Gregory and Victoria Spievak Graduate Scholarship

One or more scholarships are awarded to academically outstanding Masters or PhD students in the Faculty of Business, Social Sciences, Law, Engineering and Computer Science, Humanities or Health whose research area focuses on the social, policy and/or ethical implications of digital technologies.

Examples of digital technologies include, but are not limited to, the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, video/audio surveillance, blockchain technology, online digital advertising, identification/authentication technologies or electronic health records.

Preference will be given to those students working on issues of privacy and security. Further preference will be given to

1. Indigenous persons and
2. Women.

Recipients must have completed all required courses for their degree and have had their research proposal approved by their supervisor. 

Approval of the recipient(s) will be made by the Faculty of Graduate Studies Graduate Awards Committee upon recommendations from the School of Business and the Faculty of Social Sciences, Law, Engineering and Computer Science, Humanities and Health.

Amount

Varies

Application deadline

Applications are run by the faculties

Eligibility

Normally, the minimum requirement for consideration is an A- average and any additional criteria that has been established by the donor. Application details, deadlines and eligibility criteria are all listed in the award description. Unless otherwise noted in the award description, you must be a full-time graduate student. 

Retaining funding

Ongoing UVic graduate funding requires students to maintain a minimum level of academic standing and some ongoing maintenance.