Each year, International Major Entrance Scholarship (IMES) awards are offered to exceptional international students entering undergraduate programs at UBC. They are offered on entrance and are renewable for up to three additional years of study. The award totals $28,000 CAD payable at $7,000 CAD per year for four years.
Who is eligible? To be eligible for consideration for the IMES Award, you must:
• be a new student to UBC, entering directly from secondary school
• be an international student who will be studying at UBC on a Canadian study permit (student visa). Changes to your citizenship status will affect your scholarship eligibility
• demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, extraordinary intellectual promise, as well as, impressive extracurricular and community involvement
How do I apply? All newly admitted first–year (no prior university or college study) international UBC students are eligible for IMES consideration. No separate application is required. Admission records and personal profiles are reviewed after admission to UBC to determine IMES eligibility and competitiveness.
How will I receive the award? The majority of award offers are made by letter between February and April. Annual award funds are applied directly toward tuition and fees each year in two scheduled installments – in September and in January.
The award will be confirmed and be added to your UBC student account after you complete your course registration, in mid-to-late summer.
Who is eligible? To be eligible for consideration for the IMES Award, you must:
• be a new student to UBC, entering directly from secondary school
• be an international student who will be studying at UBC on a Canadian study permit (student visa). Changes to your citizenship status will affect your scholarship eligibility
• demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, extraordinary intellectual promise, as well as, impressive extracurricular and community involvement
How do I apply? All newly admitted first–year (no prior university or college study) international UBC students are eligible for IMES consideration. No separate application is required. Admission records and personal profiles are reviewed after admission to UBC to determine IMES eligibility and competitiveness.
How will I receive the award? The majority of award offers are made by letter between February and April. Annual award funds are applied directly toward tuition and fees each year in two scheduled installments – in September and in January.
The award will be confirmed and be added to your UBC student account after you complete your course registration, in mid-to-late summer.