The Pacific Leaders Scholarships for Public Servants Program supports employee professional development in alignment with the current and future needs of the BC Public Service.
This scholarship program is for B.C. government employees aiming to attain a diploma, certificate or degree, not for those taking one or two courses.
Ministries may use their discretion to fund one or two developmental courses that don't lead to a certificate, diploma or degree.
This scholarship helps talented and motivated BC Public Servants advance their career goals by pursuing a formal program of study in areas related to the government's priorities.
Per 12-month scholarship year, recipients may be reimbursed:
Programs of study must :
Eligible for scholarship funding:
Not eligible for scholarship funding:
The Pacific Leaders Scholarships for Public Servants Program supports developmental training leading to a certificate, diploma or degree.
To learn more about job related, mandatory and developmental training for BC Public Service employees:
Regardless of any ministry pre-screening process that may be in place, approval can only be granted through the Pacific Leaders Scholarships for Public Servants program.
You're eligible to apply if you:
Review Eligibility for more details.
Applications are processed three times per year according to three intake deadlines. Only one scholarship can be approved every 365 days. Overlapping scholarships are not permitted.
The scholarship year start and end dates are based on intakes, as shown below.
The first day of your scholarship year is the earliest date that your courses can begin.
Your courses are not reimbursed if they start either before or after your scholarship year.
Intake date | Scholarship year start date | Scholarship year end date |
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January 31 | April 1 | March 31 the following year |
May 31 | September 1 | August 31 the following year |
September 30 | January 1 | December 31 |
For studies taking place between April 1 of this year and March 31 of next year, apply by January 31 of this year.
Example: January 31, 2018 is the intake for studies between April 1, 2018 and March 31, 2019.
For studies taking place between September 1 of this year and August 31 of next year, apply by May 31 of this year.
Example: May 31, 2018 is the intake for studies between September 1, 2018 and August 31, 2019.
For studies taking place between January 1 and December 31 of next year, apply by September 30 of this year.
Example: September 30, 2018 is the intake for studies between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019.
Applications are grouped and approved by intake, regardless of when they're received.
Please do not submit your application more than one month in advance of the deadline to ensure your information is current.
Late applications are not eligible.
Before you apply, be sure to review all program information on these pages.
This is important information:
A complete application package must include the following:
Do not include additional documentation not listed in the Final Checklist for Applicants section of the form; additional documents will not be saved or included in the submission.
Email a legible copy of the completed application package as a single, scanned PDF document to Pacific Leaders Scholarships for Public Servants and keep the original copy of your application package for your records.
If you do not have access to a scanner, please email Pacific Leaders Scholarships for Public Servants for alternate submission instructions.
Employees are responsible for ensuring applications are submitted to the Pacific Leaders Scholarships program's mailbox by the intake deadline.
If approved, you'll receive an approval email approximately six weeks after the application deadline.
It will include:
Keep your approval email and letter; it will be required by your ministry when submitting requests for reimbursements.
If necessary, email the Pacific Leaders Scholarships for Public Servants program to request a copy of your approved application and/or approval email and letter.
Please email your specific Ministry contact as listed below for scholarship reimbursement
Ministry / Organization | Contact(s) |
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Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills | Kim Kapelari |
Ministry of Agriculture and Food | |
Ministry of Attorney General – Corporate Management Services Branch | |
Ministry of Attorney General – Court Services Branch | |
Ministry of Attorney General – BC Prosecution Service | Sandra Scherly |
Ministry of Attorney General – Independent Investigations Office | Serena Chandi |
Ministry of Attorney General – Information Systems Branch | Kelly Langham |
Ministry of Attorney General – Justice Services Branch | |
Ministry of Attorney General – Legal Services Branch | |
Ministry of Attorney General – Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism | Elly Kim |
Ministry of Attorney General – Provincial Court | Kaley Wang |
Ministry of Attorney General – Public Guardian and Trustee | Teesa Glass |
Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General – BC Coroners Service | Yemi Akin-Fasanmi |
Ministry of Attorney General – Tribunal Sector (Includes the following commissions and boards)
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Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General – Community Safety & Victim Services Branch | |
Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General – Corrections Branch | Shawna Laursen |
Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness | Tanya Scadding |
Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General – Policing and Security Branch | Tom Power |
Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General – Road Safety BC | Melanie Morneau |
Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General – Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch | Jennifer Bode |
Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General – Cannabis, Consumer Protection and Corporate Policy | |
Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General – BC Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch (LCRB) | Rachel Bernal |
Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General – BC Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB) |
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BC Public Service Agency |
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Ministry of Children and Family Development | |
Ministry of Citizens' Services | Stephanie Rothwell |
Destination British Columbia | |
Ministry of Education and Childcare | Amelia Giesbrecht |
Elections BC | Haley Hanson |
Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation |
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Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy | |
Environmental Assessment Office | |
Ministry of Finance | Kathleen McPhie |
Ministry of Finance – Environmental Appeal Board | Vivia DeWolfe |
Ministry of Finance – Public Sector Employers' Council Secretariat | |
Ministry of Finance – Government Communications and Public Engagement | Fiona Wilson |
Ministry of Forests | Reimbursements |
Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship | |
Ministry of Health | |
Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation | Reimbursements |
Islands Trust | Julia Mobbs |
Ministry of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation | Brenden Liudzius |
Ministry of Labour | Brenden Liudzius |
Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions | Rebecca Carlson |
Ministry of Municipal Affairs | Brenden Liudzius |
Office of the Ombudsperson | |
Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner | |
Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner | |
Office of the Merit Commissioner | |
Office of the Premier – Cabinet Operations | Angela McCartney |
Office of the Premier – Deputy Minister's Office | Jackie Allen |
Office of the Premier – Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat | Karen Milne |
Office of the Representative for Children and Youth | Stephanie Addis |
Office of the BC Human Rights Commissioner | Kate Fitzpatrick |
Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction SDPR – Employment and Assistance Appeal Tribunal |
Oluwaseyi Efuntoye |
Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport | Brenden Liudzius |
Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure | |
Ministry of Housing | Cassandra Finlay |