Pathway to Teacher Education Scholarship

Last updated on July 8, 2025

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The Pathway to Teacher Education scholarship is awarded to 20 outstanding high school graduates who have demonstrated a commitment to and aptitude for a career in K–12 teaching.

Students selected for this award receive a $5,000 scholarship voucher from the Ministry of Education and Child Care that they can use to be reimbursed for tuition paid after they are attending an approved teacher education program in the Faculty of Education at a B.C. post-secondary institution. To qualify, the program must lead to eligibility to apply for a B.C. teaching certificate and teach in the K–12 school system in this province.

Students have seven years to redeem their Pathway to Teacher Education scholarship vouchers; an expiry date is printed on each voucher and extensions are not possible.

Key dates

  • Early June 2025: Students selected as conditional recipients and their schools notified by email
  • September 2025: Conditional recipients checked against eligibility requirements
  • October 2025: Paper scholarship vouchers mailed to confirmed recipients
  • Late fall 2025: Online applications for awards year 2026 open
  • February 2026: Online applications for awards year 2026 due

Eligibility requirements

Students selected as conditional recipients of the Pathway to Teacher Education scholarship must meet the following requirements by August 31 of their graduating year to be confirmed as a recipient and receive their scholarship voucher:  

  • meet core eligibility requirements;
  • be eligible for a B.C. Certificate of Graduation (Dogwood Diploma);
  • fulfill the requirements of the B.C. Graduation Program; and,
  • have the following final marks.
    • Minimum “B” average in grades 11 and 12 courses required for graduation
    • Minimum "B" (73% or above) in Language Arts 12
    • Minimum “B” average, no more than one "C+" (67% or above), and no marks lower than “C+” in courses that fulfill graduation requirements for Science 11 or 12, Math 11, and Social Studies 11 or 12

Note: Students may apply for both the Pathway to Teacher Education scholarship and the BC Excellence scholarship but can be awarded only one.  

How applications are evaluated

  1. Written statements are assessed by a team of B.C. teachers using the marking guidelines (PDF); written statements determine which applications are selected for the shortlist  
  2. Approximately 40 candidates are shortlisted
  3. The resumes for those shortlisted candidates are assessed by a different team of B.C. teachers, using the same marking guidelines; resumes determine which students are selected for scholarships
  4. Twenty students are selected by consensus as conditional recipients

How to prepare

Students interested in applying for the 2026 Pathway to Teacher Education scholarship are encouraged to get organized well before applications are due in February 2026.

  • Make a checklist of the following required information that you will need to submit through the online application form by February 2026.
  1. Written statement
  2. Resume (in mandatory online format)
  3. Reference letters (2)
  • Check out the details from the 2025 application (PDF, 804KB)
    • Note that this is an example only; the 2026 version is subject to change
  • Look for the online application to open in late fall 2025
  • Plan to meet all eligibility requirements

Apply

Look for the online application to open in late fall 2025.

How to use a Pathway to Teacher Education scholarship

Pathway to Teacher Education scholarships are valid for seven years. Follow the instructions on the How to use a Scholarship Voucher page to redeem a Pathway to Teacher Education scholarship.

Questions?

Please contact the Provincial Scholarships Program team: scholarships@gov.bc.ca