UBC Farm Practicum Application Form

Program Dates

For the 2025 program, we have two options for program enrollment dates. The majority of spaces available in the program will be for the full program: April 17th – October 18th, 2025.

In addition, we will have limited spaces available for a summer-only option: April 17th – August 23rd. This option is primarily intended to serve university students with scheduling conflicts; however, people in other circumstances may also be considered. Since there will be few spaces for this option, we encourage you to only apply for this option if your schedule truly prohibits you from attending the full program.

Application Deadlines

All applications are due by October 19th, 2024. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. All applications received after midnight (Pacific Standard Time) will be considered “Late.” As long as the application form is still available online, applications will continued to be accepted beyond the deadline. However, please note that at any point beyond October 19th, the application form may be taken down, at which point no late applications will be considered.

Application Fee

An application fee of $40 CAD is required for your submission to be considered. The payment link will be emailed to you after you submit the application.

Notification and Deposit

All applicants will be notified of their status in November, at the latest. Successful applicants are required to submit an $800 deposit before January 2025 to reserve a place. This deposit will be considered part of the program fee.

Bursary

Participating in the UBC Farm Practicum program does not provide eligibility for student financial aid. However, thanks to the generous donation made by 2019 Practicum alumnus Greg Ashby as well as revenue generated through the 2023 and 2024 Practicum students’ farmers market stand, we will be offering two bursary awards, each valued at $2,600, making the program half-priced for the recipients. Please be sure to thoroughly answer the bursary question below if you'd like to be considered.

Additional questions?

If you have additional questions about the program, we invite you to review the details available on our website. If you are an international student and have questions regarding applying: yes, we do accept applications from international students; however, unfortunately, we're unable to assist in questions regarding immigration, visa, etc. For other inquiries, please contact Katherine Aske, Practicum Coordinator: katherine.aske@ubc.ca

Only completed applications will be considered. A full application consists of:

• Completed application form  (You are able to save and continue your application later)
• $40 application fee (to be paid online after submission of the application form)
• Your current resume
• Listing of two references. Professional and/or academic references are required. If you have both professional and academic references, we prefer recent professional references when possible, although recent academic references are also acceptable. Please include their name, title (if applicable), relationship to applicant, mailing address, email address and phone number. Please do not ask them to send us a letter.