-ranked Masters student
- Only successful nominees are notified
SUBMITTING RECOMMENDATIONS TO COGS
Faculties are to email the name(s) of the recommended student(s) to graduateawards.ok@ubc.ca.
Further information
Conditions for Award Holders
Satisfactory Progress
- Each year, students’ progress is evaluated as either satisfactory, requiring improvement, or unsatisfactory through an Annual Progress Report. Students with unsatisfactory progress become ineligible for award funding. Students will regain eligibility when improvement required or satisfactory status is reported in the required six month interim progress report or a subsequent annual progress report
Deferrals
- Pending approval by the Dean, students receiving an award may defer the award for up to one year
Leave of Absence
- Students granted a leave of absence or parental leave retain the full value of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Graduate Entrance Award. Awards will be suspended at the onset of the leave and reinstated at the termination of the leave period, provided the student returns to full-time study for a period equivalent to the remaining duration of the original award
Withdrawals
- If an award holder withdraws from their program of study, the funding received during the term for which the withdrawal is processed will be recovered by the College of Graduate Studies
Questions about this award? Email graduateawards.ok@ubc.ca