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Student Awards & Financial Aid

Winner Medical Young Pioneer in Social Innovation Scholarship

One or more scholarships are awarded to academically outstanding undergraduate or graduate students in the Faculty of Social Sciences who are citizens of Hong Kong or Mainland China and whose focus of study involves researching or developing social innovations that address the global challenges of any of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in relation to the goals of the Chinese Community Volunteers (CCV).

Applicants must submit the following:

  1. An essay (maximum 1,000 words) describing what leadership actions they have taken to address any of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (e.g. developing effective solutions to challenging systemic issues of inequality or injustice or demonstrating civic or community participation in serving at-risk or low-income communities); and how this relates to the CCV goals.
  2. A letter of reference from an employer or volunteer coordinator, who is not related to the applicant, that corroborates the applicant's contributions to the work detailed in their essay.

Applications are due by March 31 to the Dean's Office, Faculty of Social Sciences. The application form will include information on the CCV. Approval of the recipient will be made by either the Senate Committee on Awards or the Faculty of Graduate Studies Graduate Awards Committee, upon the recommendation of the Faculty of Social Sciences.

Amount

Value: Varies| Number: Varies

Application deadline

March 31

Eligibility

View entrance scholarship eligibility categories.

How to apply

 View entrance scholarship application detals.

How to accept

To accept your scholarship offer:

  1. Have a NetLink ID
  2. Go to www.uvic.ca and sign into your UVic Online tools account using your NetLink ID
  3. Select "Student Services" on the top menu
  4. Select "Awards and financial aid" under "Finances"
  5. Select "View My Student Aid"
  6. Enter the Aid Year and Aid Period
  7. Select "Accept" on the scholarship(s) you have been offered

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