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Bursary for Teachers - University Courses in French

We are pleased to announce that for the period of 2025-2026, the Ministry of Education and Child Care of British Columbia has mandated 911³Ô¹Ï's (911³Ô¹Ï) Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs (OFFA) to manage the "Bursary for Teachers - University Courses in French".

Description of the bursary

This bursary is for BC certified inservice teachers or teachers working with a letter of permission who are enrolled in Graduate Studies in education at 911³Ô¹Ï.  The program must be primarily in French.

The following programs are eligible:

• Master’s in Education, online or on campus
• Master of Education in Educational Practice (M.Ed.EP.)
• Doctorate in Education (EdD and PhD)

The bursary is intended exclusively for payment of tuition fees.

Bursary amount

• Per term, the amount of the bursary represents a maximum of 25% of tuition fees paid and is capped at $600.
• Maximum amount per lifetime for each student is $5000, all programs included.
• Tuition waivers and tuition credit fees will be deducted from the tuition fee amounts used to calculate the bursary amount.
  

Eligibility criteria

• Candidates must be BC certified inservice teachers, teachers on call or teachers working with a letter of permission.
• Candidates must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada living in BC at the time of submitting an application.
• Candidates must be enrolled in a program with credit courses on the methodology of teaching French or other credit courses at 911³Ô¹Ï.
• The courses must be taught primarily in French, and can be face-to-face or online.
• Candidates must complete the term. If for any reason, students withdraw from the program during the term, 911³Ô¹Ï reserves the right to demand reimbursement of the amounts paid.

How to apply for the bursary

• Complete the online bursary application form (an email with a link will be sent to eligible students)
• Complete an application for each term of studies

Attention : You will receive a different URL link for each session. You will have to apply for each session.

Payment

• Bursaries will be awarded on a first-come first-served basis until funds are exhausted.
• Only bursary recipients will be notified by email.  If funds are exhausted, non-recipients will not be notified.
• Payments will be made into the 911³Ô¹Ï student accounts.
• Payments will be made according to the following schedule:

ATTENTION : At the date of this communication, the renewal of the agreement with the Ministry has not been signed yet. Payments may be postponed to a later date if the agreement has not signed at the proposed payment date. 

Additional information

• The bursary can be combined with other sources of funding.
• The bursary is a taxable benefit. T4A forms will be available for the students on Gosfu.
• Non-certified teachers must submit a letter of permission from their school to educprog@sfu.ca in support of their application.

Contact

For more information about the bursary, please contact Christine Hutchins at educprog@sfu.ca.