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Application periods for School-specific awards

School of Access
Open all year
School of Arts & Science
Jan. 1 - April 15
School of Business
Jan. 1 - April 30
School of Health & Human Services
Opens in April
School of Trades & Technology
Feb. 1 - March 31
Indigenous Education
Dec. 1 - Jan. 31
Centre for Sport & Exercise Education
Jan. 1 - March 31

Other awards, grants and external award opportunities are available throughout the year. Check back often.

Featured awards

Erik Dixon Memorial Award

Value: varies

Award opens: January 1, 2025
Application deadline: March 31, 2025

Awarded to a student in the Centre for Sport and Exercise Education who shows a commitment to promoting mental health and wellbeing through exercise and sport, demonstrates a pass ...

Priority Health Program Indigenous Student Recruitment Grant

Value: $5,000 per year

Grant opens: April 1, 2025
Application deadline: April 30, 2025

To help create accessible career pathways for Year 1 or Year 2 Practical Nursing, Diploma students.

Provincial Tuition Waiver Program

Value: To be determined

Application deadline: Always open

For former youth in care students.

Robert J. Van den Brink Visual Arts Residency Memorial Award

Value: Varies

Award opens: January 1, 2025
Application deadline: April 30, 2025

Second-year Visual Arts student or recent graduate who identifies as queer.

Saanich Police - Chief Constable's Award First Year

Value: Varies

Award opens: January 1, 2025
Application deadline: April 15, 2025

For a student entering their second year in the Criminal Justice program

Saanich Police - Chief Constable's Award Second Year

Value: Varies

Award opens: January 1, 2025
Application deadline: April 15, 2025

For a student graduating from the Criminal Justice program, who has demonstrated commitment to building a safe community.

Saanich Police - Constable Robert N. Barry Kirby Memorial Award

Value: Varies

Award opens: January 1, 2025
Application deadline: April 15, 2025

For a student graduating from the Criminal Justice program, who has demonstrated commitment to service by helping their fellow students or members of the college community. ...

Saanich Police - Sergeant Mike Lawless Memorial Award

Value: Varies

Award opens: January 1, 2025
Application deadline: April 15, 2025

For the Criminal Justice student who has demonstrated outstanding community spirit.

Sandy Auburn Environmental Technology Memorial Scholarship

Value: Varies

Award opens: January 1, 2025
Application deadline: April 15, 2025

For full-time students enrolled in their first year of the Environmental Technology program.

Shelagh Stanley Award

Value: Varies

Award opens: January 1, 2025
Application deadline: April 15, 2025

For the best writer or writers who have completed the Digital Production, Writing and Design program.

Shemilt Family - Cultural Engagement and Stewardship Award

Value: Varies

Award opens: January 1, 2025
Application deadline: April 15, 2025

For a first or second-year Arts and Science student who has demonstrated exemplary care and consideration of cultural matters through their course work.

Shemilt Family Comics and Graphic Novels Award

Value: Varies

Award opens: January 1, 2025
Application deadline: April 15, 2025

For a Comics & Graphic Novels student who has demonstrated extraordinary ability in original visual storytelling.

Shemilt Family ELL English Award

Value: Varies

Award opens: January 1, 2025
Application deadline: April 15, 2025

For an English language learner with the highest final GPA in ENGL 151 and ENGL 161,163, or 164.

Shemilt Family Fiction Writing Award

Value: Varies

Award opens: January 1, 2025
Application deadline: April 15, 2025

For the submission of a piece of fiction written for a creative writing course.

Shemilt Family Indigenous Literature Award

Value: Varies

Award opens: January 1, 2025
Application deadline: April 15, 2025

For a student who has shown, in a properly documented essay, an outstanding interpretation of an Indigenous work.

Group work at the Lansdowne Library

Adult Upgrading Grant

If you're attending Camosun in one of the School of Access programs you may be eligible to have your tuition, deposit and fees paid.