Applications are now open for FOUR new Ministry of Education international education awards and scholarships.
The new awards include funding for:
- groups of British Columbia students and for individual teachers to study abroad
- international, high-school level and international post-secondary level students to study in British Columbia, and
- British Columbia students to study Chinese.
For more information on how to apply, please follow this link.
SCHOLARSHIP |
VALUE |
PURPOSE |
RECIPIENT |
Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BC Student Exchange and Mobility Awardnumber available: 14 – 28 |
$5,000 – $10,000 | Increase number of BC student groups travelling and studying abroad | Groups of BC students travelling to China and Japan | February 12th, 2016 |
BC Teacher Mobility Awardnumber available: 6 |
$5,000 | Support BC teachers to enhance partnerships and intercultural knowledge | BC teachers partnering with schools and teachers in China and Japan | February 12th, 2016 |
BC China Award for Excellence in Chinesenumber available: 50 |
$500 | Increase the study of Chinese language | BC grade 12 students studying Chinese | March 31, 2016 |
BC International Student Ambassador Scholarship K-12 and Post-Secondary Entrynumber available: 120 total, 60 K-12, 60 PSI* – *graduating BC K-12 international students |
$1,250 | Attract high-performing international students to BC | International students from China, Japan and Korea | April 15th, 2016 |