The University of British Columbia (UBC) is accepting International Scholars applications for September 2027 entry. Arrange your school nomination early: it is required.
Scholarship at a glance
- Study
- First undergraduate degree at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada; September 2027 intake.
- Award deadline
- 15 November 2026, 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST).
- Admission and documents
- Apply for UBC admission first, also by 15 November 2026. Required admission documents and English evidence: 31 January 2027.
- Funding
- Need-assessed support, not one fixed cash award. UBC assesses family resources against study and living costs.
- Coverage and duration
- No uniform amount, expense list or renewal duration is stated for all awards on the current overview. Confirm your award’s terms; do not assume every cost is covered.
- Application route
- UBC admission application, then the separate International Scholars portal, including nomination and teacher-reference forms.
Check eligibility first
Applicants enter directly from an accredited secondary school, seek their first undergraduate degree, need a Canadian study permit and demonstrate significant financial need, leadership and outstanding grades. For 2027 entry, high-school graduation must be June 2026 or later. Degree and English requirements apply. Nursing, dental hygiene, medical laboratory science and specified management/dual/joint degrees are excluded; check the full list. Applicants to this need-based programme are not considered for UBC’s merit-based awards.
Apply in this order
- Submit the UBC admission application before starting the award form.
- Arrange one eligible nominator and a different teacher referee. Invite both through the award portal; their completed forms are needed before your final submission.
- Prepare the requested family-finance evidence and student essays, then submit the complete award application by the deadline.
- Track the separate January document deadline and later requests from UBC.
Our planning tip: keep a three-column checklist—your tasks, the nominator’s task and the teacher’s task. Ask each person for an earlier internal date, so one missing form does not stop submission. An application is not an award or admission decision.