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Scholarships in Canada

 

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Undergraduate Scholarships for Canadians/Permanent Residents
Graduate Scholarships for Canadians/Permanent Residents
International Undergraduate and other Scholarships
Graduate Scholarships open to International Students
Graduate Faculty Council Scholarship
IDRC Fellowships and Awards
Loans

 

Obtain the undergraduate or graduate calendar for the university you are interested in. The calendars are available online. The calendars list research opportunities, admission requirements, fees scholarships and research grants.

Also contact the financial aid offices at the universities of interest to you.

 

Undergraduate Scholarships for Canadians/Permanent Residents

The Canada Millennium Scholarships

The Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation, announced in the 1998 Budget under the Canadian Opportunities Strategy, was established as an autonomous body on June 18, 1998, to manage a $2.5 billion endowment from the Government of Canada, and to grant scholarships to students on the basis of financial need and merit.

Some 100,000 students will receive scholarships each year to help finance their post-secondary studies leading to undergraduate degrees, diplomas or certificates. Scholarship recipients will receive approximately $3000/year.

For further information, please call the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation at 1 877 786-3999 or write to: millennium.foundation@bm-ms.org

 

Mensa Award

Description of the Award

Awards will be made on the basis of applicants' essays. Your essay should describe the specific goals (academic, vocational or career) that the Scholarship will help you to achieve. It should contain explicit ideas and information. Include any steps you have taken, and any relevant experience gained to date (e.g. paid or unpaid jobs, classes, honours, offices, organizations). State the future steps you have planned towards your goal. Membership in Mensa is not required.

Requirements: The applicant must be enrolled in a full-time program at an accredited post-secondary institution for the academic year. Applicant must submit an essay (maximum essay length is 500 words). Essay must be machine-produced, double-spaced, and submitted with application form.

How to Apply: Send application form with three (3) copies of essay and two letters of reference postmarked no later than February 28 to the address below.

Co-ordinator
Mensa Canada Scholarship Program
329 March Road, Suite 232, Box 11
Kanata, ON K2K 2E1
Phone: (613) 599-5897
E-mail: mensa@igs.net
Website: www.mensacanada.ca

 

 

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Graduate Scholarships for Canadians/Permanent Residents

Scholarships offered by the Canadian Federation of University Women
Beverley Jackson Fellowship
Professional Fellowship
1989 Polytechnique Commemorative Award
Soroptimist Foundation of Canada Grants for Women

 

Scholarships offered by the Canadian Federation of University Women

Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree from a recognized university; must have been accepted into a program for the academic year, and must be Canadian citizens. Application deadline is November 30.

Contact Information

Attn: Fellowships Chair
251 Bank Street, Suite 600
Ottawa, ON, KZP 1X3
Tel: (613) 234-2732

Also, check the website for more information: www.cfuw.org

 

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Beverley Jackson Fellowship

Value: $5,000.
Applicants must be over the age of 35 and enrolled in graduate work at an Ontario university.

 

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Professional Fellowship

Contact: Canadian Federation of University Women, 55 Parkdale Avenue,Ottawa, Ontario

Program Description: One $5,000 fellowship is awarded annually to a student who intends to pursue graduate work at a recognized professional school, leading to practice of a profession. The award is tenable abroad and is not renewable.

Eligibility Requirements: Students from all fields of study may apply. Candidates must possess a bachelor's degree but not a doctorate. The awards are for citizens of Canada or persons having possessed landed immigrant status for one year prior to the application deadline. The competition is open only to women.

 

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1989 Polytechnique Commemorative Award

Value: $1,400.
For graduate studies in any field, with special consideration given to study of issues related particularly to women.

 

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Soroptimist Foundation of Canada Grants for Women

Value: $5,000.
Applicant must be a Canadian female graduate student pursuing a course of studies which will lead mainly to a career of service to people, especially women; and must be intending to spend a minimum of two years in such a career in Canada.

Application deadline: January 31

 

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International Undergraduate and other Scholarships

A.A. Heaps Scholarship
Canadian College of Business and Computers
Canadian Library Association Scholarships and Grants
CLA Dafoe Scholarship
FCAR - Arts Scholarship (Program B-4)
H.W. Wilson Scholarship
J.H. Stewart Reid Memorial Fellowship
Mackenzie King Open Scholarship
Ontario Graduate Scholarships (OGS)
Queen's University Undergraduate Scholarships
Research Council of Canada - Special MA Scholarship
Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) SSHRC Doctoral Scholarships
St. Thomas University International Students Scholarship
WUSC Student Refugee Sponsorship Program

 

A.A. Heaps Scholarship

Canadian Labour of Congress.

Value: $3,000.

