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Financial Aid and Awards

UFV Scholarships & Leadership Awards

Scholarships

Recognizes and support exceptional academic achievement. 

  • Minimum 3.5 GPA (unless otherwise stated in the scholarship criteria).
  • Minimum of two reference letters from those who have first-hand knowledge of your qualities and achievements.

Leadership awards

Recognizes outstanding and unpaid service to the University community and/or the community at large, leadership and volunteer work.

  • Minimum 3.0 GPA of 3.0.
  • Minimum of two reference letters demonstrating your volunteer service and leadership skills.

Note: For UFV programs that use a non-GPA grading system (e.g. Bachelor of Education and Trades), a credit grade for previous courses will be considered.

 

Eligibility requirements

  • Available to students who are currently enrolled and attending classes at UFV for the current academic year September to April.
  • Available to international students unless the criteria states for Canadian citizens only.
  • Enrolled in minimum 9 credits (or 6 with verified disability) in the term of the application. (Students must provide a “Verification of Disability” form from UFV Centre of Accessibility Centre (CAS) confirming that the student is registered with the Centre (CAS)).
  • Some awards are department-nominated (no application needed).

 

When to apply?

Applications are accepted once per academic year from:
March 15 - May 10

 

How to apply?

  1. Log in to your myUFV account.
  2. Go to Financial Aid & Awards card and select "Apply for bursary, scholarships, awards and fee deferral".
  3. You will see a list of applications and dates. Select "Apply" for Scholarship or Leadership award (these are 2 separate applications).
  4. Complete the application and "Mark as complete".

Note: The status will list "incomplete" even after marking it as complete. This will change to pending once the required 2 reference letters are received (see Supporting documentation below).

Supporting Documentation

Applications are not complete until supporting documentation (reference letters are required) is either e-mailed as a pdf file to scholarships@ufv.ca or handed into the UFV Financial Aid and Awards office, on or before the application deadline. Please make sure you submit the following:

Scholarships:

  • Two current letters of reference (within the last two years) from someone who has first-hand knowledge of your qualities and achievements.
  • Any other supporting documentation as per scholarship criteria.

Leadership Awards:

  • Two current letters of reference (within the last two years) from someone who has first-hand knowledge of your volunteer service and leadership skills.
  • Any other supporting documentation as per leadership criteria.

 

Award selection process

  • Reviewed by UFV Awards Adjudication Committee
  • Considerations include, but not limited to:
    • Two-term GPA
    • Course load
    • Reference letters
    • Alignment with award criteria
  • Only successful applicants will be notified in July via email

 

Which scholarships are available to me?

Use the Scholarship, Bursary & Award guide  to to find awards you may be eligible for, including:    

Note: UFV Entrance Scholarship awards have a different application process, deadline, and criteria than UFV scholarship and leadership awards. Please contact us should you have any questions and/or concerns.

 

Resources and tips

For more information on scholarship and leadership awards, please contact us