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Don’t miss the Presidential Scholars Award deadline

By Crissy Campbell on November 11, 2024

Don’t miss the Presidential Scholars Award deadline

Don’t be late for this incredible opportunity!

Canadian citizens and permanent residents who want to be considered for a Presidential Scholars Award must complete their UBC application for admission by December 1, 2024 (11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time). That’s in three weeks’ time.

Writing your online application and preparing your personal profile is not something you’ll want to rush, so make sure you’ve left enough time to complete both parts.

 

What are Presidential Scholars Awards?

Presidential Scholars Awards are one-time awards of approximately $5,000, or renewable awards of up to $80,000 which are paid over four years. The Awards are offered to Canadian high school students (including Quebec CEGEP students) who excel academically as well as demonstrate leadership achievements in the arts, community, athletics, or their school.

 

How do you apply?

If you are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada, and you are applying to UBC from high school or CEGEP, you can select to be considered for a Presidential Scholars Award by answering “Yes” in the Awards section of UBC online application. You must complete your application for admission by December 1, 2024 (11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time).

Applicants will be evaluated on their first-choice degree based on their academic profile and personal profile.

Not interested in a Presidential Scholars Award?

If you don’t want to be considered for a Presidential Scholars Awards, you can opt to not be considered on the application, and you’ll have until January 15, 2025 to apply to UBC. Don’t let that deadline stop you from applying earlier, though – with your application out of the way, you can truly relax over the winter break.

Start now by checking out our online application tips.

 

 

Application deadline extended to January 31

By Crissy Campbell on January 17, 2024

Application deadline extended to January 31

Good news! UBC has extended its application deadline for most undergraduate degrees to January 31, 2024.

Applying to university can be an important, exciting, but sometimes stressful time for many students. We’d like to do our part to reduce the stress. So please take advantage of this extra time to complete and submit your application to UBC by January 31, at 11:59 pm Pacific Time.

If you have any questions about the application process, visit How to apply. And if you need any help with your application, please contact us.

The UBC online application closes in three days

By Crissy Campbell on January 12, 2024

The UBC online application closes in three days

This is the final stretch! You’ve got three more days until the UBC application closes, so put the finishing touches on your personal profile and make sure to submit before the deadline. As a final reminder, you must submit your application and pay the fee by January 15 at 11:59 p.m. PT.

 

Need some tips?

If you’re still finishing things up, you can review our top online application tips or check out the video below.

 

 

If you have already applied

If you’ve already submitted your UBC application, then you’re ahead of the game and you should keep an eye on the Applicant Service Centre under Admissions > Application Status for any updates or to find out if UBC still needs any documents from you.

Please keep in mind that it may take two to three weeks for documents that you’ve submitted to be uploaded to your application, so don’t worry if you’ve sent in a transcript and you don’t see it in the Applicant Service Centre yet.

 

If you have questions

The answers to general questions – like personal profile inquiries or how UBC evaluates your application – can be found in our Applying to UBC section. Please contact us using our online form or social media if you need to get in touch.

 

 

Happy holidays!

By Crissy Campbell on December 7, 2023

Happy holidays!

Our offices at both UBC Okanagan and UBC Vancouver will be closed on December 23, 2023 to January 1, 2024 for the winter break. We will reopen on January 2, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. PT. If we don’t get to your inquiry before we go, please look for a reply after we return on January 2.

 

Holiday hours

UBC Vancouver

December 24 to January 2: Closed

Please see the Enrolment Services Advisors website for more information.

UBC Okanagan

December 24 to January 2: Closed

Please see our campus Contact Us page for more information.

 

We look forward to connecting with you about your application questions in the new year!

 

 

Application deadline extension

By Crissy Campbell on January 10, 2022

Application deadline extension

Planning to apply to UBC this week?

Because this year’s application deadline falls on a Saturday (January 15), UBC has extended the date to make sure we’re available to answer all your last-minute questions.

You now have until Monday, January 17 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time to submit your application.

 

Online resources

If you need any help with your application, read and watch the resources below, or contact us.

 

Important dates for new students

By Crissy Campbell on June 23, 2021

Important dates for new students

Your high school career is coming to a close and summer’s just around the corner. Before you set your brain to vacation mode, mark these important dates and deadlines in your calendar. That way, you’ll be all set to start classes at UBC when September rolls around.

 

July 1

July 12

July 25

  • Recommended deadline to apply for student loans if you’re also planning to apply for the UBC bursary program

August 1

If you’re participating in the Jump Start on-campus stream, there’s no need to apply for early arrival.

Note:  In line with the current federal guidelines concerning COVID-19, if you are arriving from outside of Canada, the Canadian Government requires you to quarantine (self-isolate) for 14 days and to self-monitor for symptoms. If this applies to you, please refer to these websites for more information: UBC Vancouver or UBC Okanagan. The situation concerning COVID-19 continues to evolve, so please keep checking these links for the most up-to-date information.

August 15

August 27

August 29

September 4

September 5

  • Create orientation on the Okanagan campus

September 7

September 8

September 15

 

 

Application deadline extended to December 2

By Crissy Campbell on November 29, 2019

Application deadline extended to December 2

Planning to apply to UBC this weekend? Our advisors are offline and will not be able to answer your questions. If something goes wrong with your application, don’t panic! You now have until December 2 at 11:59 pm PST to submit your application and still be considered for first-round offers and awards. We’ll be back on Monday to answer your questions.

Online resources