Application Deadline: November 15, 2025 (11:59 p.m. PST)
LOCATION: Canada
The Outstanding International Student (OIS) Award is a one-time, merit-based entrance scholarship awarded to qualified students when they are offered admission to UBC. Students selected for this award show strength academically and display involvement outside of the classroom.
ELIGIBILITY:
To be considered for an OIS Award, you must:
Be new to UBC, entering directly from secondary school or post-secondary (university or college).
Be an international student studying at UBC on a Canadian study permit (student visa). (Changes to your citizenship status will affect your scholarship eligibility.)
Demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and strong extracurricular involvement.
Graduate Assistant appointments may be offered to some full-time graduate students (including Visa students) at the Master’s and Doctoral levels by Lakehead University.
ELIGIBILITY:
Home and International Master’s and Doctoral students
A regular appointment constitutes a maximum of 270 hrs of work over the Fall and Winter terms averaging not more than 10 hrs of work per week. Representative duties include, but are not limited to: preparing classes, teaching, demonstrating, leading seminars, supervising laboratories, marking, consulting with students, holding assigned office hours, setting tests, examination and lab sets, conducting field trips, and providing other academic support assistance. A graduate student is eligible to hold a maximum of two full-time appointments at the Master’s level or four full-time appointments at the Doctoral level.
BENEFIT:
Graduate Assistantships may be offered to some full-time graduate students at a rate of $11,038.32 (2024-25) at the master’s level and $12,037.56 (2024-25) at the doctoral level.
