Scholarships & Awards

Throughout my post-secondary education, I have been honoured to receive several awards, both monetary and non-monetary, from a variety of different organizations and institutions for academic achievement, community service, international engagement, and conference attendance/travel.

Some of these awards include:

Academic Awards

Community Service Awards

  • Victoria’s Leadership Awards, Vancity Youth Leadership Award, 2008
  • University of Victoria, Hugh Farquhar Memorial Award, 2006
  • University of Victoria, Tom Perry Award for Social Responsibility, 2006
  • Greater Victoria Retired Teachers’ Association, Education Scholarship, 2006
  • United Way of Greater Victoria, Youth Now Volunteer Leadership Award, 2005
  • Kiwanis Club of Victoria, Gordon Fields Memorial Scholarship, 2005
  • Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation, Provincial Excellence Award Recipient, 2002
  • BCEEA Excluded Employees Association Scholarship, 2002
  • Victoria High School, Student Association Scholarship, 2002
  • Victoria High School, Leader Cup Award, and Student’s Council Award, 2002

International Engagement Awards

  • University of British Columbia, C.A.R.E. – UBC International Learning Award, 2009
  • University of Victoria, Office of International Affairs, Student International Activities Award, 2006
  • Kiwanis International, Charles Hindes International Humanitarian Award, 2005

Conference Attendance/Travel Awards

  • Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE), Conference Student Award, 2014
  • International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSoTL), Conference Student Award, 2013
  • University of British Columbia, Faculty of Graduate Studies Graduate Student Travel Award, 2009, 2013
  • University of British Columbia, Faculty of Education, Graduate Student Conference Travel Grant, 2009, 2013
  • University of British Columbia, Department of Educational Studies Graduate Student Congress Travel Award, 2013
  • American Educational Research Association (AERA), Peace Education Special Interest Group, Graduate Student Travel Award, $100
  • University of British Columbia, Department of Educational Studies Graduate Student Travel Assistance Award, 2010
  • Educational Developers Caucus, Graduate Student Bursary, 2010
  • Society for Intercultural Education Training and Research (SIETAR), Graduate Student Award, 2010
  • University of British Columbia, Alma Mater Society, Student Initiatives Fund Award, 2008, 2009
  • University of Victoria, University of Victoria Student Society, Travel Pool Fund Award, 2006

Other Awards

  • University of British Columbia, Faculty of Education, Education’s 100 – Year of Alumni Award, 2015
  • Duke of Edinburgh Award, Gold Level Duke of Edinburgh Award, 2009
  • Government of Canada, Canada Corps University Partnership Program, University of Victoria, Faculty of Education, and Society for Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA), Student International Research Internship Scholarship, 2005
  • Skills BC and Skills Canada, Mock Job Interview Competition, National Silver Medal Recipient and Provincial Gold Medal Recipient, 2002
  • Victoria High School, 125th Alumni Orchestra Bursary, 2001
  • Greater Victoria Performing Arts Festival, Jaroslav Karlovsky Viola Award, 2001
  • Girl Guides of Canada, Canada Cord Recipient, 1998

For a complete listing of awards that I have received, please click Awards

For a complete listing of travel awards that I have received, please click Travel awards