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UNBC Early Entrance and Entrance Awards

University of Northern British Columbia, Canada

Scholarship overview

UNBC awards scholarships, which promote academic excellence, and bursaries, which help students overcome financial barriers to post-secondary education. New undergraduates can be considered for Early Entrance Awards, Leadership Awards, Entrance Awards and General Awards. International students are encouraged to explore these awards, including Early Entrance Awards.

In 2024/25 UNBC awarded 1,246 scholarships and bursaries with a total value of $4.1 million.

Award Information

  • Admission to UNBC must be completed before applying for Entrance and General Awards.
  • Early Entrance Awards are for new undergraduates entering directly from high school.
  • International students must pay their International Tuition Deposit before they can access the online awards application.
  • Criteria for individual awards are listed in the online Scholarship, Bursary and Award Guide. Unless stated otherwise, academic excellence normally means at least an A- average (3.67 GPA) and academic proficiency at least a B- average (2.67 GPA).

Values vary by award and are listed in the online Scholarship, Bursary and Award Guide.

  • Early Entrance Awards: submit the admission application by January 15; no separate application is required for most; recipients are notified by email in early March.
  • Leadership Awards (new undergraduates): deadline January 15.
  • Entrance Awards and General Awards: April 1 (midnight), for the 2027-2028 main competition opening October 15.
  • A smaller fall competition may be held each September for awards still available.
  1. Apply for admission to UNBC through Education Planner BC.
  2. After an offer of admission, create your myUNBC student account from the email instructions (international students first pay the International Tuition Deposit).
  3. Log in, go to Student Applications, then Awards & Financial Aid.
  4. Click Financial Aid in the top menu and complete the applicable web applications.
  5. Upload supporting documents; a new application and documents are needed for each award period.

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Documents you will need

Supporting documents and reference letters as specified in the award application tips; documents are kept on file for one year.

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