Funding Opportunities

• Dr. Jim McEwen Awards of Excellence in Engineer Design
  The ALS Society of British Columbia has established three Awards to encourage and recognize innovation in technology to substantially improve the quality of life of people living with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Students at the undergraduate or graduate level in engineering or a related discipline at a post-secondary institution in British Columbia or elsewhere in Canada are eligible for the Awards. Students may be considered individually or as a team. Mentor Awards may also be given to faculty supervising students who win awards.
  
  
• Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA)
  Gain research work experience that complements your studies. NSERC has allocated four USRAs per year to BCIT. Individual supervisors must be eligible to take on that role, either through receiving current funding from NSERC or by applying for eligibility. The internal BCIT deadline for summer work is in April each year. Please contact ARLO for further information.

• NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships (CGS & PGS)
  BCIT is eligible to have students submit applications for NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships (PGS). These scholarships provide financial support to high-calibre students who are entering or engaged in master's or doctoral programs in the natural sciences or engineering, and allows these students to fully concentrate on their studies and seek out the best research mentors in their chosen fields.  Please contact ARLO for further information.
  
  
• BC Technology Scholarship Fund
  The BC Technology Industry Association established the BC Technology Scholarship Fund in 2005. This industry-funded program provides non-repayable grants to students who have a proven passion for technology that are studying in a variety of traditional technical fields such as engineering or computer science and in non-traditional fields such as marketing, sales, and product development and project management.
  
  2011 Grant Amounts
  • 2 X $5,000 for University or College Students
  • 6 X $1,000 for Grade 12 Graduates