Funding

Scholarships & bursaries

Undergraduate students

Visit the Student Awards & Financial Aid website to learn about financial aid, scholarships, bursaries, work study opportunities, budgeting and more.

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Graduate students

The Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) offers many funding options for graduate students, including scholarships, awards, fellowships and bursaries. Most of these awards do not need an application via FGS but do require an application through the School of Nursing. Applications are usually completed during the summer term.

The FGS also administers some awards directly via an online scholarship application process, usually during the summer term. For awards that need a department nomination, we send out a call for applications when the award competition opens each year. This is usually in July.

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External funding

The following is a list of external funding opportunities that may be relevant to graduate nursing students. Please visit each organization’s website for more information.

Students who are members of the BC History of Nursing Society and pursuing studies in historical aspects of nursing are eligible for financial aid. Applications must be submitted by March 1 and Nov. 1 each year.

The BC Nurses Union offers bursaries and other funding opportunities for nursing students.

The Canada Postdoctoral Research Award program offers $70,000 per year for 2 years. It is open to applicants who hold a doctorate or health professional degree before the start date of their award.

The Canadian Diabetes Association offers support for research projects designed to enhance our understanding of diabetes and its prevention, treatment, management and cure. It also supports projects related to population health, health services, diabetes education, community and practice-based research.

The Canadian Mental Health Association BC Division offers educational scholarships and bursaries to BC post-secondary students who live with mental illness or addiction to help further their pursuit of post-secondary education.

The Canadian Nurses Foundation provides scholarships and bursaries for nursing students across Canada at all levels of study. Scholarships are awarded based on merit and bursaries are awarded on need.

The Centre for Studies in Religion and Society offers one-year fellowship appointments for graduate student projects that meet its mandate of promoting the interdisciplinary study of religion in relation to all aspects of society and culture, both contemporary and historical.

Applicants to the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation of Canada scholarships must be a female Canadian citizen currently enrolled in a PhD program.

The Kidney Foundation of Canada offers funding for research that advances knowledge related to the kidney, kidney disease, organ donation and transplantation.

The P.E.O. Scholar Awards offer merit-based awards for women who are pursuing a doctoral-level degree at an accredited college or university. The maximum award amount is $25,000.

The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholarship program offers general funding for outstanding doctoral students whose research relates to one of 4 themes: human rights and dignity, responsible citizenship, Canada and the world, and people and their natural environment.

The Registered Nurses Foundation of British Columbia (RNFBC) provides bursaries for students who are enrolled in basic, post-basic, re-entry, specialty and graduate education programs in nursing. Each year, the RNFBC awards a significant amount to BC residents studying nursing at colleges and universities in BC and at out-of-province institutions.

The Soroptimist Foundation of Canada offers several $8,500 grants annually to female graduate students who are pursuing careers that focus on improving the quality of women’s lives.

Contact us

Our advising team can help you navigate the above funding options and answer any questions you may have. Please email the administrative assistant for help.