Core Eligibility Requirements

Last updated: January 25, 2022

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To be eligible for the Provincial Scholarships Program, you must meet core eligibility requirements.

  • Must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident (landed immigrant) and have that on record with the school at which you registered for Grade 12 
  • Be a B.C. resident
  • Be or have been in the school year for which the scholarship is awarded:
    • Enrolled in a British Columbia public school (including Distributed Learning schools), or
    • Enrolled in a Group 1, 2, or 4 British Columbia Independent School, or
    • Enrolled in a Continuing Education Centre, or
    • Registered as a homeschooler with a public, independent, or distributed learning school in B.C. 
  • Complete all graduation requirements, and be on record as having graduated, by August 31 of the scholarship awards year 
    • Scholarship awards years operate from September 1 to August 31

Scholarship Specific Eligibility Requirements

You must also meet scholarship specific eligibility requirements.