Awards & Scholarships

University Canada West (UCW) entrance awards, scholarships and grants are available to new students applying to a UCW undergraduate or graduate program.

You can receive only ONE (1) award, scholarship or grant and one continuing student award if eligible. Review the conditions of each option carefully and supply ALL of the required supporting documentation for those scholarships, awards or grants for which you wish to be considered. A limited number of each award, scholarship or grant will be available each term.

Awards will be applied to your tuition at UCW on a prorated basis throughout the duration of the award. In other words, the award will be credited to your tuition each term based on the number of courses in which you register OR as indicated in the specific requirements and conditions of the award.

The value of an award, scholarship or grant will not be more than the value of your tuition. The maximum award value for transfer students will be prorated based on the number of credits required to complete your degree. The following courses are not usually eligible for award, scholarship or grant tuition disbursements: New Student Orientation; ENGL 080; and any repeat course attempts.

Award, scholarship and grant recipients are expected to act as ambassadors for UCW and participate in outreach and alumni engagement initiatives in their home region once the award is granted.

The following international student awards are awarded automatically and do not require a scholarship application:

Pathway to Knowledge Bursary
Second Language Excellence Scholarship
Scholarships for Academic Excellence
Americas Tuition
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Regional Grant
European Grant
Middle East Regional Grant
Southeast Asia (SEA) Regional Grant
Special Targeted Regional Award Program

Download the Scholarship Application form for the full regulations, terms and conditions of UCW entrance scholarships, awards and grants. The Domestic Scholarship Application form can be downloaded here while the International Scholarship Application form can be found here.

Pathway to Knowledge Bursary

Applicable Programs: Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Arts in Business Communication

This bursary was created to help international and domestic undergraduate students in bachelor’s degree programs reach their potential.

International Students: Eligible international students will receive a tuition reduction valued at 30 credits toward their BCom or BA degree.

Domestic Students: Eligible domestic students will receive a tuition reduction of $2,784 covering the cost of the student’s final year of their BCom or BA degree, based on the standard schedule and fees.

Eligibility: To be considered for this scholarship, candidates must meet these requirements:

Be starting the Bachelor of Commerce or Bachelor of Arts in Business Communication degree program in the Winter or Spring 2021 terms.
Have a GPA of 2.33 (C+) or higher.

Students who have not applied for any other scholarships will be automatically offered this bursary.

Terms and conditions may apply.

Second Language Excellence Scholarship

Applicable Programs: MBA, Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Arts in Business Communication, Associate of Arts

These scholarships are for international students with an Academic IELTS overall score of 7.0 and a minimum 6.5 in all bands (or equivalent).

Eligibility: These scholarships are applied automatically when you are admitted to UCW.

Total scholarship for the Associate of Arts

Academic IELTS or equivalent	International Students
7.0 overall with minimum 6.5 in all bands	$2,000

Total scholarship for the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts in Business Communication

Academic IELTS or equivalent	International Students
7.0 overall with minimum 6.5 in all bands	$8,000

Total scholarship for the MBA

Academic IELTS or equivalent	International Students
7.0 overall with minimum 6.5 in all bands	$4,000

Women in Leadership MBA Award

Applicable Programs: MBA

University Canada West is providing $585,000 in awards over 2020 and 2021 to support Canadian women to pursue our Master of Business Administration degree. This award is available to applicants for full- or part-time study, either on-campus or online.

20 scholarships valued at $11,700 (50% of the total tuition fees) will be provided in 2020. An additional 5 awards valued at $23,400 (equal to 100% of MBA tuition) will also be available in 2020 for exceptional candidates. A further 20 scholarships will be available in 2021.

Purpose:

The purpose of this award is to attract and provide financial support for female students in the Master of Business Administration degree program at University Canada West who demonstrate the potential for success as leaders in their chosen careers. Preference will be given, where possible, to candidates who demonstrate leadership experience or potential.

Criteria:

Available for female applicants to the UCW MBA program.
Must meet the MBA Admissions requirements.
Must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident. Priority given to Indigenous applicants.
Must demonstrate leadership abilities through work experience, volunteer roles, and/or community involvement and motivation to succeed in the program.

