Stephen Owen Memorial Award in Public Policy and Global Affairs

Second-year graduate students in the UBC Vancouver Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs program who demonstrate a commitment to public service through community engagement, advancing social justice initiatives, and pursuing a public-service career may be nominated for this award.

Awards totalling $2,400 are shared among recipients; individual amounts vary. Funding comes from an endowment established by Dr. Yosef Wosk and others in memory of Stephen Owen, KC, PC (1948-2023). No separate application is required; the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs makes recommendations in consultation with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.

Stephen Owen was a lawyer, politician, and civil servant who later served as Vice-President, External, Legal and Community Relations at UBC.