Fulbright Canada Programs for Canadian Scholars and Students

Fulbright Canada Programs Below is a list of all our programs for Canadian Scholars and Students Awards for Canadian Students Awards for Canadian Scholars Applicants can apply to the: Visiting Research Chairs Program : US$25,000 for one semester (4 months) Traditional (All Disciplines) Award : US$12,500 for one semester (4 months), or US$25,000 for a … Read more

Alma Barranco-Mendoza featured speaker at SFU’s “Women in Science” conference

Women in Engineering, Science and Technology Alma Barranco-Mendoza, Ph.D. was one of the featured speakers in the 2015 Women in Engineering, Science and Technology conference at Simon Fraser University. An innovative teacher, entrepreneur and executive, CIO of the Canada Space Society and Co-Founder of Infogenetica Natural Products Ltd., Alma has made sustained and significant contributions … Read more

2015 Faculty of Science AAAwards

Congratulations to this year’s award recipients of the Faculty of Science AAAwards! Each year, the Dean of Science chooses a member of science for each of the following categories and the awards were handed out during the last Faculty Council meeting of the year by Vice-Chair Greg Schlitt. James Bedard – Awesome Achievement Award, for … Read more

Super Science Club 2014/2015 continues to deliver exceptional science fun to elementary students

A huge thank you to the Super Science Club team for another year of fun-filled activities for elementary school students. Super Science Club is a partnership between the UFV Faculty of Science and Telus World of Science.  Every fall and winter semester UFV science students are trained by Science World to deliver fun and informative … Read more

Advising Units merging and relocating to new Student Union Building

The Science Advice Centre, Arts Advice Centre and Student Services Advising (Abbotsford location) will be relocating to the 3rd floor of the new Student Union Building on May 19th and 20th and will reopen on May 21st. Check back on May 21st for launch of the new Advising Centre website at www.ufv.ca/advising For more information, … Read more

Graduate Scholarship opportunity – June 15th deadline to apply

Rotary/UNESCO-IHE scholarships available The Rotary Foundation and UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education are offering up to 10 scholarships for graduate study at UNESCO-IHE’s Delft campus in the Netherlands. The application deadline is 15 June. Scholars will receive a Master of Science degree in urban water and sanitation, water management, or water science and engineering. Graduates … Read more

Free Course (EDX) – May 5 – Innovative Urban Solutions to the Global Water Crisis

If the information below is not displaying properly, please click here. Learn about innovative urban solutions to the global water crisis, from inspiring architects, engineers, planners, ecologists, and artists. This free, 6-week course will be offered on edX, the non-profit, open source online learning platform founded by Harvard and MIT.  Sign up now! About this … Read more

SUS Student Tech support referendum – Vote Jan. 25-29

Originally posted by Anne Russell on UFV Announce: http://blogs.ufv.ca/announce/2015/01/26/sus-student-tech-support-referendum/ “The Student Union Society is running a referendum on student IT tech support from Jan 25 to 29. IT Support Service is proposed by the Student Union Society as a service to provide free repair, diagnostics, and advice on computing devices for students. In addition to providing … Read more

Science Student receives SUS entrance scholarship

Sahil Chawla, a bachelor of science student Starting this academic year, Student Union Society (SUS) is giving away an entrance scholarship valued at $40,000. Although SUS is funding the scholarship, they do not choose the student to whom it is awarded. SUS’s governance committee makes a list of requirements that they want the winner to … Read more