Canadian students seeking support for study overseas should first consult the official government scholarship database for International Scholarships, at:
In the table below, all the titles in the left-hand column are hot links that lead to the relevant website.
Title |
Deadline |
Amount |
Eligibility |
|---|---|---|---|
MITACS Globalink Research Award |
Twelve weeks in advance |
Up to $5,000 |
- Must be a senior undergraduate (minimum finished 3rd year) or graduate student - Must be a registered, full-time student paying tuition for the duration of the research project |
GoEuro ScholarshipSign up for the GoEuro app - Scholarship information is inside it |
December 15 | €2000 and the chance to complete a 1-3 month paid internship at GoEuro’s Berlin office |
- Students must submit a 1500-2000 word essay or a video 1-10 minutes long, on the theme "A Closer Europe" -Applicants must be 18 years of age or older |
Child Family Health CFHI Scholarship |
Various |
$500 or $1,000 |
- must be committed to addressing world health issues |
| Commonwealth Scholarship Plan - India | December 21 | Full tuition remission, plus travel and living allowance |
- must be a Canadian citizen - must have the required academic background for the proposed course of study -tenable at hundreds of different universities in India |
The German Academic Exchange Service |
January 31 |
Monthly stipend of 650 Euros, plus additional funds to support research and health insurance costs |
- must be Canadian - must be in the second or third year of study - must have good German language skills - must demonstrate your awareness of German and European affairs - must have a clearly defined plan for research and study in Germany for between 4 and 10 months |
| Think Swiss Research Scholarship | January 31 | CHR 1050 (approx. $1450) per month for three months |
- must be enrolled at a Canadian university, and have completed second year prior to the research - must arrange the research opportunity directly, with a supervisor at a university in Switzerland. (Some guidance is available via their website.) |
| Killam Fellowships for study in the U.S. | January 31 | $10,000, plus $500 for health insurance |
- must be a Canadian citizen enrolled full-time at a Canadian institution - must have a superior academic record |
McEuen ScholarshipFor study at St. Andrews in Scotland |
January 31 | Full tuition for three or four years |
- must be a Canadian with strong academic and extra-curricular record and under 22 years old - must complete your first undergraduate degree at St. Andrews |
| Study Without Borders Scholarship | February 22 | £5,000 |
- must be in fourth year, and applying for a Master's program in the U.K. - must submit an essay about studying abroad |
Canada-China Scholars Exchange |
March 6 |
Tuition and fees at participating Chinese institutions; monthly stipend; housing; medical insurance |
- must be a Canadian citizen - must be enrolled in undergraduate or graduate program at a Canadian institution - must have sufficient fluency in oral and written Chinese - must undertake study in an approved subject area |
| MEXT Scholarship for study in Japan | May 30 | Tuition, monthly stipend, and round-trip travel between Canada and Japan |
- must be a Canadian citizen with a high-school diploma - must be born between April 2, 1994, and April 1, 1999, to start studies in Japan in April, 2016 |