VIU Entrance Awards, Scholarships and Bursaries

The Fall 2027 entrance application window runs from 9:00 am on October 15, 2026 to 11:59 pm on February 28, 2027. Selected applicants are notified by email in March; applicants who are not selected do not receive a notification. For continuing-student general bursaries, the student aid and budgeting (SAB) profile must be completed each year by October 30, with selected recipients notified in the first week of January.

1. Obtain a VIU student number; admission alone does not automatically enter a student for awards.
2. Complete the single VIU entrance award application form during the October 15 to February 28 window, which is matched against every entrance scholarship, award and bursary the student is eligible for.
3. Submit any extra documents a specific award requires, such as recent transcripts uploaded to the online award profile for Culinary Arts entrants, or a short biography for Pisces Entrance Scholarship applicants.
4. Watch for a notification email in March if selected; awards are applied as tuition credits in the fall semester once full-time enrollment is confirmed.
5. For ongoing general bursaries as a continuing student, complete the student aid and budgeting (SAB) profile by October 30 each year and remain enrolled full-time in the fall semester.

• Recent academic transcripts (required for Culinary Arts entrance award applicants, uploaded to the online award profile).
• A short biography (required for Pisces Entrance Scholarship applicants).
• Proof of eligibility for award-specific criteria where requested, such as Peninsula Co-op membership or home school district.

Scholarships are awarded on academic merit against the GPA and course-load thresholds for that category. Awards combine academic achievement with donor-set priorities such as community involvement, program of entry, Indigenous or First Nations background, or home region. Bursaries are awarded by financial need to students meeting the minimum GPA and course-load requirement. Recipients are selected and notified by VIU's financial aid and awards office; individual fund committees may apply additional preferences stated in each award's criteria.