Award requirements:

Award recipients will act as MBA Ambassadors on social media and share their experience in the program with 24 related posts per year.

Award Process:

Applicants will be able to submit their award application with their application to the MBA program.

Americas Tuition

Applicable Programs: MBA, Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Arts in Business Communication, Associate of Arts

Americas Tuition is offered by special arrangement and is intended to provide tuition support for prospective students from North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. This grant is intended to make Canadian education more accessible for these students.

Tuition will be charged at current UCW domestic rates for the Associate of Arts, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Commerce and MBA degrees offered at UCW, effective beginning Summer (July) 2019 term and beyond.

Eligibility: No personal statement is required and this grant is open to international students from:

Caribbean
Anguilla	Antigua & Barbuda	Aruba	Bahamas	Barbados
British Virgin Islands	Caribbean Netherlands	Cayman Islands	Cuba	Curacao
Dominica	Dominican Republic	Grenada	Guadeloupe	Guyana
Haiti	Jamaica	Martinique	Montserrat	Puerto Rico
St Barthelemy	Saint Kitts & Nevis	Saint Lucia	Saint Martin	Saint Vincent & Grenadines
Trinidad & Tobago

North America & Central America
Belize	Costa Rica	El Salvador	Guatemala	Honduras
Mexico	Nicaragua	Panama	USA

South America
Argentina	Bolivia	Brazil	Chile	Colombia
Ecuador	Guyana	Paraguay	Peru	Suriname
Uruguay	Venezuela	Falkland Islands	French Guiana	South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands

Award value: The Americas Tuition amount is calculated as the difference between international and domestic student rates and will be applied as a tuition credit each term. Disbursements will be pro-rated based on the number of courses in which students are registered at UCW.

Americas Tuition for Associate of Arts Students:	Americas Tuition for BA and BCom Students:	Americas Tuition for MBA Students:	Americas Tuition for MBA Foundation Students:
Total tuition for maximum 20 required courses in Associate of Arts degree (at UCW’s Domestic rate)	Total tuition for maximum 40 required courses in BA and BCom degree (at UCW’s Domestic rate)	Total tuition for maximum 15 required courses in MBA (at UCW’s Domestic Rate)	Total tuition for maximum required courses in MBA Foundation (at UCW’s Domestic rate)
Estimated total for 2 year degree: $13,920	Estimated total for 4 year degree: $27,840	Estimated total for 2 year degree: $23,400	Estimated total for Foundation: $4,680
Student saves: $20,880	Student saves: $41,760	Student saves: $11,700	Student saves: $2,340

University Canada West Founder’s Scholarship

Applicable Programs: Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Arts in Business Communication

UCW offers up to 20 Founder’s Scholarships to full-time students entering undergraduate degree programs. The Founder’s Scholarship is a tuition award. Recipients are responsible for paying regular student fees and purchasing textbooks.

Eligibility: To be considered for this scholarship, candidates must meet these requirements:

Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident at the time of application;
Be a recent high school graduate or have graduated from high school within 12 months of applying;
Have a minimum of an A grade point average (4.0) from high school;
Apply for admission and for the Founder’s Scholarship by May 31st to start your program in the following Summer or Fall term;
Submit a letter of recommendation from an educator or influential community member; and
Write and submit a 500 word essay describing your career aspirations, ways in which you plan to positively impact your community and how your studies at UCW will help you achieve these goals.

Students may be contacted by UCW for an interview upon application review.

Continuance: Students must maintain a minimum CGPA of 3.2 during their degree studies to remain eligible.

Scholarships for Academic Excellence

Applicable Programs: MBA, Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Arts in Business Communication, Associate of Arts

These scholarships are for international and domestic students with excellent academic grades, who wish to go on to excel in their chosen field of study and work.

Eligibility: These scholarships are applied automatically when you are admitted to UCW.

