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A scholarship of $1,000 is awarded to an academically outstanding graduate student in the Counselling Psychology program in the Faculty of Education who is a member of a group(s) with historical and/or current barriers to equity, including, but not limited to:

• First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples and all other Indigenous peoples;
• members of groups that commonly experience discrimination due to race, ancestry, colour, religion and/or spritual beliefs or place of origin;
• persons with visible and/or invisible (physical and/or mental) disabilities;
• persons who identify as women and
• persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

Preference is for students with demonstrated financial need. 

Approval of the recipient is made by the Faculty of Graduate Studies Graduate Awards Committee upon the recommendation of the Faculty of Education.

Amount

$1000

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.