Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies congratulates the 41 UBC graduate students recently awarded a 2013 Irving K Barber Aboriginal Student Award.
UBC's First Nations Longhouse is a resource centre for aboriginal students.
Announced in Victoria last month, the Irving K. Barber British Columbia Scholarship Society granted a record 265 BC students support for their post-secondary studies. The $813,000 in funds awarded nearly doubles the amount awarded last year.
UBC aboriginal graduate students from both the Okanagan and Vancouver campus are benefiting from the Society’s new focus on supporting Master’s and Doctoral studies.
Graeme Joseph, UBC’s Coordinator, Strategic Aboriginal Initiatives attributes this success to the overall quality of our graduate students but notes, “Informing students of award deadlines is an important part of our communications and student services strategy. Anything we can do to help inform and support students in applying for these awards is very important.”
The website of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies features a “Deadlines” tab on our home page where students, staff and faculty can find current and accurate information on the various awards programs available to graduate students.
A UBC web portal specifically designed to help current and potential aboriginal students navigate UBC’s programs, financial support, events and much more is another important resource offered to encourage more aboriginal students to pursue post-secondary and graduate level education.