Eligibility Criteria

Dates and Eligibility Criteria

Program Dates

  WORK STUDY is for Canadian Citizens/Domestic Students Only WORK LEARN is for International Undergraduate Students Only
  Winter Program Summer Program Winter Program Summer Program
Supervisors submit project proposals TBA March 12th - March 26th TBA March 12th - March 26th .
Positions posted Early August     Early April     Early August     Early April
First day students can work September 1 May 1 September 1 May 1
Last day students can work April 30 August 31 April 30 August 31

Student Eligibility

  WORK STUDY for Canadian Citizens/Domestic Students Only WORK LEARN  for International Undergraduate Students Only
  Winter Program Summer Program Winter Program Summer Program
Undergraduate students must:

Be enrolled in at least 9 credits per term (Term 1 and/or Term 2).

The 9 credits cannot be made up of  distance education classes.

Credits for Directed Studies, Practicum placements please contact the Work Study Program Coodinator. Decision will be based on an individual case

Credits for a co-op placement are not eligible credits.  

Student is not eligible for work study subsidy if the student is working under another subsidy program such as NSERC award and Canada Summer Jobs.

 

Be enrolled in at least 6 credits at any time during the Summer Session.

 

The 6 credits cannot be made up of  distance education classes.

Credits for Directed Studies, Program Practicum placements please contact the Work Study Program Coodinator. Decision will be based on an individual case.

Credits for Honors Thesis are not eligible.

Credits for a co-op placement are not eligible credits.  

Student is not eligible for work study subsidy if the student is working under another subsidy program such as NSERC award and Canada Summer Jobs.

 

Be full-time, degree-seeking students.

Students can contact their academic advisors to find out what's considered full-time registration in their faculty.

The 9 credits cannot be made up of  distance education classes.

Credits for Directed Studies, Program Practicum placements please contact the Work Study Program Coodinator. Decision will be based on an individual case.

Credits for Honors Thesis are not eligible.

Credits for a co-op placement are not eligible credits.  

Student is not eligible for work study subsidy if the student is working under another subsidy program such as NSERC award and Canada Summer Jobs.

 

If you were registered full-time in both Term 1 and Term 2 of the previous academic year, you do not need summer courses to be eligible.

If you were not full-time in the previous academic year, you must be registered in full-time studies during the summer session

Be a degree seeking student and is returning to full time studies the following September

Students can contact their academic advisors to find out what's considered full-time registration in their faculty.

Graduate students:

PHD students are not eligible to work in the program.

Masters Students  - must be paying full time fees. Student does not qualify if the student is a recipient of a scholarship or an award that pays their tuition in its entirity.

Student must be paying a portion of his/her tuition.

Funding Eligibility:

  • Students are not eligible for  work study funding when research is based on their own thesis work.
  • Students only eligible for work study funding when the research being done is for the purpose of assisting a faculty member on a different research topic/research question separate from their own thesis work.

 

 Are not eligible for Work Learn.
Other student eligibility: Not applicable.

Visiting and exchange students are not eligible for Work Learn.

Students must have a study permit that is valid for at least six months.

Students must be registered in one of the following faculties or departments:

  • Applied Science
  • Arts
  • Management
  • Education
  • Human Kinetics
  • Science
  • Social Work

Hours & Terms

  Work Study Work Learn
  Winter Program Summer Program Winter Program Summer Program
Maximum hours students may work: 12 hours/week for a total of 150 hours/term or 300 hours for both terms 20 hours/week for a total of 300 hours 12 hours/week for a total of 150 hours/term or 300 hours for both terms 20 hours/week for a total of 300 hours
Other position conditions: Students may only accept one Work Study position in Winter Session and one in Summer Session.

Students may only accept one Work Learn position in Winter Session and one in Summer Session.

The position can be on or off campus.  Please contact Deanna Simmons, Work Learn Coordinator to find out how to qualify for an off campus position.

250-807-9250 or UNC 207D

Questions about Work Study or Work Learn?
Contact Deanna Simmons, On Campus Student Employment Program Co-ordinator at 250.807.9250
deanna.simmons@ubc.ca 

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