Total scholarship for duration of the Associate of Arts

Cumulative GPA (out of 4.33)	Domestic Students	International Students
3.80 and above	$4,000	$10,000
3.60 to 3.79	$1,000	$4,000
3.20 to 3.59	N/A	$2,000

Total scholarship for duration of the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts in Business Communication

Cumulative GPA (out of 4.33)	Domestic Students	International Students
3.80 and above	$8,000	$20,000
3.60 to 3.79	$2,000	$8,000
3.20 to 3.59	N/A	$6,000

Total scholarship for duration of the Graduate (MBA) Program

Cumulative GPA (out of 4.33)	Domestic/International Students
3.80 and above	$10,000
3.60 to 3.79	$5,000
3.20 to 3.59	$3,000

MBA Foundation Study Grant

Applicable Programs: MBA.

This grant is for international and domestic students, who demonstrate leadership potential and commitment to their chosen field of endeavour.

Eligibility: To be considered for this grant, you must meet the following requirements:

Submit a completed Scholarship & Award Application form when applying for admission to UCW;
Submit a Personal Statement describing how undertaking the Master of Business Administration and MBA Foundation programs will impact your career and personal goals; and
Complete the MBA Foundation program and the MBA degree program within 36 months of starting your MBA Foundation courses.

Value: The MBA Foundation Study Grant is subject to full payment of the MBA Foundation course fees and is issued as a credit towards payment of the last course credits of the MBA program.

Grant	GPA	Domestic Students	International Students
MBA Foundation Study Grant	3.00	$3,500	$5,000

The Emily Baker Scholarship

Applicable Programs: MBA.

This scholarship is for Indigenous students, who are dedicated to pursuing and fulfilling their higher education and business goals.

Eligibility: To be considered for this scholarship, you must meet the following requirements:

Submit a completed Scholarship & Award Application form by May 31st to start your program in the following Summer or Fall term; and
Submit a Personal Statement describing how receiving an award for the MBA program will affect your personal, educational and career goals, as well as how you intend to use your skills to contribute to the growth and development of your Indigenous community.

Number and Value: One student will be awarded a full tuition scholarship every year.

European Grant

Applicable Programs: MBA, Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Arts in Business Communication, Associate of Arts

This entrance grant is offered by special arrangement and is intended to provide tuition support for entering students who wish to pursue educational opportunities outside of Europe. The grant is awarded automatically when you are admitted.

European Grant for Associate of Arts Students:	European Grant for BA and BCom Students;	European Grant for MBA Students:
Associate of Arts International students: $34,800/20 courses	BA and BCom International students: $69,600/40 courses	MBA international students: $35,100/15 courses
European students pay: $22,000/20 courses	European students pay: $44,000/40 courses	European students pay: $23,400/15 courses
Students save: $12,800	Students save: $25,600	Students save: $11,700

Eligibility: This grant is open to international students that are citizens of the following European countries:

Albania	Andorra	Austria	Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bulgaria	Croatia	Cyprus
Czechia	Denmark	Estonia	Finland
France	Germany	Greece	Hungary
Iceland	Ireland	Italy	Kosovo
Latvia	Liechtenstein	Lithuania	Luxembourg
Malta	Monaco	Montenegro	Netherlands
North Macedonia	Norway	Poland	Portugal
Romania	San Marino	Serbia	Slovakia
Slovenia	Spain	Sweden	Switzerland
United Kingdom

Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Regional Grant

Applicable Programs: MBA, Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Arts in Business Communication, Associate of Arts

This entrance grant is offered by special arrangement and is intended to provide tuition support for international students from CIS countries, who wish to pursue educational opportunities outside of the CIS. A limited number of Commonwealth of Independent States Regional Grants will be awarded each term to new applicants for admission. The grants are awarded automatically.

Eligibility: This grant is open to international students from:

Azerbaijan
Armenia
Belarus
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Moldova
Russia
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Ukraine

To be considered for this scholarship, you must start your studies at UCW before the end of the Fall (October) 2021 term.

Grant	Assoc. Arts	BCom and BArts	Graduate Students (MBA)
CIS Regional Grant	$9,450	$18,900	$9,720

Southeast Asia (SEA) Regional Grant

Applicable Programs: MBA, Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Arts in Business Communication, Associate of Arts

This entrance grant is offered by special arrangement and is intended to provide tuition support for entering students who wish to pursue educational opportunities outside of the SEA region. A limited number of Southeast Asia Regional Grants will be awarded each term to new applicants for admission.

