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Bursary for Pre-service French Teachers
Bursary of up to $1600
This bursary is offered by the and Child Care of British Columbia for students enrolled in a teacher education program to teach French or to teach in French.
BURSARY APPLICATION 2025-2026:
Students must fill out an online bursary application form for each term of studies.
Students admitted to the Professional Development Program (PDP) French Module will receive an email in September 2025 with information about the first portion of the bursary ($800), the dates and the link to the online application form. Bursary recipients will receive the funds in their student account in December 2025. Students will receive another email in March 2026 with information about the second portion ($800). Bursary recipients will receive the funds in their student account in June 2026.
Students admitted to the Professional Linking Program (PLP) French Module will receive an email in March 2026 with information about the first portion of the bursary ($800), the dates and the link to the online application form. Bursary recipients will receive the funds in their student account in June 2026. Students will receive another email in September 2026 with information about the second portion ($800). Bursary recipients will receive the funds in their student account in December 2026.
Conditions:
- Students must be admitted to the PDP French Module or PLP French Module.
- Students must be enrolled full-time.
- For the summer semester (EDUC 404):
o Students must take 3 of the 4 courses taught in French to be eligible for this bursary. EDUC 410 Linguistic and Professional Identities of Bi/Plurilingual Teachers of French taken in Fall 2025 counts as one of the 3 or 4 courses taught in French.
o Priority will be given to students who are taking 4 courses taught in French or enrolled in the minor in French education (/education/programs/undergraduate-studies/minors/french-education-minor.html).
- Students must complete the semester of studies in which each bursary is received. If for any reason a student is withdrawn or withdraws from the program during the semester, 大象传媒 will be entitled to demand reimbursement of the bursary.
How to apply for the bursary:
- Complete the online bursary application form (link communicated by email)
- Complete an application for each term of studies
PDP
Term | Application dates |
Fall 2025 | September 22, 2025 at 9 am to October 12, 2025 at 11:59 pm (PST) |
Summer 2026 | March 30, 2026 at 9 am to April 19, 2026 at 11:59 pm (PST) |
PLP
Term | Application dates |
Summer 2026 | March 30, 2026 at 9 am to April 19, 2026 at 11:59 pm (PST) |
Fall 2026 | to be determined |
Attention: You will receive a different URL link for each term. You have to apply for each term.
Payment:
- Bursaries will be granted on a first come first serve basis until all funds are exhausted. In addition, as mentioned above in the Conditions section, priority will be given to students who are taking 4 courses taught in French or enrolled in the minor in French education for the summer semester (EDUC 404).
- Bursary recipients will be notified by email. Applicants who do not receive a bursary will also be notified by email (ineligible, funds exhausted).
- Payments will be made according to the following schedule:
PDP
Term | Payment Date |
Fall 2025 | December 2025 |
Summer 2026 | June 2026 |
PLP
Term | Payment Date |
Summer 2026 | June 2026 |
Fall 2026 | December 2026 |
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.
Amount:
- The value of the bursary is up to $1600 per student for the entire program.
- For the PDP students, the first payment for Fall will be $800 and the second payment for Summer will be $800.
- For the PLP students, the first payment for Summer will be $800 and the second payment for Fall will be $800.
- Recipients who interrupt the program and re-enter at a later fiscal year will not receive any additional bursaries if they already received the maximum total amount.
Contact:
For additional information, please contact: Christine Hutchins, educprog@sfu.ca.
This bursary is made possible with the participation of the Government of Canada and the Ministry of Education and Child Care of British Columbia.