Published: 31 Mar 2025 131 views
Undergraduate students who are new to UVic are eligible for a number of scholarships, awards, medals and prizes made available through contributions from donors as well as from the University's operating budget. Scholarships, awards, medals and prizes are awarded to students on the basis of academic merit. These are referred to as entrance scholarships. Scholarships are non-repayable and are awarded primarily on the basis of academic excellence.
The University of Victoria (UVic) is one of Canada’s leading research-intensive universities. We are located in Victoria, on the BC coast.
Three awards of $9,000 each are given to undergraduate students entering or transferring into second or third year in the Department of Visual Arts with a minimum GPA of 4.0/9.0 and who:
Your entrance scholarship eligibility is based on your citizenship and where you last studied.
Entering from a Canadian high school / Completing Canadian Secondary School Diploma
To be eligible, candidates entering from a Canadian high school must normally be:
Transferring from a Canadian college or university
To be eligible, candidates transferring from another Canadian college or university must normally:
Have a 7.5/9.0 (UVic scale) transfer or diploma admission average and have sent a final transcript to Undergraduate Admissions by the required scholarship deadline
Returning UVic transfer students:
If you are returning to UVic after attending another Canadian post-secondary institution you will need to contact Student Awards and Financial Aid to be assessed for a transfer scholarship. Returning UVic students still need to be transferring directly (only one semester without studies between institutions) from a Canadian college/university. Students must send in their final transcripts to Undergraduate Records by the required deadlines. Transcripts are not automatically forwarded to Student Awards and Financial Aid. It is the returning student's responsibility to ensure that they have contacted our office for scholarship review by the required deadlines.
Canadian citizens and permanent residents studying outside of Canada
To be eligible, Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada entering from a high school outside of Canada must normally be:
North Island Dual Admission Program
Students enrolled in the North Island Dual Admission Program will be eligible for consideration for a secondary school entrance scholarship. UVic will automatically assess students for an entrance scholarship based on their Grade 12 final marks provided by North Island College.
Entrance scholarships will be deferred until the student enters UVic and registers in 12.0 graded units at the University of Victoria in two consecutive terms of study, provided they enter UVic within the time frame of the Dual Admission Program. If a student does not register and maintain enrolment in 12.0 graded units, their scholarship will be withdrawn. Please note, students must contact the Entrance Scholarship Officer ([email protected]) to have their scholarship activated when they enter UVic.
Note: students are ineligible for any other UVic administered scholarships until their entrance scholarship is fully paid out.
International students
To be eligible, international undergraduate students must normally be:
For more details,visit University of Victoria Alan Steven John Award in Visual Art webpage