Applicants must be full-time undergraduate or graduate students at a Canadian university or college and must have demonstrated maturity and a commitment to the social ideals which characterized the life of A.A. Heaps. Financial need is also a requirement.

Application deadline: March 1.

 

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Canadian College of Business and Computers

E-studies.com Inc, an online-learning Research and Development initiative located at the CCBC campus, has established a fund to provide financial assistance to students at the Canadian College of Business & Computers (CCBC) who are beginning a program of study at the college.

The Scholarship Committee will award partial scholarships ranging from US$700 to US$7,000 to qualified applicants who possess a strong academic background, work history, strong communication skills, and a positive attitude.

If you have any questions, please contact one of our Admissions Counselors at (416) 413-1234 or email us at admissions@ccbc.ca

 

 

 

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Canadian Library Association Scholarships and Grants:

World Book Graduate Scholarship in Library and Information Science

The World Book Graduate Scholarship in Library and Information Science is awarded annually, when merited, for study at an accredited library school in either Canada or the United States. Normally, candidates will already hold a BLS or MLS degree. In exceptional circumstances, consideration will be given to an outstanding candidate with a degree in another discipline who wishes to obtain an MLS degree.

Conditions: Award must be used for study leading to a further library/information science degree or to library work in which the candidate is currently engaged, or will be engaged after completing his/her studies. Candidates must be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants. Award is given for the duration of one academic year, i.e. two semesters or three quarters.

Value: $2,500

Application Deadline: May 1 annually

Obtain the application online and submit:

For further information or if you are unable to obtain the above forms, please contact:

Awards and Scholarships Committee
c/o CLA Member Services Department
328 Frank Street
Ottawa, ON K2P 0X8
Telephone: (613) 232-9625, extension 318
Fax: (613) 563-9895
e-mail: bshields@cla.ca

 

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CLA Dafoe Scholarship

Awarded annually, when merited, to a student entering an accredited Canadian library school. Consideration is given to academic achievement, leadership potential and demonstrated interest in the profession.

Conditions: Scholarship candidates must be commencing studies for their first professional library degree. Award is given for the duration of one year. Canadian citizenship or landed immigrant status is a requirement.

Value: $1,750

The CLA Dafoe Scholarship is funded by the CLA Scholarship Fund. An application and scholarship reference form are available here in pdf format (you will require version 4.0 of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader). You are required to submit:

Deadline: May 1 annually

For further information or if you are unable to obtain the above forms, please contact:

Awards and Scholarships Committee
c/o CLA Member Services Department
328 Frank Street Ottawa, ON K2P 0X8
Telephone: (613) 232-9625, extension 318
Fax: (613) 563-9895
e-mail: bshields@cla.ca

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FCAR - Arts Scholarship (Program B-4)

Value: $10,000 (1995-96)

Disciplines: Arts, Visual Arts, Theatre, Music, Communication

Eligibility: Canadian residents or permanent residents of Canada. These scholarships are available to artists who have completed their basic university education less than two years ago and who wish to pursue proficiency studies that do not lead towards a degree (B.A., M.A., or PhD.) within an institution or with a maestro. Please consult the FCAR brochure for more details on the conditions and the prerequisites of this program.

Deadline: October 6 at FCAR.

Contact:

Fonds FCAR
140, Grande-Allée Est, bureau 450
Québec (Québec) G1R 5M8
Phone: (418) 643-8560
Fax: (418) 643-1451

 

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H.W. Wilson Scholarship

The H.W. Wilson Scholarship is awarded annually, when merited, to a student entering an accredited library school. Applications will be considered on the basis of academic achievement, leadership potential and demonstrated interest in the profession. Conditions: Scholarship candidates must be commencing studies for their first professional library/information science degree. Award is given for the duration of one year. Canadian citizenship or landed immigrant status is a requirement.

Value: $2,000

CLA acknowledges with thanks, the generous support of the H.W. Wilson Company for their sponsorship of this scholarship. Applying for a Scholarship Applicants are required to complete CLA Scholarship Application forms, and supply transcripts, reference and proof of admission to a library school. Scholarship applications are reviewed by a committee of members of the Canadian Library Association.

An application and scholarship reference form are available here in pdf format (you will require version 4.0 of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader). You are required to submit:

Application Deadline: May 1 annually

For further information or if you are unable to obtain the above forms, please contact:

Awards and Scholarships Committee
c/o CLA Member Services Department
328 Frank Street Ottawa, ON K2P 0X8
Telephone: (613) 232-9625, extension 318
Fax: (613) 563-9895
e-mail: bshields@cla.ca

 

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J.H. Stewart Reid Memorial Fellowship

Value: $5000

This fellowship is for twelve months for any field of study in a graduate program in any Canadian University. It is open to students who are Canadian citizens, or who have held landed immigrant status from April 30 and have been admitted to a Canadian graduate program by the time of award. Applications may be obtained from the Awards Officer, Canadian Association of University Teachers, 2675 Queensview Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K2B 8K2.

