The School of Arts & Science, in partnership with the Ƶ Foundation, offers a series of awards to outstanding students. Awards range from $250 - $2000 with the average being $750 per award. Ƶ also offers a wide selection of entrance awards bursaries for full-time students.
2024 Awards
Eligibility
To be eligible you must be enrolled in a program within the School of Arts & Science during the current offering or academic calendar year.
All Applications accepted January 1 - April 15.
Award Ceremony and Recipients
The School of Arts & Science hosts an annual awards ceremony every year, where the majority of the awards are presented. The Administration Office will notify recipients of their award/scholarship. Invitations to the Awards Ceremony will be sent out by email.
In 2023, the School of Arts & Science honoured over 80 students at the awards ceremony. When you receive an award, it means not only that you have excelled in your studies, but that you have followed through on the commitment you made to yourself, your family, or your Ƶ to do the best you could as you worked towards your future goals.
Application-based Student Awards 2024
Arts & Science Awards
AS01A Allen & Loreen Vandekerkhove Family Foundation Science Award
AS02A Ƶ Ƶ School of Arts & Science Award
AS03A Fred Hughes Endowed Science Award
AS04A Latham Pazdro Women in The World Award
AS05A Colin Montesano Memorial Associate Degree Award
AS06A Dave & Bev Knapton Associate Degree of Arts Scholarship
AS07A Dave & Bev Knapton Associate Degree Science Scholarship
Biology
BI01A Biology Department Scholarship
BI02A Biology Department Memorial Scholarship
BI03A Ted Davis Memorial Award
Chemistry & Biotechnology / Geoscience
CBT1A Ralph & Mary Ward Geoscience Award
CBT2A LifeLabs Award in Memory of Dr. Garth Walther
3Applied Chemistry & Biotechnology Leadership & Spirit Award
Communications
COM1A Excellence In Communication Theory Award
COM3A Shemilt Family Comics & Graphic Novels Award
COM4A Jim Ryan Award in Photography
COM6A Arthur Rabin Scholarship
Criminal Justice
CJ01A Bill Hayman Criminal Justice Award
CJ03A Constable Ian Jordan Award
CJ04A John Post Memorial Scholarship
CJ05A Saanich Police - Chief Constable's Award First Year
CJ06A Saanich Police - Chief Constable's Award Second Year
CJ07A Saanich Police - Constable Robert N. Barry Kirby Memorial Award
CJ08A Saanich Police - Sergeant Mike Lawless Memorial Award
CJ09A Shlepp & Choo Award -CRIM 270
CJ10A Tabula Rasa Award - CRIM 154
䴳11Greater Victoria Police Foundation Award for Criminal Justice
English & Creative Writing
English:
EN01A Charlotte Bronte Award
EN02A Emily Bronte Award
EN03A Fred Hemus & Marjorie Peters Advanced Composition Award
EN06A Shemilt Family ELL English Award
EN07A Shemilt Family Indigenous Literature Award
EN08A Shemilt Family Ƶ English Award
EN09A Shemilt Family Technical Writing Award
EN10A Shemilt Family Women’s Literature Best Essay Award
EN13A William Geoffrey Ellis Prize
Creative Writing:
EN04A Orca Book Publishers Indigenous Literature Award
EN05A Orca Book Publishers One World For All Children Award
Environmental Technology
EVR3A Sandy Auburn Environmental Technology Memorial Scholarship
BI03A Ted Davis Memorial Award
Mathematics & Statistics
MST1A Agnes Donachie Britton Math Award
MST2A Jill Britton Memorial Calculus Award
MST3A Jill Britton Memorial Elementary Education Award
MST4A Jill Britton Memorial Introductory Statistics Award
MST5A Jill Britton Memorial Pre-Calculus Award
MST6A Jim Mugford Mathematics & Statistics Award
MST7A Leo Neufeld Linear Algebra Award
MST8A Statistics Award
MST9A Ted Adkin Memorial Award
Physics & Astronomy
Social Sciences
SSC1A Andrew Smith Community Engagement Award
SSC2A Asia-Pacific Studies Scholarship
SSC4A ESRI Canada GIS Award
Visual Art
VIA1A Clay Foundation Visual Arts Award
VIA2A Jessie Allan Forsyth Memorial Leadership Scholarship
VIA6A Jessie Allan Forsyth Memorial Scholarship – Portfolio Award
VIA7A Morrison Smeltzer Visual Arts Award
VIA9A Robert J. Van den Brink Visual Arts Residency Memorial Award
VA10A Victoria Camera Club Award for Excellence in Photography
Nomination-based Student Awards 2024
These awards can only be applied for by students who have been nominated by their instructor and have permission to complete the nomination form.
Chemistry & Biotechnology / Geoscience
Engineering Transfer
ENT1N Ralph and Mary Ward Engineering Transfer Endowed Award
Environmental Technology
Humanities
Music
MUS1N Canadian Federation of University Women Victoria – H.J. Russell Music Award
MUS2N Castle Cary Pipes & Drums Music Award
MUS3N Kathryn Le Gros Diploma in Music Performance Entrance Award
MUS4N Mrs. A. Massy Goolden Award
MUS5N Norene Bradshaw and Trevor Dawson Memorial Music Award
MUS6N Kirby Howard Music Award
Social Sciences
Visual Art
VIA3N Jessie Allan Forsyth Memorial Scholarship – Award of Excellence
VIA4N Jessie Allan Forsyth Memorial Scholarship – Commendable Achievement Year One
VIA5N Jessie Allan Forsyth Memorial Scholarship – Commendable Achievement Year Two
VIA8N Shemilt Family - Cultural Engagement and Stewardship Award
Honouring our donors
We are deeply grateful to our donors for their generosity and continued support to the School of Arts & Science and recognize the important work done by the Ƶ Foundation in support of students.
Supporting donors
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Contact information
School of Arts & Science