Check it:

“You have been awarded a 1-year UBC Graduate Entrance Scholarship (GES), valued at $17,500, in support of your graduate studies.  These fellowships are only awarded to the top students, so you are to be congratulated on your academic success.”

Pretty cool, huh? Put the TA money on top of that, and I’m getting $27,500 for my first year at UBC.

Snazzy.