BC Environmental and Occupational Health Research Network

The Trussell Scholarship supports promising students from the Kootenay-Boundary region of British Columbia who are studying natural or applied sciences and who will pursue careers necessary for B.C. and Canada to remain competitive in the global high-technology sector. The Trussell Science Student Endowment Fund was established in 1990 with an endowment of $100,000 from Dr. and Mrs. Trussell, matched funding from the Province of British Columbia and a contribution from the Vancouver Foundation.

The Trussell Scholarship supports promising students from the Kootenay-Boundary region of British Columbia who are studying natural or applied sciences and who will pursue careers necessary for B.C. and Canada to remain competitive in the global high-technology sector.

BCIC supports post-doctoral researchers at B.C. or international post-secondary institutions working on technology innovation and commercialization projects in B.C. industry. The fellowship is intended to advance the innovation projects to commercialization and facilitate researchers’ entry into B.C.’s technology industries.

BCIC offers multi-year scholarships to full-time resident and international graduate students enrolled in eligible science and technology graduate programs in B.C. post-secondary institutions. The scholarships support students to advance technology research and innovation towards commercialization. BCIC partners with a number of regional and industry organizations to offer specific scholarships in B.C. regions and in a number of advanced technology sectors:
• Precarn Inc. - Intelligent Systems
• Southern Interior Development Initiative Trust - Southern Interior Region
• Canadian Ocean Industries Network - Ocean Industries