In this section, you will find notices about various external scholarships. Information is posted as they are announced, and often there is a very short time before the application is due. Check this section often! For a list of regularly offered scholarships, please visit the Funding & Awards page.
Awards available for Canadians
Competition open: Foreign Government Awards - Russia
Through the Ministry of Education and Science, the Government of the Russian Federation offers scholarships to Canadians to provide accessibility and learning of Russian language, culture and environment to help advance career development in the international arena. These scholarships are based on reciprocal agreements between the governments of Russia and Canada.
Application Deadline: March 15, 2012
For more information, visit: http://www.scholarships-bourses.gc.ca/scholarships-bourses/can/fga_russia-bge_russie.aspx?lang=eng&view=d
Competition Open: Foreign Government Awards - Korea
The Government of Korea through the National Institute for International Education Development offers scholarships to Canadians for study/research at the graduate level. These scholarships are based on reciprocal agreements between the governments of Korea and Canada.
Application Deadline: March 7, 2012
For more information, visit their website.
2012 Scholarship Programs offered by the Taiwan Ministry of Education
Application Deadline: March 31, 2012
The Taiwan Scholarship Program:
This program is offered to students who wish to enrol in a degree program in Taiwan. Recipients enrolling in a Masters or Doctoral program will receive the tuition per year up to 40,000 NTD (approximately 1,300 CAD) and a monthly stipend of 20,000 NTD for two or four years respectively.
The Huayu Enrichment Scholarship:
This program is tailored for students who wish to focus exclusively on the study of Chinese. Recipients of this scholarship will be given a monthly stipend totalling 25,000 NTD (approximately 800 CAD) for up to one year study at a university-affiliated Chinese language centre.
‘2012 Japanese Studies Student’ Scholarship
The Japanese Government’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) offers scholarships for academic study in Japan to foreign students interested in deepening their understanding of the Japanese language, Japanese affairs and Japanese culture. The
purpose of these scholarships is to promote mutual understanding and deepening friendly ties between Japan and other countries through the
application of advanced knowledge regarding Japan’s language and culture.
Please Note: This scholarship is intended for students who are currently undergraduates at a foreign (non-Japanese) university majoring in fields related to Japanese language or Japanese culture. Applicants must have Japanese language ability sufficient for receiving education at a Japanese university in Japanese.
Application Deadline: March 2, 2012
Information Guide
Instructions (Japanese)
Japanese Studies Application Form
Application (Annex)
Certificate of Health
Recommendation Form
For more information, plese visit:
http://www.montreal.ca.emb-japan.go.jp/en/culture/scholarship.htm
Awards available for Canadians
Competition open: Foreign Government Awards - France
The Government of France, through the Office for Science and Technology at the Embassy of France in Canada offers scholarships to increase the mobility of Canadian students and post-doctoral researchers to France. These scholarships are based on reciprocal agreements between the governments of France and Canada.
Application Deadline: March 15, 2012
For more information, visit: http://www.scholarships-bourses.gc.ca/scholarships-bourses/can/fga_france-bge_france.aspx?lang=eng&view=d
Post-Graduate Research Fellowship application announcement from Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada is committed to fostering the next generation of researchers and analysts. To that end, it offers up to five one-year fellowships for recent Master’s and Doctoral graduates whose academic background and professional goals include policy-relevant issues in the contemporary Asia Pacific. The Foundation welcomes applications from graduates in the social sciences, humanities, business, education, statistics, natural sciences, and other academic and professional programs.
Application deadline: February 15, 2012
For further information on how to apply, please visit the Foundation’s website at:
http://www.asiapacific.ca/grants/types-of-grants
For additional questions, please contact:
Grants Administrator
Suite 220, 890 West Pender Street,
Vancouver, BC V6C 1J9
Tel: 604-630-1547
Email: researchgrants@asiapacific.ca
Grant Opportunity for International Students (Female)
The Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund (MMMF) provides grants to women from developing countries to help further their education and strengthen their leadership skills to improve the lives of women and children in developing countries.
US/Canada Grants for the Academic Year 2012-13 – NOW OPEN!
