November 19/99

Awards and grants available to
College employees and students

A number of awards and grants
programs are being implemented
through the International Projects
Office and the International Student
Centre.

British Columbia Centre for
International Education
(BCCIE) awards

Scholars Program

Open to B.C. public post-secondary
employees. This award is available to
instructional and non-instructional
faculty members, para-professionals or
administrators to visit post-secondary
institutions in identified regions in
order to teach courses, develop
programs and/or curricula, or to carry
out other related professional activities
(excluding research). Grants are
awarded for $2,500 and are intended to
be applied towards travel and living
expenses.

Students Program

Open to British Columbia public
post-secondary students to permit
attendance in a formal and rigorous
program of educational study overseas.
Grants of $2,500 will be awarded and
are to be applied towards travel and
living expenses.

British Columbia Asia Pacific
Students Awards

This award will provide
scholarships for outstanding British
Columbia public post-secondary
students to permit attendance in a
formal and rigorous program of
educational study overseas. Research
activities and co-op work terms are not
eligible for funding. Grants are
awarded for $5,000 and are to be
applied towards travel and living
expenses. Full-time students with a
minimum GPA of 3.2 are eligible for
this award.

The deadline for all applications is
December 1, 1999. Please contact Ursel
Brown in the International Student
Centre at local 7863 for more
information.

Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA)
sponsored awards

These awards, administered by the
Canadian Bureau for International
Education (CBIE) and sponsored by
CIDA, provide financial assistance of
up to $10,000 to Canadian citizens and
permanent residents of Canada who
wish to participate in international
development through a project of their
own initiative. The application deadline
is February 1, 2000. More information
can be found on CBIE’s Web site at
www.cbie.ca.

Please contact Susan Watson in the
International Projects office at local
7895 for more information.

Celanese Canada
Internationalist Fellowships

These awards are for Canadians to
study abroad in order to build their
international competence, and to further
Canada’s participation in the world
economy. Open to all disciplines of
study, to university graduates, students
in their final year of a degree program,
or college graduates holding a
recognized bachelor’s degree. The study
program may be undertaken anywhere
in the world outside Canada and priority
will be given to overseas programs.
Between 125 and 150 fellowships will
be awarded with a value of $10,000.
The closing date for applications is
March 1, 2000.

Please contact Susan Watson for
more information.

Submitted by Susan Watson

Naomi Yamamoto

@nformer