Each year, the UBC Department of History awards scholarships to top-performing students in our undergraduate courses and programs. Also known as Recommended Awards, these scholarships do not require an application; students are automatically considered for any scholarships, awards, or prizes for which they are eligible.
Please join us in congratulating the 2024/2025 Term 1 undergraduate winners, whose names are listed below, along with descriptions of the scholarships they’ve been awarded.
Ebert Mills McKechnie Scholarship
Recipient
Laura Silveira
About the Award
Established through a bequest from the late Chancellor R. E. McKechnie, this scholarship is awarded on the recommendation of the Department of History to the undergraduate entering their final year who is considered to be the most deserving and meritorious student in the field of History.
Hector Gordon Munro Scholarship in History
Recipient
Graeme McDonald
About the Award
This scholarship has been endowed by the late Blanche Bailey, B.A. 1927, in memory of her husband, Hector Gordon Munro, B.A. 1927, President of Arts 1927, who died in 1957. In her freshman year, Blanche Bailey was Vice-President of Arts 1927. The award is made on the recommendation of the Department, to a student in History, entering their final year in the B.A. program.
Gilbert N. Tucker Memorial Scholarship
Recipients
Laura Silveira
Graeme McDonald
Vincent Tong
Thorn Austin
Sara Livingston
Michael Liudeng
About the Award
These scholarships have been endowed through a bequest by Gordon R. Elliott in memory of Gilbert N. Tucker (1898-1955), who served this University as scholar, historian and teacher. The awards are made on the recommendation of the Department of History to students majoring or honouring in History.
Women’s Canadian Club of Vancouver Scholarship in Canadian History
Recipient
Megan Nguyen
About the Award
A scholarship endowed by the Women’s Canadian Club of Vancouver, is awarded to the undergraduate student entering fourth year, who earned the highest standing among students enrolled in courses in Canadian History, in the preceding Winter Session.
