Award Description
Awards of $5,000 each are available to continuing international undergraduate students at The University of British Columbia, Vancouver campus, who have demonstrated leadership in one or more of the following areas: community service, international engagement, intercultural understanding, promotion of diversity, intellectual pursuits, and artistic or athletic endeavours.
Eligibility
The applicant must be:
- A continuing international undergraduate student paying international undergraduate tuition fees,
- Registered at the UBC Vancouver campus for the 2022 Winter session, and
- Registered at the UBC Vancouver Campus for the 2023 Winter session.
Applicants who have received an ICAA in any year may be considered for an award in a subsequent year, provided they are able to demonstrate meaningful leadership and service contributions in activities or programs separate and distinct from those which earned their previous award.
How to Apply
- To start your application, click the green "register" button at the top of this page. If you already have a SurveyMonkey account, you can simply login.
- Click "view program" and select the International Community Achievement Award. Click the green "check eligibility" button at the top of this page to confirm you are an international student.
- Proceed to the application by clicking "apply" at the top of this page. Title the application in the format: Last Name, First Name
- Follow the on screen instructions and verify your email address. Applicants will be unable to submit their application without submitting the email verification. You may also check the email account you used for a verification link.
- The applicant is required to complete the online application, and then invite two referees to complete an online recommendation form as part of the application. The referees should be an on- or off-campus supervisor or employer with whom you volunteer or work.
- The referees must be able to comment on one of your extra-curricular/volunteer activities. The activities may be volunteer or paid work. If it is paid work, the contributions should be above and beyond the regular job description.
- All parties should have their sections of the application form completed by the deadline.
- The applicant is responsible for submitting the complete online application package after the referees have submitted their recommendations form. Applicants should advise their referees that they will have to complete their recommendations form with enough time to allow the applicant to log back in and submit the full package.
- Once your referees have provided references, log back into your account, and find the "Request Two References" task. Mark this section as complete. You may then click the green "submit" button. Once your application is submitted, no changes may be made.
- The deadline is October 3, 2023, 12:00 PM PDT (noon).
Decisions
Recipients will be notified by email by mid-December.
2023 International Community Achievement Award (ICAA)
Award Description
Awards of $5,000 each are available to continuing international undergraduate students at The University of British Columbia, Vancouver campus, who have demonstrated leadership in one or more of the following areas: community service, international engagement, intercultural understanding, promotion of diversity, intellectual pursuits, and artistic or athletic endeavours.
Eligibility
The applicant must be:
- A continuing international undergraduate student paying international undergraduate tuition fees,
- Registered at the UBC Vancouver campus for the 2022 Winter session, and
- Registered at the UBC Vancouver Campus for the 2023 Winter session.
Applicants who have received an ICAA in any year may be considered for an award in a subsequent year, provided they are able to demonstrate meaningful leadership and service contributions in activities or programs separate and distinct from those which earned their previous award.
How to Apply
- To start your application, click the green "register" button at the top of this page. If you already have a SurveyMonkey account, you can simply login.
- Click "view program" and select the International Community Achievement Award. Click the green "check eligibility" button at the top of this page to confirm you are an international student.
- Proceed to the application by clicking "apply" at the top of this page. Title the application in the format: Last Name, First Name
- Follow the on screen instructions and verify your email address. Applicants will be unable to submit their application without submitting the email verification. You may also check the email account you used for a verification link.
- The applicant is required to complete the online application, and then invite two referees to complete an online recommendation form as part of the application. The referees should be an on- or off-campus supervisor or employer with whom you volunteer or work.
- The referees must be able to comment on one of your extra-curricular/volunteer activities. The activities may be volunteer or paid work. If it is paid work, the contributions should be above and beyond the regular job description.
- All parties should have their sections of the application form completed by the deadline.
- The applicant is responsible for submitting the complete online application package after the referees have submitted their recommendations form. Applicants should advise their referees that they will have to complete their recommendations form with enough time to allow the applicant to log back in and submit the full package.
- Once your referees have provided references, log back into your account, and find the "Request Two References" task. Mark this section as complete. You may then click the green "submit" button. Once your application is submitted, no changes may be made.
- The deadline is October 3, 2023, 12:00 PM PDT (noon).
Decisions
Recipients will be notified by email by mid-December.