Make the most of the financial resources available to you as a UBC student.
Scholarships and Bursaries
UBC and our donors provide a range of financial support options to reward your academic and extracurricular achievements and meet your financial needs.
The most common types of awards administered by UBC are:
- Scholarships: merit-based awards that recognize academic achievement. Other merit awards based on achievements in areas like community involvement or athletics may also be available.
- Bursaries: awards based on assessed unmet financial need. These student awards are based solely on financial need are not indicated on a student’s transcript.