Undergraduate Awards
Peter and Clair Harnetty Prize
A cash prize has been endowed by Peter and Claire Harnetty for a student in second, third or fourth year of the Bachelor of Arts Program in the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at The University of British Columbia Okanagan. The prize is made on the recommendation of the Faculty to recognize an outstanding essay in a History course. Dr. Peter Harnetty is a Professor Emeritus of Asian Studies at The University of British Columbia.
Award Winners
| Year | Student Name | Essay Title |
| 2024 | Elisabeth Langton | Marie Marguerite Rose: Notable Contributions in Louisbourg |
| 2023 | Kasey Parker | The History of Capitalism in North America’s National Parks |
| 2022 | Reilly Ikebuchi | Nomads, Nobles, and Ne’er-do-wells: A Survey of Graffiti as a Genre of Archive |
| 2021 | Savanah Babij | Imperial and Indigenous Rivalries: Colonial Relations in Early French Louisiana and Natchez Country |
| 2020 | Denis Lavoie | Personal Journal of Miguel Ortega Robles, Navigator of the Moste Atlantis |
| 2019 | Felicia Watterodt | Life in the Promised Land: The Collective Experiences of Runaway Slaves Living in British- Canadian Territories |
Undergraduate Research Awards (URA)
The Department of History and Sociology and the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences offer awards to support exceptional research experiences for students at UBC’s Okanagan campus.