 

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Mackenzie King Open Scholarship

Value: $8,000 (subject to change)

Description: One scholarship is available for post-graduate studies in Canada or elsewhere in any field.

Eligibility: Applicants must be graduates of any Canadian university who propose to engage in full-time postgraduate studies.

Deadline: February 1

Application: Application includes application form (Faculty of Graduate Studies), official transcripts, and 3 letters of reference. Submit to the Faculty of Graduate Studies who will short list the candidates and forward a recommendation to the Scholarship Committee.

Contact:

University of British Columbia
235-2075 Westbrook Mall,
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
(604) 822-2848

 

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Ontario Graduate Scholarships (OGS)

Value: $3953

The Province of Ontario annually offers scholarships of $3,953 per term to students who intend to pursue graduate studies at an Ontario University. Applicants must have maintained an overall average of at least A-, or the equivalent, during each of the last two years of study at the postsecondary level. Students registered at an Ontario university must apply for an OGS through the office of graduate studies and/or office of research at the university where they are currently registered and follow its procedures and deadline dates for application submission; students should investigate this opportunity early in September. Canadians and permanent residents who are not currently registered must apply directly to the OGS program and follow OGS application procedures and submission deadlines.

Applications are available at any Ontario university or write to the OGS program just prior to the September application period, at:

Ontario Graduate Scholarship Program,
Student Support Branch, Ministry of Education and Training,
P.O. Box 4500,
189 Red River Road, 4th Floor,
Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 6G9

 

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Queen's University Undergraduate Scholarships

Queen's University is located in the city of Kingston, crossroads between 3 major urban Canadian centres: Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa.  There are 15,409 full-time students with 994 academic staff and operating budget of $234 million (year end April 30, 2002).  First year students at Queen's consistently have the highest average entering grades of any Canadian university.

There are students from over 80 countries and every province in Canada and more than 50 academic exchange agreements worldwide, from Australia and Chile to Finland and Singapore.

There are 8 libraries, including Stauffer Library (Social Sciences & Humanities), Douglas Library (Engineering & Science), and 3 faculty libraries: Health Sciences, Education and Law which house over 6.6 million library items and over 2.09 million volumes.

At Queen's, a limited number of entrance scholarships, valued at $8,000 CDN, are offered to International students (including American students) entering the first year of any undergraduate program at Queen's. Awarded on the basis of superior academic ability, these scholarships do not require separate application. NOTE: Canadian citizens and permanent residents, regardless of residency, are not eligible for these awards.

After each year of studies at Queen's, all students are eligible to receive scholarships, prizes and awards based on their previous year's achievements. The University disburses more than $2.6 million annually of these merit-based awards to continuing students.

Mailing Address:
Student Awards Office
Richardson Hall, Room 101
74 University Avenue
Queen's University
Kingston, ON
K7L 3N6

Office Hours: 8:30-4:30 Monday-Friday
(June-August: closed noon-1:00p.m.)
Phone: (613) 533-2216
Fax: (613) 533-6409

Financial Inquiries: Email awards@post.queensu.ca.

 

 

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Research Council of Canada - Special MA Scholarship

Field of study: Humanities, Social Sciences

Value: $11,340

Number: Approximately one hundred Duration:One year, non-renewable but an extension of up to four months may be granted.

Conditions: Applicants must be in the final year of an honours BA in a Canadian university and be planning to pursue full-time graduate studies leading to a master's degree or its equivalent in the following academic year. Award is restricted to Canadian citizens. Applicants must be nominated by a faculty member of a university.

Where tenable: Canada

Deadline: December 1.

Apply: Fellowships Division, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, 255 Albert Street , Box 1610 Ottawa, Ontario, KIP 6G4.

 

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Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) SSHRC Doctoral Scholarships

There is an annual competition for entry-level and continuing doctoral students. SSHRC eligibility regulations are subject to change. Eligible applicants must be Canadians or permanent residents and have at least an A-' average (first-class standing) in each of the last two years of full-time study or equivalent part-time study, as of the September of applications.

Eligible master's students must apply in the September that is at least eight months before either (i) entering a doctoral program or (ii) entering years two, three or four of a doctoral program.

Eligible students who entered a doctoral program directly upon undergraduate degree completion are not eligible to hold an award in their first year of doctoral study; they may apply in the September that is at least eight months before commencment of years two, three, four or five.

Students registered at a Canadian university must apply for SSHRC doctoral fellowships through the office of graduate studies and/or office of research at the university in which they are registered and follow its application procedures and deadlines. At Guelph, applications for these scholarships are made through the Office of Graduate Studies. Students who are not currently registered at a Canadian university must apply directly to SSHRC and follow SSHRC application procedures and submission deadlines.

