We are thrilled to announce that the BIG Difference BC family of scholarships is expanding as part of our commitment to reduce barriers to learning about and working in behavioural insights!
NEW! BIG Difference BC Scholarship for Fundamentals of Behavioural Insights
Starting this spring, we are offering up to two $800 scholarships towards the introductory Fundamentals of Behavioural Insights course!
- Value: Each scholarship will cover $800 out of the $995 cost of Fundamentals of Behavioural Insights.
- Eligibility: Working professionals in British Columbia who work in the public or non-profit sector are eligible to apply. Priority will be given to applicants who identify as IBPOC, 2SLGBTIA+, and/or persons with disability. This scholarship cannot be combined with other scholarships, grants, discounts, or tuition waivers.
- Number of scholarships available: Fundamentals of Behavioural Insights is typically offered once in spring and once in fall. Each time we will be able to offer up to two scholarships.
- Application deadline: The deadline to apply is 2 weeks prior to the course start.
- For the spring course (April 21-May 11), the scholarship application deadline is April 6.
- For the fall course (November 10-30), the scholarship application deadline is October 26.
- Application process: Apply for the scholarship at https://bit.ly/bdbc-fbi.
- Successful applicants will be notified within 7 days of the deadline and given a code to use upon course registration. (If a scholarship recipient has already registered and paid the course fees, we will work with them to administer the scholarship).
- Unsuccessful applicants will also be notified and will be able to register for the course at full cost (or apply for the scholarship again in future).
Continuing! BIG Difference BC Scholarship for the Advanced Professional Certificate in Behavioural Insights
We will also continue to offer a scholarship towards the Advanced Professional Certificate in Behavioural Insights!
- Value: Each scholarship will cover $4,000 towards the Advanced Professional Certificate in Behavioural Insights. The full program cost is $5,995 (minus $995 for students who have taken the prerequisite Fundamentals course within the last three years.)
- Eligibility: Working professionals in British Columbia who work in the public or non-profit sector are eligible to apply. Priority will be given to applicants who identify as IBPOC, 2SLGBTIA+, and/or persons with disability. This scholarship cannot be combined with other scholarships, grants, discounts, or tuition waivers.
- Number of scholarships available: We are able to offer a maximum of one scholarship per year.
- Application deadline: The deadline to apply is May 31.
- Application process: Apply for the scholarship at https://bit.ly/bdbc-cbi.
- Successful applicants will be notified within 3 weeks of the deadline and provided with next steps.
- Unsuccessful applicants will also be notified and will be able to register for the program at full cost (or apply for the scholarship again in future).