Criteria
The Pathway to Teacher Education Scholarship is awarded to 20 outstanding high school graduates who have demonstrated a commitment and aptitude for a career path in K-12 teaching.
Students selected as conditional recipients of the Pathway to Teacher Education scholarship must meet the following requirements by August 31 of their graduating year to be confirmed as a recipient and receive their scholarship voucher:
- Meet core eligibility requirements
- Be eligible for a B.C. Certificate of Graduation (Dogwood Diploma)
- Fulfill the requirements of the B.C. Graduation Program
- Have the following final marks
- Minimum “B” average in grades 11 and 12 courses required for graduation
- Minimum “B” (73% or above) in Language Arts 12
- Minimum “B” average, no more than one “C+” (67% or above), and no marks lower than “C+” in courses that fulfill graduation requirements for Science 11 or 12, Math 11, and Social Studies 11 or 12
Note: Students may apply for both the Pathway to Teacher Education scholarship and the BC Excellence scholarship, but can be awarded only one.
Value:
$5,000 scholarship voucher to redeem when registered and attending an approved K-12 teacher education program at one of BC’s nine Faculties of Education. Up to 7 years to redeem voucher.
Due Date
ONLINE by FEBRUARY 17, 2026.
Procedure
Note: there is no nomination process required for this award.
- Written Statement
- Complete and save a copy of your written statement, following these written statement instructions (PDF, 157KB)
- Review the marking guidelines (PDF, 201KB) to understand how the written statement will be assessed
- Be ready to copy and paste your written statement into the application form
2. Resume (in mandatory online format)
- This is not a standard resume format; complete and save a document following these detailed resume instructions (PDF, 206KB)
- Review the marking guidelines (PDF, 201KB) to understand how the resume will be assessed
- Be ready to copy and paste the information from your resume into the application form
3. Two reference letters
- Save these reference letter instructions (PDF, 292KB)
- Share the instructions with your two referees and have them return signed letters to you (make sure each has an ink or electronic signature)
- Scan or save digital copies of both letters
- Be ready to upload both letters as part of your online application
- Some referees may prefer to submit a letter directly to the ministry; in this case, you must upload to the application a brief, informal note from you in its place that states your referee will email their reference directly to scholarships@gov.bc.ca by the deadline
More details on site including evaluation rubric! https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/education-training/k-12/support/scholarships/provincial-scholarships/pathway-to-teacher-education-scholarship