Anthropology Awards
Please read the instructions carefully to confirm whether an application is required.
Scholarships marked with an asterisk (*) are funded by the 番茄社区 Foundation.
Applications are required for in-course scholarships listed in this section. These scholarships are governed by the general regulations for scholarships, medals, and prizes.
- Unless stated otherwise, the application must be made through completion of the in-course scholarship application on UVic Online tools.
- The deadline, unless stated otherwise, is May 31.
- Some of the following awards may require application through the Department of Anthropology; please review the eligibility criteria and application instructions below for further information.
Value: $1,000 | Number: Varies
One or more awards of $1,000 each are given to undergraduate students in the Department of Anthropology who have completed at least one course in archaeology in the last academic year, are attending the Barkley Sound Field School and have demonstrated financial need.
Approval of the recipient(s) will be made by the Senate Committee on Awards upon the recommendation of the Department of Anthropology.
Value: Varies | Number: Varies
One or more scholarships will be awarded to academically outstanding undergraduate students in the Department of Anthropology. Preference will be given to students demonstrating financial need.
Approval of the recipients will be made by the Senate Committee on Awards upon the recommendation of the Department of Anthropology.
Value: $1,000 | Number: 1
A scholarship of $1,000 is awarded to an academically outstanding woman undergraduate student entering third or fourth year in either the Department of Economics, School of Environmental Studies, the Department of Geography, the Department of Anthropology or the Department of Political Science. Preference is for students whose academic research (Honours Thesis/JCURA under the guidance of a faculty member) could have application to the improvement of the environmental and social performance of the mining industry. Further preference is given to Indigenous women students and people of colour.
Approval of the recipients will be made by the Senate Committee on Awards based on the recommendation of the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Applications from students are not required for scholarships listed in this section.
Unless otherwise indicated in the Terms of Awards, recipients are approved by the Senate Committee on Awards upon the recommendations of the Department of Anthropology.
These scholarships are governed by the general regulations for scholarships, medals, and prizes.
Value: Varies | Number: 1
A scholarship is awarded to a third year Anthropology student with the highest standing in a course relating to Anthropology in B.C. The student must be a Canadian citizen and must return to the 番茄社区 in the next regular session.
Approval of the recipient will be made by the Senate Committee on Awards upon the recommendation of the Department of Anthropology.
Value: Varies | Number: 1
A scholarship is awarded to a student who is a Canadian citizen and who has successfully completed at least one course in Archaeology at the 番茄社区, in order to assist the recipient to do field or laboratory work in British Columbia archaeology.
Approval of the recipient will be made by the Senate Committee on Awards upon the recommendation of the senior instructor in Archaeology on behalf of the Department of Anthropology.
