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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.

Adult Upgrading Grant (AUG)

Value: To be determined

Application deadline: Always open

Students in the School of Access programs may be eligible to have tuition, deposit and fees paid.

Camosun International School of Access Awards

Value: Varies

Application deadline: Always open

For one or more international students with academic achievement and community involvement.

Carole Pearson Endowed Award

Value: Varies

Application deadline: Always open

For students in any program in the School of Access (by nomination).

CFUW Victoria - Doreen Sutherland School of Access Award

Value: Varies

Application deadline: Always open

For two female students studying in any program in the School of Access (by nomination).

Chuck Dowdeswell Award

Value: Varies

Application deadline: Always open

For Academic and Career Upgrading Foundations students who demonstrate academic success while conquering adversity (by nomination).

Colin Montesano Memorial Access Award

Value: Varies

Application deadline: Always open

For math students (by nomination).

Dawn of Prosperity (صبح سعادت) Award

Value: Varies

Application deadline: Always open

For an immigrant or refugee who has been working hard to learn English in any ELD course (by nomination).

ELD Merit Award

Value: Varies

Application deadline: Always open

For any student who is enthusiastic about their ESL studies (by nomination).

ELD Writer's Award

Value: Varies

Application deadline: Always open

For ELD students (by nomination).

Greater Victoria Citizen Advocacy Award

Value: Varies

Application deadline: Always open

For a full or part-time student in any Employment Training and Preparation program (by nomination).

Joan Hosty Memorial Award

Value: Varies

Application deadline: Always open

For a BESL level ELD student who attended class regularly, plans to continue to study in some capacity (by nomination).

Joan Looy Endowed Award

Value: Varies

Application deadline: Always open

For any Education & Career Planning, Certificate (EDCP) student (by nomination).

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.