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British Columbia Asia Pacific Students’ Awards

 

Introduction

The British Columbia Centre for International Education has received an allocation from the Ministry
of Advanced Education, Training and Technology to fund the British Columbia Asia Pacific Students’
Awards program. The program has been established to provide an opportunity for British Columbia

public post-secondary students to gain a better understanding of the cultures, economies and languages
of Asian countries.

The British Columbia Asia Pacific Students Awards’ will provide scholarships for outstanding British
Columbia public post-secondary students to permit attendance in a formal and rigorous program of
educational study overseas.

A budget will be set annually by the Ministry of Advanced Education, Training and Technology for
the Briush Columbia Asia Pacific Students’ Awards Prograin. The awards will be administered through
the Bnush Columbia Centre for International Education and will be adjudicated by a committee repre-
senting the British Columbia public post-secondary system.

Conditions

1) To be eligible for the British Columbia Asia Pacific Students’ Awards, the applicant must be a
Canadian citizen or landed immigrant, a B.C. resident and enrolled in full-time study at a British
Columbia public post-secondary institution.

2) Individuals are encouraged to utilize existing linkages between British Columbian and overseas
institutions whenever possible.

3) Awards will be in predetermined amounts according to the country of study and are intended to be
applied towards travel and living expenses. The student’s study program overseas must commence
within one year of notification of receipt of an award.

4) Proof of registration and proof of attendance at an overseas institution must be forwarded to the
student’s International Liaison Officer in his/her home institution, at the mid-point of the study
program abroad.

5) Study programs overseas must last a minimum of one semester (typically 3 months) but may not
exceed 12 months in duration.

6) The successful applicant will be required to submit to the International Liaison Officer at his/her
home institution a brief written report (maximum of 10 pages) within one month of the completion
of his/her study program. The report should outline the academic program of study at the overseas
institution, examine the advantages and disadvantages of the program and the stay abroad, mention

the types of activities the participant was involved in outside of the academic program and include
a transcript of the courses taken.

7) Individuals may receive only one award from this program during any five-year period.

8) Applications must be submitted to the International Liaison Officer of the applicant’s home
institution using the approved application form.

9) The deadline for submission of applications will be Nov. 1, 1990, Feb. 1, 1991, July 1, 1991.

10) Individuals who accept these awards are responsible for arranging their own travel, study program,
accommodation, transfer of academic credits and all other details of their stay abroad.

11) Individuals who accept these awards will normally receive their funds in two payments: one at the

outset of their program; and, one mid-point through the program, upon receipt of the documenta-
tion required in 4 above.

Application forms are available from Jan Gara, room 1727, local 5006.

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INSIDE DOUGLAS COLLEGE / OCTOBER 2, 1990
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