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Teacher Education

Scholarships and awards

There are a variety of scholarships and awards available when you enroll in the Teacher Education program.

Awards

Bursaries

Scholarships

  • Evelyn McKenzie Memorial Endowment Scholarship
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  • Dhami Family Endowment Entrance Scholarship

Outstanding achievement

  • One teacher candidate in each BEd option is recognized each year for outstanding achievement. These teacher candidates have demonstrated strength and excellence in their coursework and practica. They are leaders in the cohort and have demonstrated exceptional ability to incorporate the department values and program goals into their daily lives. The outstanding teacher candidates are selected through a process of nominations by faculty and mentors and are recognized with a letter/certificate from the dean of the Faculty of Professional Studies. A special notation is made in the convocation booklet.

Student speaker

  • Every year, one student from the Faculty of Professional Studies will be selected to represent all students at convocation with an address as student speaker. It is a great honour to be selected as convocation speaker and the nominee is a well-rounded student with excellent public speaking skills. Nomination are gathered every year by the Teacher Education department from faculty, mentors and teacher candidates, and a final nominee is recommended to a UFV-wide committee. The selected individual receives an honorary certificate, a letter from the dean of the Faculty of Professional Studies, and is featured in the convocation booklet.

 

Lieutenant Governor General Bronze Medal 

One student at UFV is selected each year for this prestigious award. The criteria are diversity and inclusion with a specific emphasis on democracy and reconciliation.

 

For more information about scholarships and awards or if you need financial assistance, visit UFV's Financial Aid and Awards website.

 

Past recipients

British Columbia Teacher's Federation Maxwell A. Cameron Memorial Award
2022 Hailey Tomson Bachelor of Education, elementary/middle school option
  Leanne Joe Bachelor of Education, secondary school option
2021 Hayley Ross Bachelor of Education, elementary/middle school option
  Bianca Kuipers Bachelor of Education, secondary school option
2020 Tara Espitia Bachelor of Education, elementary/middle school option
  Zachary Keely Bachelor of Education, secondary option
 2019 Joseph Martin Bachelor of Education, elementary/middle school option
  Samantha Fischer Bachelor of Education, secondary school option
2018 Ryan Wugalter Bachelor of Education, elementary/middle school option
  Tasheena Styran Bachelor of Education, secondary school option
2017 Rachelle Silver Bachelor of Education, elementary/middle school option
  Sarah Leduc Bachelor of Education, secondary school option

 

Dr. Khalideen Internationalization Annual Leadership Award
2019 Ashleyn Singh
2018 Libby Biln
2017 Ashley Townsend

 

Evelyn McKenzie Memorial Endowment Scholarship
2022 Jenny Miller
2021 Priya Nahal
2020 Kit O'Connor
2019 Ryan Warketin
2018 Jessica Davies
2017 Jeffrey Trainor

 

Outstanding achievement
2022 Paige Riddell Bachelor of Education, elementary/middle school option
  Travis Gingerich Bachelor of Education, secondary school option
2021 Hayley Ross Bachelor of Education, elementary/middle school option
  Emily Kampman Bachelor of Education, secondary school option
2020 Jessica Poh Bachelor of Education, elementary/middle school option
  Naomi Hesketh Bachelor of Education, secondary option
2019  Anne Key Bachelor of Education, elementary/middle school option
  Frank Foster Bachelor of Education, secondary school option
2018 Jeremy Wiebe Bachelor of Education, elementary/middle school option
  Farrah Kufske Bachelor of Education, secondary school option
2017 Joshua Bloch Bachelor of Education, secondary school option
  Ashley Munro Bachelor of Education, elementary/middle school option

 

Student speaker
2022 Travis Gingerich
2020 Tsandlia VanRy
2017 Nikita Griffioen

 


Lieutenant Governor General Bronze Medal 

2022 Natasha Rainkie
2020 Tsandlia VanRy

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