Graduate Entrance Research Scholarships

Valued at $17,500 for one year, the Graduate Entrance Research Scholarships (GERS) are available to full-time* students who are entering a Master's or Doctoral program at UNBC for the first time who have not previously held an Entrance Award**. To be eligible, students must have the intention to enroll in a thesis or a research-intensive project. Students must have a graduate admission GPA of 3.67 (or equivalent) or greater. The GERS is awarded to incoming graduate students by each Faculty.

* Applicants/students in the MBA Program are not eligible for this scholarship as the MBA Program is offered on a weekend delivery basis. 

** A Graduate Entrance Scholarship (GES), Graduate Entrance Research Award (GERA), Graduate Entrance Research Scholarship (GERS).  GES & GERA competitions no longer active past January 2020 Entry.

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 Graduate Entrance Research Scholarship recipients!

Award Recipient Faculty Program of Study
Farzana Begum Faculty of Human and Health Sciences Health Sciences (MSc)
Madison Brown Faculty of Human and Health Sciences Nursing (MScN)
Natasha Cowie Faculty of Environment Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (PhD)
Sequoia Elson Faculty of Environment Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (MSc)
Eva Griffiths Faculty of Environment Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (MSc)
Mohammadamin Havaei Faculty of Environment Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (PhD)
Anika Hendriksen Faculty of Human and Health Sciences Psychology (MSc)
Evan Hoskins Faculty of Human and Health Sciences Health Sciences (PhD)
Caleb Ireland Faculty of Environment Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (MSc)
MD Islam Faculty of Science and Engineering Computer Science (MSc)
Erica Kreitz Faculty of Environment Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (MSc)
Heather Law Faculty of Indigenous Studies, Social Sciences, and Humanities English (MA)
Miao Li Faculty of Human and Health Sciences Health Sciences (PhD)
Yaseen Mohammad Faculty of Business and Economics Business Administration (MSc)
Joseph Molina Faculty of Environment Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (PhD)
Margaret Mollick Faculty of Environment Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (MSc)
Nonoka Ogihara Faculty of Indigenous Studies, Social Sciences, and Humanities English (MA)
Emma Ronayne Faculty of Human and Health Sciences Health Sciences (PhD)
Seyed Amirali Sahraei Faculty of Environment Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (PhD)
Noah Schoonen Faculty of Indigenous Studies, Social Sciences, and Humanities Political Science (MA)
Sahib Singh Faculty of Science and Engineering Physics (MSc)
Sabarinath Sivakumar Faculty of Science and Engineering Engineering (MASc)
Asuka Tabata Faculty of Indigenous Studies, Social Sciences, and Humanities Interdisciplinary Studies (MA)
Stephanie Tandy Faculty of Human and Health Sciences Psychology (MSc)
Victoria Wattam Faculty of Human and Health Sciences Health Sciences (PhD)