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UBC Sauder Women+ in Finance Training

How to apply

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Upcoming Events

  • Discovering Finance October 16, 2023 from 3:30pm-5:00pm at HA 491
  • Finance Myths vs Facts October 26, 2023 from 12:30pm-2:00pm at HA 491
  • Investment Analyst Training with Point72 Academy November 6, 2023 from 3:30pm-5:00pm at HA 491
  • SWIFT Info session for Potential Applicants November 23, 2023 from 12:30pm-2:00pm at HA 491

 

Selection Criteria

SWIFT will prefer applicants who self-identify as women, two spirit, or non-binary and are in year one, two, or three at UBC. 

  • Applicants are selected for exemplary character, strong academics, intellectual curiosity, leadership potential, and interpersonal skills. Cohorts of students are chosen for their broad range of interests and diversity of experiences. 
  • Students must commit to program activities, integrity, and professionalism. Activities include self-directed research, team meetings, consultations with mentors & professors who provide investment guidance & professional coaching, and work experience.
  • SWIFT students will collaboratively practice critical thinking and demonstrate an ability to ask questions and seek answers.

Key Dates for Students

Here is the timeline for applying SWIFT 2024 Cohort.

Attend monthly workshops about capital markets careers; open to all Sauder students. Join the ‘UBC SWIFT (Winter 2023/24)’ community on Canvas to learn more about finance, and start training & networking.

Attend a SWIFT pre-application information session

Enroll in the ‘UBC SWIFT (Winter 2023/24)’ group on Canvas to access the SWIFT application form. Requirements will include resume, transcript, personal paragraph, video submission, and instructor information.

 

Application deadline, interviews & group activity, admission offers.

SWIFT training and professional development. Attention to reconciling classroom theory with practice; developing fluency in financial markets, financial statements, and financial modelling.

 

Paid internship opportunity, in or away from Vancouver. Students will be responsible for transportation and living expenses.

SWIFT training and professional development. Assist in encouraging and developing future cohorts.

Updated as of October 5, 2023

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