Scholarships

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Explore available academic scholarships and eligibility requirements.
Contact the Financial Aid Office (awards@twu.ca) to explore need-based scholarship options.

External Scholarships

  • CPRS Vancouver Student Scholarship: Awarded each year to a student who submits excellent project work for a real-world client, open to CPRS student members enrolled in a public relations or communications program in the Lower Mainland or Fraser Valley. 
  • BC Arts Council Scholarship Program: An annual award for B.C. residents in full-time arts study, with media arts among the eligible fields (film, video, audio/sound art, new media, and interactive digital media). 
  • RTDNF Canada Scholarships: An annual national program for students enrolled in a Canadian broadcast or digital journalism course, with awards for categories such as interviewing, business reporting, and audio documentary or podcast work. 
  • CPRS Foundation Indigenous PR Scholarship: A national scholarship for Indigenous students enrolled full or part time in a public relations or communications degree or diploma program, with selection handled by Indspire. 
  • Jack Webster Foundation Indigenous Journalism Awards: Open to Indigenous B.C. residents, including communications or media students aiming to enter journalism. 
  • OMNI Scholarship Program: For students in a journalism-related field who are interested in ethnic and third-language journalism. 
  • Torchia Scholarship in Public Relations/Communications: A national annual scholarship for a student entering second year who is studying PR/communications in the official language that isn't their first language. 
  • View more external scholarships here:
    • TWU maintains a list of external scholarships here.
    • Canadian Journalism Foundation: Student Awards and Scholarships: A curated national list of journalism, broadcasting and communications student awards, including the Canadian Association of Broadcasters scholarships for broadcasting and communications students. 
    • ScholarshipsCanada.com: Canada's largest scholarship database, with more than 60,000 scholarships, awards, bursaries and grants, searchable by field of study.