Application Deadline: December 2026
LOCATION: Canada
International Tuition Awards assist international graduate students with their tuition fees if they are registered full-time in research-oriented master’s and doctoral programs at the UBC Vancouver campus.
ELIGIBILITY:
Citizenship: International
Degree Level: Masters, Doctoral
Students are eligible for the International Tuition Award if they meet the following criteria:
Students must be assessed international tuition fees. Students can review their tuition assessments by logging into their Workday account.
Students must be registered full-time in one of the included graduate programs. To review included programs and award amount per program, check the graduate program listing under Graduate Degree Programs (see “Tuition & Financial Support” header)
Students who receive external funding (e.g., their home government, Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship, or other funding agencies like CIDA, WUSC, DAAD, CONACYT, CONICYT, NSF, etc.) for their tuition which is equal to or higher than the value of the International Tuition Award are not eligible. Students who receive external funding toward their tuition which is lower than the value of the International Tuition Award will have their International Tuition Award reduced by the amount of the external tuition funding.
As of September 2022, Indigenous students receiving Band funding are eligible to receive tuition awards (ex. International Tuition Award, 4YF Tuition Award, and IGF Tuition Award).
Students who receive the staff tuition waiver are not eligible to receive the International Tuition Award
The University reserves the right to change the value of this scholarship without notice.
BENEFIT:
Value: Up to $3,200 per year