Applications are required for in-course scholarships listed in this section. These scholarships are governed by the general regulations for scholarships, medals, and prizes.
Scholarships marked with an asterisk (*) are administered by the University of Victoria Foundation.
Value: Varies | Number: 1
A scholarship is awarded to a student entering the fourth year of an Honours program in the Faculty of Humanities. Academic standing and participation in university and community activities will be considered.
Value: Varies | Number: Varies
One or more awards are given to undergraduate or graduate students who are members of CUPE 951 at the University of Victoria who hold a regular appointment and are taking one or more courses offered by the Faculty of Humanities. Students will be chosen based on the highest cumulative grade point average on all courses taken at the University of Victoria. Undergraduate applicants must complete the online application by May 31st. In the case of graduate students, applications must be submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies by June 15th. Approval of the graduate recipients will be made by the Graduate Awards Committee upon the recommendation of the Faculty of Humanities.
Value: Varies | Number: Varies
One or more awards are given to entering or continuing undergraduate international students who have demonstrated financial need. First preference is for students in the Faculty of Humanities, second preference is for students in the Faculty of Science.
First disbursement September 2023.
Value: Varies | Number: Varies
One or more awards, of at least $1,000 each, are given to undergraduate students in third or fourth year or graduate students in the Faculty of Humanities who have completed project within the context of a humanities course or research project that makes a significant creative or innovative contribution to humanities computing. Individual and team projects are eligible. In the case of a team project, the award will be divided equally among team members. For teams of undergraduate students, a majority of the students must be in fourth year. Graduating and part-time students (minimum 1.5 units per term for graduate students and registered in a minimum of 6.0 units for credit in two terms for undergraduate students) are eligible.
Examples of project types include, but are not limited to:
1. an on-line edition of a test demonstrating appropriate use of technology,
2. a website in lieu of a term paper,
3. text analysis research answering a research question,
4. novel applications of existing technology to a humanities research question.
Winning projects must fulfill the following criteria:
1. the project must be done as a part of humanities course or research project,
2. the project must have a faculty sponsor,
3. the project must be complete and working rather than a work-in-progress, designs do not qualify,
4. the electronic interface must function properly,
5. the interface must be visually attractive and
6. the project must demonstrate sound principles with regard to accessibility and digital humanities practice.
If the submission is a creative project, the student must submit documentation addressing 1) what research questions is being addressed and 2) how the project contributes to Humanities computing.
Applications must be submitted to humsassistant@uvic.ca by March 31. If the deadline falls on a weekend, the application is due the following Monday.
Approval of undergraduate recipients will be made by the Senate Committee on Awards upon the recommendation of the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities. Approval of graduate recipients will be made by the Faculty of Graduate Studies Graduate Awards Committee upon the recommendation of the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities.
Value: $1,000 | Number: Varies
One or more awards, to a maximum of $1,000 each, are given to undergraduate students enrolled in the Religion, Culture and Society Program in the Faculty of Humanities to assist with expenses associated with study abroad, exchanges, field schools, or research. Students must submit a budget for the amount requested (maximum $1,000), a statement of no more than 350 words describing the purpose of the travel and its relevance to the student's program of study and one letter of support from an instructor familiar with the student's academic work. The deadline for applications is March 1 (for summer travel) and June 1 (for fall or winter travel). All application materials should be addressed and submitted to the Director, Religion, Culture and Society Program, Faculty of Humanities. Approval of the recipient(s) will be made by the Senate Committee on Awards upon the recommendation of the Faculty of Humanities.
Value: Varies | Number: Varies
One or more scholarships are awarded to academically outstanding undergraduate Indigenous students in either the Faculty of Humanities or the Faculty of Education and who are enrolled in Indigenous Language courses or an Indigenous language program. Part-time students are eligible for this award. Approval of the recipient will be made by a committee formed by the Department of Linguistics and will include members from both faculties.
Value: Varies | Number: Varies
One or more awards are given to transferring or continuing undergraduate students in any discipline who are conducting innovative and creative research in Japanese Canadian history, art, culture, and/or language. Applicants must submit the following to the Office of the Dean, Faculty of Humanities, by May 15:
- A statement of intent (maximum 500 words) outlining their proposed research and describing how their work contributes to, promotes and/or engages with Japanese Canadian history, art, culture, and/or language;
- a letter of support from the UVic faculty member(s) who will supervise the proposed research; and
- a CV and official UVic transcript.
Approval of the recipients will be made by the Senate Committee on Awards upon the recommendation of the Faculty of Humanities.
