Valued at $17,500.00 for one year, these awards are available to full-time students who are entering a Master’s or Doctoral program at the University of Northern British Columbia. Scholarships are provided by the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills (the Ministry) as a merit based scholarship to reward student excellence within research-intensive graduate programs. The BCGS is awarded to incoming graduate students by each Faculty.
Eligibility:
Students must be in a graduate level program and have completed between 0 - 12 months of studies by September 1 of each year. Students must be Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents. Students cannot have previously received a BC Graduate Scholarship or other Entrance Award from UNBC during their program.
Students must have the intention to enroll in a research-intensive graduate program with an emphasis, but not exclusive focus, on disciplines related to Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics, Entrepreneurship and Design, Indigenous and regional programs.
Consideration is based on a Graduate Admission GPA of 3.67 or greater.
PhD SUPPORT SUPPLEMENT
The PhD Support Supplement Program has been re-envisioned, and beginning May 2025, this award will be awarded on admission by the Faculty. The award is valued at $10,000 for one year and provides a second year of funding to select students who received the BCGS or GERS in year 1 of their program.
New Eligibility Criteria:
These awards will be available to full-time PhD students with an overall GPA of 4.00 (or equivalent) or higher. Students must have received the BCGS or GERS in year 1 of their program.
UNBC wishes to congratulate all of the 2025 BC Graduate Scholarship recipients!
| Award Recipient | Faculty | Program of Study |
| Taryn Atkinson | Faculty of Environment | Natural Resources and Environmental Studies - ORTM (MA) |
| Breanne Austin | Faculty of Human and Health Sciences | Social Work (MSW) |
| Ariadne Douglas | Faculty of Indigenous Studies, Social Sciences, and Humanities | Interdisciplinary Studies (MSc) |
| Robert Dunlop | Faculty of Indigenous Studies, Social Sciences, and Humanities | History (MA) |
| Fletcher Falk | Faculty of Environment | Natural Resources and Environmental Studies - Biology (MSc) |
| Molly Hogan-Thon | Faculty of Human and Health Sciences | Psychology (MSc) |
| Rachel Hrankowski | Faculty of Science and Engineering | Physics (MSc) |
| Yehuda Huberman | Faculty of Environment | Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (PhD) |
| Jillian Miller | Faculty of Human and Health Sciences | Social Work (MSW) |
| Prince Obeng | Faculty of Human and Health Sciences | Nursing (MSc) |
| Emma Rossnagel | Faculty of Human and Health Sciences | Health Sciences (PhD) |
| Anjani Sirivella | Faculty of Science and Engineering | Computer Science (MSc) |
| Shona Thorne | Faculty of Environment | Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (PhD) |
| Mateya Tomasino | Faculty of Indigenous Studies, Social Sciences, and Humanities | History (MA) |
| Marie Wood | Faculty of Science and Engineering | Engineering (MASc) |
| Alicia Woods | Faculty of Environment | Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (PhD) |