Corbett Scholarship

Website: The Corbett British Columbia-Washington International Exchange Program Fund

Description

The Canadian Studies Center has two $10,000 scholarships available for UW students from Washington state to spend an academic year (September-April) at either the University of British Columbia or the University of Victoria. The Corbett British Columbia-Washington International Exchange Program offers these generous awards to help build an understand of and appreciation for the relationship between the United States and Canada, and the unique shared values of the Pacific Northwest region. Open to all fields of study. 

Application – University of British Columbia Exchange
https://jsis.washington.edu/canada/student-funding/corbett-program/information/

Application – University of Victoria Exchange
https://jsis.washington.edu/canada/student-funding/corbett-program/information/

 

Amount and Terms of Award
The fund offers $10,000 (U.S.) in scholarship funds to successful UW recipients and $12,000 for successful UBC or UVic recipients. The duration of the exchange shall normally be for one academic year (three quarters at the UW; two semesters at UBC or UVic). Priority is given to students applying for the full academic year.

Eligibility

The scholarship shall be available to undergraduates from any department at the UW, UBC, and UVic, and U.S. or Canadian citizens or permanent residents of their respective countries.

Preference will be given to students who started and completed their high school education in the State of Washington (if applying from the UW), or in the province of British Columbia (if applying from the UBC or UVic).

All applicants must be full-time undergraduate students in good standing; be fluent in the English language; be academically meritorious; and, complete the application prior to the published deadlines.

 

Student Type
  • freshman
  • sophomore
  • junior
  • senior
Citizen Type
  • US Citizen
  • Permanent Resident
Procedure

Apply for the exchange program(s) to be considered for the scholarship:

UW students to UBC
UW students to UVic

Contact Information

Interested students should immediately contact Marion Ferguson, program manager, at marionf2@uw.edu or 206-221-6374.