MOSAIC Awards (BC) — Multiple Newcomer Education Streams

About this award

MOSAIC Awards are a six-stream scholarship portfolio worth $1,000-$5,000 for newcomers, refugees, and immigrants pursuing post-secondary studies in British Columbia. MOSAIC — the Multi-lingual Orientation Service Association for Immigrant Communities — was founded in 1976 in Vancouver by two grassroots agencies that had sprung up to serve immigrant communities the larger system was missing. Almost half a century later, MOSAIC manages a $20-million-plus annual budget, employs 350-plus staff, and runs settlement, language, employment, and education services across Greater Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, and online provincially. The streams cover different lived experiences. The Educational Enhancement Awards offer six $5,000 prizes for newcomers entering post-secondary. The Eyob G. Naizghi Scholarship is a $5,000 award if you are a female refugee with leadership aspirations. The Ann & Jo-Ann Sobkow Award gives $3,500 if you are a refugee aged 25 or older entering helping professions like education, healthcare, social work, counselling, or community development. The Dr. Kes Chetty Education Award provides up to three $1,000 prizes for MOSAIC clients pursuing academic or vocational studies. The St. Regis Award gives $2,000 if you are a newcomer enrolled in or accepted to a recognized post-secondary program. Most awards are one-time and you reapply each year, so they bridge a single tuition gap rather than funding full programs. Apply online through the individual award page on mosaicbc.org by April 30. The Dr. Kes Chetty Award is the exception — it works through staff nomination, so if you are already a MOSAIC client, ask your case worker.

Who qualifies

Immigrants, refugees, or newcomers residing in BC. Each sub-stream layers additional eligibility (e.g., female-refugee restriction on Naizghi, age-25+ requirement on Sobkow). Apply through the unified MOSAIC awards portal.

This is what the award's own page said when we last checked. Rules change, so confirm with the provider before you apply.

• ✓ Canadian citizen, permanent resident, protected person or refugee
• ✓ Open to college, undergraduate, graduate or professional students
• ✓ Resident of British Columbia

How to apply

1. 1

   Read the award's own page

   Check you meet every requirement, and note each document they ask for.

2. 2

   Check this year's deadline

   We don't have a confirmed date for this round. The award's own page will have it.

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