Scholarship Opportunities for BC Residents

The Scholarship opportunity to enroll in the Bachelor of Disability Management (BDM) degree program is offered through the Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences (PCU-WHS). This is a critical gateway to a highly desirable and rewarding professional career opportunity in the rapidly expanding field of Return to Work and Disability Management not only in BC, but across Canada and internationally.

Applicants for the Scholarship in the BDM program must be BC residents who have completed a 2-year diploma or other relevant educational prerequisites, which provide 60 credits in a range of disciplines but preferably human resources, business, occupational health and safety, nursing or social work from a recognized post-secondary educational institution.

Scholarships will be awarded on a first come, first qualified basis.

Deadline for 2024 applications is: June 1, 2025

This limited Scholarship opportunity provides the following options:

students can complete the BDM program in a two-year time frame as a full-time student, or

participants can complete the BDM program in a four-year part-time format.

This Scholarship is designed to significantly increase the availability of disability management professionals and practitioners for British Columbia employers across all public and private sector organizations and be a major long-term strategic and sustainable workplace approach to "Building a Culture of Accommodation". This strategy mirrors the successful outcomes seen in other jurisdictions across Canada and around the world where greater professionalization in the Return to Work and Disability Management field is significantly improving socio-economic outcomes for disabled workers, employers and society at large.

Individuals having completed the BDM will be encouraged to write the professional certification examinations for the designations of Certified Disability Management Professional (CDMP) and Certified Return to Work Coordinators (CRTWC).

For further details regarding this Scholarship opportunity, please refer to the PCU-WHS website at: Scholarship Opportunities for BC Residents

Funding provided by the Government of Canada through the Canada-British Columbia Workforce Development Agreement.