Scholarships and awards

UFV offers a number of awards specifically for History students.

While we recognize that the semester gets busy and time gets tight, do consider applying for awards. Not only is it wonderful to receive a few accolades in recognition of your achievement and hard work, but awards are also great to list on a résumé.

Faculty nomination

• Bob Smith Annual History Department Award 
  Award: $250
• Jack Gaston Annual History Department Award
  Award: $250
• Christopher Robin History Student Service Annual Award
  Award: $250
• History Department Student Award
  Award: $250
• Historical Biography Annual Scholarship
  Award: $250
• Undergraduate Research Excellence Award
  Award: up to $1000
• Dr. Michael and Edith Guggenheim Holocaust Memorial Annual Scholarship
  Award: $720
• Anthony (Tony) Chan Memorial Endowment Scholarship
  Award: $1500

Student Application

• Constance Barber Newby Memorial History Endowment Scholarship
Award: $300

• Margaret Ormsby Prize for Best History Essay on B.C. History
Award: up to $1000

• Travel Through History Annual Leadership Award
Award: $1200

External Awards and Scholarships 

• Eugene A. Forsey Prize in Canadian Labour and Working-Class History
Award: $250

• B.C. Historical Federation Scholarship - W. Kaye Lamb Award for the Best Student works
Awards:

• $750 for a first or second-year student
• $1000 for a third or fourth-year student

• Michael Fellman Award
Award: $1000

For more information about scholarships and awards, or if you need financial assistance, visit UFV's Financial Aid and Awards website.

Award recipients are notified by the Financial Aid and Awards office.

Past recipients