Scholarships,grants, and bursaries are available to both international students and Canadianstudents, often at the postgraduate level. They provide funds to students thatdo not need to be paid back. Scholarship funding in Canada is limited andhighly competitive.Many Canadianuniversities and a few colleges have a limited number of scholarships or otherforms of financial assistance for international students. These vary frominstitution to institution and many of these are administered only to incominginternational students.
In some cases,international students are automatically considered for these entrancescholarships and awards when they apply to the university. In other cases,scholarships are competitive and students must apply by a specific deadline, orthe award may only be open to students who have already received acceptancefrom the university.
Some Awards andScholarships available to International Students:
- Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship Program
- Canada Asia-Pacific Awards
- Professional Development Awards
- The Pearson Fellowship
- Conference Travel Assistance Program
- Doctoral Student Research Award
- International Research Linkages
- Doctoral Research Award: Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships
- Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships Program
- Industrial Postgraduate Scholarships Program
- Visiting Fellowships in Canadian Government Laboratories Program
- Research Development Initiatives
- Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship Program
- Sauve Scholars Program
- Trudeau Fellowships
- Trudeau Scholarships
- Strategic Training Initiative in Health Research
- CIHR Fellowship
- Research Associate Program
Financialassistance for international studentsBursaries ranging from $500 to $1,000 are also sometimes available for undergraduateinternational students who demonstrate financial need and reasonable academicstanding. Bursaries may be given out as emergency assistance for basiceducational expenses if the student's original financial sources have fallenthrough.