For more details (guidelines & application process), please visit: http://www.mmmf-grants.org/grants-us.html
Africa Initiative Exchange Program
The AI Graduate Research Grant supports short-term academic placements for Africans and Canadians undertaking research on Africa. The program is building capacity by giving bright, highly-motivated students and scholars an opportunity to discover and impart new learning in a cross-cultural experience. Supported research covers innovative, policy-relevant topics within the thematic areas of conflict resolution, energy, food security, health, migration, and climate change.
The program offers grants of up to CAD$10,000 each to fifteen graduate students per year to conduct field-based research for up to three months in Africa. Participants have the opportunity to further their research through the utilization of on-the-ground resources and research materials, as well as to develop international networks with fellow researchers and practitioners. Research results are presented and disseminated through a variety of public channels.
Grant applicants are expected to identify professors and experts that they would like to work with at universities and research organizations in Africa. Applicants will be required to submit a letter of support from their host organization in Africa.
More information is available at www.africaportal.org/exchange
Chinese Government Scholarships for Saint Mary's University's Students and Faculty
2012-2013 Academic Year
Application deadline: December 20, 2011
Application Procedure 2012-2013
Chinese Institutions Admitting International Students Under Chinese Government Scholarship And Special Scholarship Programs
Instructions for students' online application for studying in China under Chinese Government Scholarship
All enquiries regarding this scholarship should be directed to:
Education Office
Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Canada
396 Wilbrod Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6M8
Tel: (613) 783-3562
Fax: (613) 789-0262
Email: cnembedu2@bellnet.ca
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE 2011/2012 ACADEMIC YEAR FOR CANADIAN CITIZENS AND FOR ITALIAN CITIZENS RESIDING IN CANADA
Short-term scholarships for language study
Scholarships of 1, 2, or 3 months are available for the summer of 2012 for the study of the Italian language. The scholarships are awarded for specific programs at the Universities for Foreigners of Perugia, Siena, and Roma Treor at other recognized Italian institutions (authorized to issue certification of Italian as a second language).
*Candidates must possess a secondary school diploma.
Long-term scholarships
Offered for periods of 3, 6, or 9 months (subject to length of course), for the 2012 academic year. Scholarship funding will not be available until
January 1st 2012.
*Candidates for long-term scholarships must be proficient in Italian.
For more information, please click here.
General Fulbright Poster for Canadian Students with Fact Sheet - 2012-2013
Upcoming Competitions:
Fulbright Student Program (Available to Canadian graduate students who want to study and/or do research in the United States for nine months during the 2012-2013 academic year)
Competition Opens: May 1, 2011
Competition Closes: November 15, 2011
Recruitment Materials Provided: May 2011
Competition Reminder Sent: August 2011
Fulbright Scholar and Chairs Program (Available to Canadian Scholars and senior professionals who want to lecture and/or do research in the United States during the 2012-2013 academic year)
Competition Opens: May 1, 2011
Competition Closes: November 15, 2011
Recruitment Materials Provided: May 2011
Competition Reminder Sent: August 2011
Killam Fellowships Poster for Canadian Students 2012-2013
Killam Fellowships Program (Available to Canadian undergraduate students, usually in their third year, who want to study for one or two semesters in the United States during the 2012-2013 academic year)
Competition Opens: September 1, 2011
Competition Closes: January 31, 2012*
Recruitment Materials Provided: August 2011
Competition Reminder Sent: October 2011 & December 2011
*Please note that this is the Fulbright Canada deadline for partner university/college submissions, as well as for students applying independently through the open competition; all partner universities/colleges must have an internal deadline prior to that date, normally in December/January, in order to hold an internal adjudication process and submit the selected applications to Fulbright Canada before January 31, 2012.
For more information about all of Fulbright Canada’s Programs, please go to
www.fulbrightcanada.com
Saint Mary's University, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research
International Travel Funds for Graduate Student Thesis Field Research (Social Sciences and Humanities)
Academic years 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12
Information and application
Contact the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research at fgsr@smu.ca for more information.
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