<p>From my research, UBC does not allow pell grants or any other grants for that matter and only offers merit scholarships for international students. My family income has dramatically dropped after my father’s business failed and went bankrupt. My mother is the main source of income which is less than 20,000 USD a year. My parents are both immigrants.</p>
<p>UBC’s tuition and fees for dorming and books accumulate up to 34,000 USD annually. Does UBC offer any need-based financial aid besides loans? UBC is a top choice of mine and is much more affordable compared to the private universities here in the US; however, I cannot afford it without need-based scholarships. I would have to attend a state university, which does not have my specific major. </p>
<p>Help :(</p>
<p>Canadian need-based financial aid is province focussed. So, if you are a BC resident, you’d apply through StudentAidBC regardless of where you were planning to attend school. Same with Ontario, you’d go through OSAP, if you were an Ontario resident. And so on and so forth with the other provinces. For international students, there is not going to be much, if any, need-based aid. Canadian universities are public institutions which are largely funded through general tax revenues, for the benefit of Canadians. Although it’s wonderful to have internationals, and there are thousands and thousands at Canadian schools, they are no longer subsidized entirely as they were in the past, and they are going to have to find funding themselves, either in the form of bank loans, or family funding. </p>
<p>The US government does not allow Pell grants to be used outside the US. It is not UBC’s decision. </p>
<p>Canadian universities have a responsibility to support their own citizens before subsidizing Americans or other internationals. </p>