GGlobal Affairs Canada (EduCanada)
Partially funded
Study in Canada Scholarships (SICS)
Global Affairs Canada (EduCanada), Canada
Scholarship overview
Study in Canada Scholarships are funded by Global Affairs Canada through the Academic Relations program. They support short-term inbound study or research exchanges to Canadian post-secondary institutions.
Individuals cannot apply directly: Canadian Designated Learning Institutions apply and select the students, and must waive tuition for recipients.
Award Information
- Citizen of an eligible country or territory: Bangladesh, Nepal, Taiwan; Turkiye, Ukraine; Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia; Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda.
- Enrolled full-time and paying tuition at a post-secondary institution in that country for the full mobility period.
- Able to complete all activities by September 30, 2027.
- Not a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or applicant for either status.
- Not holding other Global Affairs Canada or federal granting agency funding.
- Not already enrolled in a Canadian degree, diploma or certificate program.
- Undergraduate (college level), 4 months or one term: $10,200.
- Graduate (Master's and PhD), 4 months or one term: $10,200.
- Graduate (Master's and PhD), 5 to 6 months: $14,000.
- Tuition is waived by the host institution; funding is capped at $150,000 per institutional project.
- Institutional application deadline: 11:59 p.m. EDT, March 31, 2026
- Notification: May 2026
- Project completion: no later than September 30, 2027
- The Canadian institution assigns a program coordinator and registers on My EduCanada.
- The institution selects Study in Canada Scholarships and enters candidate data.
- The institution uploads each candidate's signed Privacy Notice Statement and submits.
- The institution emails its Management and Accountability Framework to [email protected] by the deadline.
- Students apply through the international office of a participating Canadian institution.
Official links
Documents you will need
- Privacy Notice Statement signed by the candidate, dated within the last 6 months
- Management and Accountability Framework (institution)
How selection works
Projects are chosen on the quality of the institution's Management and Accountability Framework: fair and transparent selection, eligibility checks, documentation, broad country representation and equitable gender participation.
