UBC EMPLOYEES WHO ARE MEMBERS OF CUPE OR AAPS

CUPE and AAPS members qualify for waivers that can be used to pay the tuition for any language program. Courses can be taken on or off campus.

Why not spend part of your summer vacation studying French at UBC’s Institute in Quebec City?

You can improve your language skills (and advance your career) by day, and enjoy the Quebec City Summer Festival in the evenings and on weekends. Tuition is $1700. Accommodation and some meals are $500.

Unless you have already used some of it, your waiver allowance will cover the tuition. (As of 2009, this amount was $1771.80, based on 12 credits at $147.65 per credit.)

Use airmiles for airfare and your tax deductible tuition, education and textbook amounts towards room and board and you have a great inexpensive summer experience. UBC may limit the number of employees accepted each year in this program, so if you are interested, you should apply early.

Tuition Fee Benefits for CUPE 2950 Members

Tuition Fee Benefits for CUPE 2278 English Language Instructors

Tuition Fee Benefits for CUPE 116 members

Tuition Fee Benefits for Administrative Executive Staff

Funding for employee development (Faculty and Staff)

UBC FACULTY MEMBERS

If you belong to a national organisation or if you travel to Quebec or Europe for your research, then learning French may be more than a luxury. It may be critical to your career.

Taking daytime or evening courses is hard to fit into a busy schedule. Why not spend three weeks just learning French and discovering Quebec?

You cannot use your tuition waivers (they only apply to UBC credit courses) but you can use the Professional Development Reimbursement Fund. Depending on the balance in your fund and your eligibility for advances, you may be able to cover the full extent of your participation in the Institute (plus enjoy additional tax credits!)

Professional Development Reimbursement Fund

UBC GRADUATE STUDENTS AND RESEARCHERS

If you work on research with national or international implications, your grant may cover some of the cost involved with your learning of French. As each granting agency has its own rules, you will have to convince your supervisor of your need to improve your French to read research papers published in French or to communicate with colleagues from Quebec, France or French-speaking Africa.