Eligibility Criteria
1. Be currently enrolled as graduate student in a program of the UBC Vancouver Campus
2. Reside in Canada
3. Be in a recent unforeseen financial hardship and be able to provide documentations. Note that the financial difficulty needs to be unexpected and recent
How to Apply
Please fill Financial-Aid Application Form and compile the required documents in one PDF file. Application Form and all documents should be scanned and sent by email to gsfa@gss.ubc.ca
Hard copies may also be requested during the application review process.
Documents Required
1. Proof of Enrolment
Please download the current academic semester Proof of Enrollment from your Workday account.
2. Cover Letter, delineating a recent unforeseen financial hardship
The cover letter needs to elaborate on the unexpected nature of the recent financial difficulty, and contain the total amount of household income, the spending or expense, and the amount of funding that the situation requires. Please note that declaring the required amount will merely provide a general overview of the unexpected situation to the panel and hence is not guaranteed. The cover letter needs to answer the question if the unexpected situation is ongoing, in what way or how this one-time funding will assist the applicant with the situation. If Emergency Fund has been awarded, the applicants need to note the amount of this fund and express how this fund alleviated the financial hardship.
3. Support Letter
Support Letter can be provided by any academic or non-academic office at UBC. This letter aims to back up and provide details on student’s financial hardship. The supporter needs to have sufficient knowledge of the applicant’s financial hardship. The offices includes but not limited to departments, Ombudspersons, Equity and Inclusion, The Accessibility centre, etc. The letter can similarly be provided by supervisor or advisor.
4. Letter from Enrolment Services
This letter needs to embrace whether the applicant has received emergency fund, stating the amount, and the date. The approval letter of award provided by enrolment services would suffice for this purpose as well. If not eligible for this fund, a letter indicating the ineligibility is needed.
5. Proof of expenses
Additional Documentation (if applicable): Applicant are welcomed to provide additional documentations to support their claim.
If enrolment services has awarded aid, the applicant will need to show how fund has been spent; and clarify in the cover letter if the application to the GSSFA is for the same issue.
The panel invites the applicant to provide any additional supporting documentations that may provide clarity and insight into the situation.
