Scholarships

United World Colleges Scholarship

Seven United World Colleges scholarships, each worth up to $60,000, are awarded each year to Grade 11 students in British Columbia who have shown a high academic standing, a record of generous community service, and evidence of genuine enthusiasm for international communication and co-operation.

The award, funded by the provincial government, covers full tuition and residence for two years at one of 11 United World Colleges in the United Kingdom, the United States, Singapore, Swaziland, Italy, Hong Kong, Norway, India, Costa Rica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Canada.

The United World Colleges Scholarship program brings together students from all over the world to take part in a program leading to an international baccalaureate, which is accepted by major international universities as equivalent to the final year of secondary school and the first year of university.

To learn more about the United World Colleges, visit http://www.uwc.org.

How to apply

British Columbia students wanting to know more about entrance requirements, application process and selection procedures can visit the website of British Columbia’s United World College – Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific, near Victoria, at http://www.pearsoncollege.ca/admissions.htm.

Other Canadian students interested in attending United World Colleges should apply through the selection committee in their province or territory.