Pathway to Teacher Education Scholarship

Last updated on June 15, 2026

2026 Pathway to Teacher Education scholarship recipients have been selected and notifications to those students are in progress. Only students selected are contacted. Thank you to all applicants and best wishes for success in your post-secondary studies.

2027 Pathway to Teacher Education scholarship applications will open online this fall and will be due February 2027. 

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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 can be reimbursed for paid tuition after 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 7 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 2026: Conditional recipients and their schools notified by email
  • September 2026: Conditional recipients checked against eligibility requirements
  • October 2026: Paper scholarship vouchers mailed to confirmed recipients
  • Late fall 2026: Online applications for awards year 2027 open
  • February 2027: Online applications for awards year 2027 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
  • 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; written statements determine which applications are selected for the shortlist
  2. Approximately 40 candidates are shortlisted for further consideration
  3. The resumes for those shortlisted candidates are assessed by a different team of B.C. teachers
  4. Reference letters are used for consideration when scoring resumes
  5. 20 students are selected by consensus as conditional recipients

How to prepare

Students interested in applying for the Pathway to Teacher Education scholarship are encouraged to get organized well before applications are due in February 2027. 

  • Understand you will be required to submit one written statement; one resume (in mandatory online format); and, two reference letters (one in support of your school activity and one in support of your community activity)
  • Refer to last year’s application and marking guidelines (PDF) for a sense of what to expect
    • Note the 2027 materials are subject to change
  • Look for the online application to open late fall 2026
  • Plan to meet all eligibility requirements

Apply

Look for the online application to open late fall 2026.

Questions?

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