UFV Financial Aid and Awards has compiled the following resources to assist current and prospective students in making well informed decisions on their financial affairs while pursuing their educational goals.
Important information for students needing to finance their education
The student assistance programs are based on demonstrated individual financial need. This means you will be required to report your financial expenses and resources, and where the regulations require, the financial expenses and resources of your wife, husband, common-law partner, parents or guardian.
- Full-time student funding
- Part-time student funding
- Students with Permanent Disabilities
- Students taking Upgrading (grade 12 or lower), English as a Second Language, Employment Orientation Program (TASK)
- Fee deferrals
- Work Study Program
- Interest-free Status
- Repayment Assistance Plan (RAP)
- Student Loan Orientation Webinar
- Student Loan Repayment Webinar
- Canada Student Loan Forgiveness for family doctors and nurses
Financial Aid and Awards handouts
- Adult Upgrading Grant checklist
- Budget Planning for your Education
- Exploring Your Funding Options
- Financial Aid Overview
- Personal Statement Tips & Suggestions
- Schedule of Events
- Scholarship Reference Letter Guidelines
Commercial and Banks
- Bank of Montreal
- Canadian Bankers Association
- CIBC
- Royal Bank
- Scotiabank
- Toronto Dominion Canada Trust
Government
- StudentAidBC
- Canada Student Grants and Loans - What student grants and loan offer
- CanLearn Interactive
- Government of Canada - Youth Employment Information-career planning and employment resources for youth
- Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
- International Education Finance Corp. (Opportunities for Canadian citizens who wish to study abroad)
- Ministry of Advanced Education
- National Student Loan Service Centre
Bursaries/Scholarships/Miscellaneous
- Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)
- B.C. Awards Online (Grade 12 student going to post-secondary studies)
- B.C. Centre for International Education
- B.C. Scholarships -Student guide for British Columbia Students
- Canada Millennium Scholarship
- Debt Free Graduate
- Fast Web Scholarship Search
- First Nations Education Steering Committee
- 4-H Scholarships
- Guide to Post-Secondary Education in B.C.
- Leonard Foundation
- MonsterTrak - Career Management Port
- Indspire - Indigenous Education
- National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) - National Online Resource Centre
- Official - Language Programs
- Scholarships Canada
- School Finder
- The Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid (United States)
- Universitystudy.ca
- Yconic.com (free on-line scholarship search)
Graduate Studies
- Canadian Association for Graduate Studies
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research - CIHR
- Canadian Nurses Foundation
- International Council for Canadian Studies (for grad students)
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Scholarships and Fellowships
- Social Science & Humanities Council of Canada - SSHRC
- Trudeau Foundation