Mackenzie King Scholarships at The University of British Columbia 2025

Mackenzie King Scholarships:

Eligibility

• The Mackenzie King Scholarships are available to graduates of Canadian universities who are pursuing graduate study.

Two types of scholarships are offered:

• Open Scholarship: For any graduate field of study, in Canada or abroad.
• Travelling Scholarship: Specifically for graduate study in the United States or the United Kingdom, focused on international relations or industrial relations (including relevant areas of law, history, politics, and economics).
• Applicants must be graduates (holders of a degree) of a Canadian university by the time the scholarship tenure begins.
• If you will not have graduated by September 2025, you are not eligible.

Benefits/Value

• Open Scholarship: Provides a value of approximately $12,000 annually (subject to change).
• Travelling Scholarship: Provides $13,500 annually (recently awarded four times a year; number and amount may change).
• These scholarships support graduate study for those pursuing master’s or doctoral degrees, and the number and amount can fluctuate based on the year.

Application Process

• Applications must be submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies of the applicant's home university (the Canadian university from which you graduated or where you are currently enrolled).

Required documents:Completed application form

• Supplementary information on academic achievements

Personal statement

• Official transcripts from all post-secondary studies, including foreign transcripts (if applicable, with certified translation)
• Three letters of reference from academic or professional individuals familiar with your work and future plans.
• It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure all materials are submitted before the deadline.
• Applications for both the Open and Travelling scholarships can be submitted with a single application if the applicant meets the eligibility criteria for both.