Jane Zhu Entrepreneurship Scholarship

 One scholarship of at least $10,000 is awarded to a graduate student in either the MBA or the MGB program in the Sardul S. Gill Graduate School at the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business who wishes to start their own business. The award recipient will be selected based on entrepreneurial expertise and acuity as demonstrated and evaluated throughout their classes in the MBA or the MGB program and will have a strong business plan in place for their entrepreneurial venture. Preference is for MBA or MGB students who are also clients of the UVic Innovation Centre. Graduating students and part time students (registered in a minimum of 1.5 units per term) are eligible for this scholarship.

Approval of the recipient will be made by the Faculty of Graduate Studies Graduate Awards Committee upon the recommendation of the Sardul S. Gill Graduate School at the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business.

Amount

$10,000

Application deadline

No application required

Eligibility

Normally, the minimum requirement for consideration is an A- average and any additional criteria that has been established by the donor. Awards are assigned based on nominations from eligible academic units. 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.