Financial Resources

This booklet can be obtained by writing to:
Awards and Financial Aid Office, UBC
1036 - 1874 East Mall, Vancouver, B.C.
Canada, V6T 1Z1,
Phone: (604) 822-5111 or go to their website

International applicants applying for a degree through the Department of Language & Literacy Education requiring financial support are advised to seek funding in their own country.

LLED Scholarships

Graduate Scholarship (TESL)

The Department of Language and Literacy Education has a new graduate scholarship for Doctoral and Master’s students researching in the area of Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL). Two graduate students in LLED, John Kibblewhite and Ruth Allman, along with Dr. Lee Gunderson, initiated this fund in 2000. Many faculty, graduate students, and friends of LLED have contributed to the fund. Award winners are selected on the basis of academic merit through an annual competition. The award is valued around $700 and the deadline for receipt of application is in early spring. The specific date of the deadline will be announced in the call for nomination each year.

Eligibility Criteria
PhD and Master’s students researching in the area of Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) who are nearing completion of the programme.

Selection Criteria
Scholarship winners are selected on the basis of academic merit.

The following materials must be submitted:

• Cover letter
• Statement of program of research (1 page)
• Two letters of support (one must be from your supervisor)
• Copies of transcripts

Graduate Scholarships (LLED)

The Department of Language and Literacy Education has several new graduate scholarships for Master’s and Doctoral students. Funding for this series of scholarships was donated by members of the Department of Language and Literacy Education who were involved in teaching and/or co-ordinating the External Programs and Learning Technologies cohorts. Award winners are selected on the basis of nomination through an annual competition. There are four awards, each valued at $500. The deadline for receipt of application is in early May. The specific date of the deadline will be announced in the call for application each year.

Eligibility Criteria and Application Process
The following awards are open to all graduate students in the Department of Language and Literacy Education.

• $500 Award for the Best MEd Graduating Paper (submit the following materials: cover letter, two nomination letters, and the graduating paper)
• $500 Award for the Best MA Thesis (submit the following materials: cover letter, two nomination letters, and a 2500-word synopsis of the thesis)
• 2 X $500 Awards for Outstanding Service in the Department (1 Doctoral, 1 Master's) (submit the following materials: cover letter, a curriculum vitae detailing your service work, and two nomination letters)

Selection Criteria
Scholarship winners for the MEd paper and MA thesis are selected on the basis of nomination and academic merit. Winners of the Service Awards are selected on the basis of nomination and the strength of the record of service.

Office of Graduate Programs and Research

Check out the links below for further possible funding. They are administered by the Office of Graduate Programs and Research, Faculty of Education. OGPR is pleased to make available the application forms and accompanying Terms of Reference & Instructions for various Faculty of Education graduate student research initiatives.
Faculty of Education Graduate Student Mentorship Grant
Faculty of Education Graduate Student Research Grants
Education Summer Competition for UBC Endowed Awards

New Funding Initiative for Post-Doctoral Fellows

The OGPR is pleased to announce the 2006-2007 Faculty of Education Post-Doctoral Fellows Conference Travel Grant funding initiative. The principal goals of this initiative are to provide financial support to Post-Doctoral Fellows who must travel to present their work at conferences, and to also increase the opportunity of Post-Doctoral fellows to build their scholarly profiles/track record. The initiative is for any Post-Doctoral fellow in the Faculty of Education who is the first author and presenter of a paper, poster session, or workshop at a local, national or international conference.

For more information, as well as the Application Form and the accompanying Terms of Reference and Instructions, please go to the following website: http://ogpr.educ.ubc.ca/funding/postdoctoral.html

Graduate Student Travel Funding

Students can apply for conference travel grants through LLED, OGPR, and FoGS.

• FoGS Grad Student Conference Travel Grant
• OGPR Grad Student Conference Travel Grant
• Department of Language and Literacy Education Grad Student Travel Grant

Overview: In an effort to support graduate students’ travel to present their work at local, national or international conferences and to develop their scholarly profiles, the Department provides a limited number of travel grants. Students must be presenting or co-presenting (paper, poster, symposium) to be eligible. Conferences for which funding is sought should take place before all degree requirements have been met.

Eligibility: Magistral and Doctoral students are eligible for $250 minimum per degree in funding. Because of budgetary constraints, only a limited number of grants will be available each year. However, if the amount budgeted exceeds the amount requested in any academic year, the extra funds will be distributed to successful applicants. The LLED student travel grant can be used in conjunction with travel grants awarded by the Faculty of Graduate Studies and the Office of Graduate Programs and Research. These are reimbursement grants and students are reimbursed after the expenses are incurred. Grants may be used to assist with accommodations, meals, registration and travel.

Application: Applications should be submitted to the Graduate Secretary and must include:
1. A letter of request from the student for funding describing how the conference will contribute to the student’s scholarly academic and/or professional career.
2. A written invitation (or confirmation of acceptance of a proposal) addressed to the applicant to present at a conference.

The deadline for receipt of applications is in early spring. The specific date of the deadline will be announced in the call for application each year. The award covers travel between March 15, the previous year to March 31, the current year. For each travel award, students must submit the appropriate receipts after the conference.

International Partial Tuition Fee Scholarship

Full-time international students commencing on or after September 1, 1997 are eligible for an International Partial Tuition Scholarship around $1,500 each year for the entire period of their Master’s or Doctoral studies if they meet the following conditions:
• full-time international student holding a valid student visa,
• maintain satisfactory academic standing,
• tuition is not being paid by an external sponsor or source.

There is no need to apply for this scholarship and all admitted international students are considered.

Graduate Entrance Scholarship (GES) for incoming students

In order to be considered for a Graduate Entrance Scholarship, admission applications must be received by the required deadline date.
Policies and procedures for the SSHRC competition are available on the Graduate Awards website.
Please note that students, prior to being nominated for the Killam Awards, are required, if eligible, to apply for major scholarship support from one of the federal granting agencies such as NSERC, SSHRC, MRC, NHRDP etc.

Details of University Graduate Fellowship/SSHRC awards, including eligibility and selection criteria, can be found at http://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/index.asp?menu=002,004,000,000 and http://www.sshrc.ca/web/apply/students_e.asp.

In addition, many of the professors within the Faculty of Education have funded projects and they employ students as Research Assistants. These vary from year to year and from project to project. The Department of Language & Literacy Education also employs a number of Teaching Assistants, primarily for work in the teacher education program. Teaching Assistants in the teacher education program are normally teachers certified by the province of British Columbia to teach in elementary or secondary schools. A number of other assistantships are possible for individuals to assist professors in the Faculty of Education. These require a thorough knowledge of English pedagogy. The form for applying for a TA or GRA position is available for downloading on our jobs page. Positions are posted in March and the deadline for submissions is April 30.

University Graduate Fellowships

The UGF Online Application is now available for students to fill out and submit. Application instructions and access to the online application is available at: http://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/index.asp?menu=004,007,000,000

Complete policies and procedures regarding the UGF, NSERC, SSHRC and CIHR competition are available on the Graduate Awards website at: www.grad.ubc.ca/awards

The department deadline is around the end of September for complete applications including letters. Please see the specific date of the deadline in the call for application each year.