Funding and Employment

In emergency situations, Enrollment Services may be able to help out with basic short-term funding. This is available to graduate as well as undergraduate students, and international as well as domestic students.

For more information, see:
http://students.ubc.ca/enrolment/finances

EDST also has its own emergency funding for students.

Please see the “EDST Emergency Funding” policy on the EDST Policies page.

EDST Internal Awards, 2024-2024

Applications due: October 5, 2024 by 4:00 PM PT; Email to: grad.edst@ubc.ca.
Please include the name of the award in the subject line. Application and nomination materials listed below.

Graduate Student Research Grant. Annual funds available: $3,000 (3 awards of $1,000 each)

Full-time Faculty of Education graduate students (magistral or doctoral) may apply for the “Graduate Student Research Grant,” which is intended to offset the financial costs of conducting or producing research that is necessary for the completion of the applicant’s current degree (MA, PhD, EdD). Eligible expenses are those that can be shown to be necessary to complete the research, such as transcription services, translation services, travel to archives, etc. Conference travel is not eligible.

Student applications should include:

• CV (see the Graduate CV Templates: https://educ.ubc.ca/grad/graduate-funding-opportunities/ )
• Letter from the applicant describing eligibility for the award, expected program completion date, and detailed list of research expenses not yet covered by other funding sources.

Graduate Studies Completion Award in Educational Studies. Annual funds available: $6,000. 6 awards: (1 MA and 5 Doctoral), receiving $1,000 each.

Awards totaling $6,000 have been made available annually through a gift from Dr. Shauna Butterwick (B.S.N. 1978, M.A. 1987, Ed.D. 1993) for M.A., Ed.D. and Ph.D. students in the Department of Educational Studies who are in the final stages of completing their thesis or dissertation, who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and received limited funding assistance to finish their degree. Financial need may be considered. Dr. Butterwick taught at UBC for twenty-five years and is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Educational Studies. In 2017 she received the CASAE/ACEEA Lifetime Achievement Award from the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education in recognition of her exceptional contributions to the field of adult education in Canada. The award is made on the recommendation of the Department of Educational Studies in consultation with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.

Student applications should include:

• CV (see the Graduate CV Templates: https://educ.ubc.ca/grad/graduate-funding-opportunities/ )
• Letter from the applicant describing eligibility for the award, expected program completion date, and detailed list of research expenses not yet covered by other funding sources.

Patricia Dyer Memorial Award in Education. Award value: $700

A $700 award has been endowed in memory of Patricia Dyer by her family, friends, and colleagues. The award is offered to a graduate student in Educational Studies who demonstrates enthusiasm for ideas and commitment to their practical application. Specifically, the student is committed to building a sense of community and to ensuring equity in educational settings. The award is made on the recommendation of the Department of Educational Studies in consultation with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Nomination letters from faculty supervisors should include detailed description of nominee’s eligibility based on award description.

Gina Blondin Memorial Graduate Award (Ts”kel). Award value: $1,700 [application date TBA]

An award of $1,700 has been endowed in memory of Georgina (Gina) Blondin, M.Ed. (Ts”kel Program) 1988 by the Government of the Northwest Territories, friends and colleagues. The award is offered to a Ts”kel First Nations graduate who has made the greatest contribution toward the well-being of fellow First Nations students at UBC and who exemplifies Gina Blondin’s scholarship and qualities of leadership. The award will be made on the nomination of a committee chaired by the Director of Ts”kel Graduate Studies Program, in consultation with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Nomination letters from faculty supervisors should include detailed description of nominee’s eligibility based on award description.

UBC EdD Leadership Award. Award value: usually $3,000 each.

Awards to a maximum of $3,000 each are offered to students in the Ed.D. program in Educational Leadership and Policy on the recommendation of the Department of Educational Studies in consultation with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. New and continuing students who wish to be considered for an EdD Award should complete an application form and provide all supporting materials to the EdD Management Committee, Department of Educational Studies, by May 31st. See “Funding” on this page for more details: https://edst.educ.ubc.ca/programs/edd-in-educational-leadership-and-policy/#tab_Admissions-1 .