Eligibility: This grant is open to international students from:

Brunei	Cambodia	Indonesia	Laos	Malaysia
Myanmar	Philippines	Singapore	Thailand	Timor Leste
Vietnam

Grant	Assoc. Arts	BCom and BArts	Graduate Students (MBA)
SEA Regional Grant	$9,450	$18,900	$9,720

Middle East Regional Grant

Applicable Programs: MBA, Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Arts in Business Communication, Associate of Arts

This entrance grant is offered by special arrangement and is intended to provide tuition support for entering students who wish to pursue educational opportunities outside of the Middle East region. A limited number of Middle East Regional Grants will be awarded each term to new applicants for admission. These grants are awarded automatically.

Eligibility: This grant is open to international students from:

Iran

Grant	Assoc. Arts	BCom and BArts	Graduate Students (MBA)
ME Regional Grant	$9,450	$18,900	$9,720

Special Targeted Regional Award Program

Applicable Programs: MBA, Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Arts in Business Communication, Associate of Arts

This entrance award is offered by special arrangement for students starting their studies until the end of the UCW Fall (October) 2021 term. A limited number of Special Targeted Regional Awards will be granted until the end of the UCW Fall (October) 2021 term to new applicants for admission. These awards are applied automatically when students are admitted to UCW.

Eligibility: This entrance award is open to international students from the following countries:

Mauritius

Morocco

Mongolia

South Korea

Turkey

Canada 150 Tuition Concession for the Armed Forces

Applicable Programs: MBA, Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Arts in Business Communication, Associate of Arts

The Canada 150 Tuition Concession for the Canadian Armed Forces program is available to all active members, reservists and veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces, who will receive a 30% lower tuition rate in recognition of their service to this Country.

You must supply documentation confirming your status with the Canadian Armed Forces.

Live Our Vision of Education (L.O.V.E.) Canada Undergraduate Scholarship

Open to: Entering undergraduate students who are pursuing an Associate of Arts, Bachelor of Commerce, or Bachelor of Arts in Business Communication. Start your studies with a scholarship at UCW before the end of the fall (October) 2021 term.

Number of awards: A limited number of L.O.V.E. Canada Undergraduate Scholarships will be granted each term to new undergraduate students.

Award value: disbursed as a tuition credit to successful students for the first sixty (60) credits (2 years) of their undergraduate degrees. Disbursements will be pro-rated based on the number of courses in which you are registered.

UCW L.O.V.E. Canada Undergraduate Scholarship:

Total Award	Domestic Students	International Students
Two years of an undergraduate degree	$3,000	$5,000

MBA Excellence Scholarship for Continuing Students

Applicable Programs: MBA

UCW will award a limited number of MBA Excellence Scholarships each term to current MBA students who have completed MBA degree Tier 2 courses (MBA level courses numbered 600 and higher) equivalent to at least 27 credits.

Eligibility: This scholarship is open to current domestic and international students in the MBA program who have demonstrated academic excellence during their MBA courses. Students who have received one entrance scholarship may also receive an MBA Excellence Scholarship for Continuing Students if they are eligible.

Candidates will be considered for the Scholarship based on:

The cumulative grade point average of the courses included in the 2 Tiers of their MBA degree program (MBA courses numbered 600+ equivalent to 27 credits).

Value: The MBA Excellence Scholarship is valued at a maximum of $2,000 and will be disbursed as a tuition credit to successful students for the last 4 courses of their Master of Business Administration degree.

Minimum Cumulative GPA on first nine MBA courses (courses numbered 600+)	MBA Excellence Scholarship: Total Grant for the duration of a Graduate Master's Degree Program
3.60	$2,000

You must apply by the Entrance Award Application Deadline which is at least 30 days before the start of your first term at UCW.

You must continue to meet all the terms and conditions of the award, including required academic performance, to continue to receive award disbursements.

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