Applications are available at any Canadian university or write to SSHRC just prior to the September application period, at:

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada,
255 Albert Street,
P.O. Box 1610, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6G4.
Telephone: (613) 992-0525
FAX: (613) 992-1787

SSHRC provides a limited number of awards other than the doctoral scholarships. These are listed in the application materials each September.

Students in the appropriate disciplines are advised to review these annually.

 

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St. Thomas University International Students Scholarship

St. Thomas University is nationally recognized as a leader among Canada’s undergraduate universities.  St. Thomas offers numerous scholarships that international students are eligible to apply for. Please contact the Admissions Office for further information. Email: admissions@stu.ca, Tel: (506) 452-0532, Fax: (506) 452-0617.  To request St. Thomas brochures and an international student application please click here: http://www.stthomasu.ca/prospective/apply/mail.htm

International applicants are urged to complete and submit applications and supporting documents by June 1 for the semester beginning the following semester. (Students applying for the January semester should submit all required documents by September 1). While applications will be accepted beyond that date, students risk having insufficient time to obtain student visas and other authorizations. Processing time at embassies can take up to three months.

Admissions Office
St. Thomas University
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Canada E3B 5G3
Tel: (506) 452-0532
Fax: (506) 452-0617
Email: admissions@stu.ca

International Office
St. Thomas University
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Canada E3B 5G3
Tel: (506) 452-0445
Fax: (506) 452-0617
Email: taylor@stu.ca

International students are eligible to apply for scholarships. The application deadline is March 15.

Outstanding international students are eligible to apply for renewable scholarships.
 

Renewable entrance scholarships

Most of the University's major entrance awards are renewable. Renewal requirements on a minimum of five full-year courses or the equivalent range from an annual average of B+ to A-, depending on the scholarship. Recipients who satisfy renewal requirements, and most do, hold their scholarships throughout their undergraduate programmes.

The application deadline for renewable scholarships is March 1.

The value of several major scholarships is associated with tuition and/or residence fees. These scholarships are annually indexed to any increases in associated fees.

Sample of scholarships available to international students:

President's International Scholarship

Value: Approximately $14,000 over 4 years. Half of annual full tuition for international students.

Criterion: Academic excellence

Chancellor's International Scholarship

Value: Approximately $27,000 over four years. Full international tuition.

Criteria: International students, academic excellence with attention to leadership qualities.

 

 

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WUSC Student Refugee Sponsorship Program

The WUSC program brings approximately 35 student refugees to Canada each Year. In the past, a small number of refugees from Burma with UNHCR recognition in Thailand and India have been sponsored by WUSC. Refugees from other countries including Ethiopia, Uganda, Zaire, Rwanda, Afghanistan, Burundi, Sudan, Bosnia, Somalia and Liberia have also been sponsored.

These student refugees enter Canada as landed immigrants upon a commitment given to the Canadian government by Local Committees that the students will be provided a year's material support, including tuition, accommodation, food, books, and a personal allowance. The monies are raised through on-campus activities, student referenda, and often, the support of the institution's administration. WUSC local committees also provide friendship and help adjusting to life in Canada.

Procedure Candidates are assessed on the basis of the following criteria:

To be admitted to the WUSC program, candidates must not only meet the above criteria, but also be accepted by Immigration and by the admissions office of a Canadian college or university and by a LC that has undertaken to sponsor them. Contact Information Canadian embassies in Thailand and India

Website: www.wusc.ca

 

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Graduate Scholarships open to International Students

Graduate Scholarships in Reproductive and Sexual Health Law at the University of Toronto, Canada

The Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto is pleased to announce the creation of a Graduate Scholarship in Reproductive Health Law, to be awarded to students pursuing the degree of Master of Laws (LL.M.) or, in exceptional cases, Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) within the Faculty’s Graduate Programme.  The Scholarship is designed to permit a law graduate from Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, the Caribbean, Central or Eastern Europe, or Asia, who has a demonstrated record in the protection of reproductive and sexual rights to undertake advanced research and study in this emerging field of law.   Applications from Brazil, India, Mexico, Nigeria, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Peru, or the countries in Central and Eastern Europe are particularly encouraged. The Graduate Programme at the Faculty of Law is designed to permit students of outstanding merit to undertake advanced research and study in law. It is a competitive programme admitting approximately 50 students each year from all regions of the world.

The Graduate Fellowship in Reproductive Health Law is designed to enable a law graduate to explore the legal and ethical issues in reproductive and sexual health, such as the multiple causes of maternal mortality; barriers to availability of and access to reproductive health services; the prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS; and abusive sexual relationships. Beyond the required graduate seminar in Alternative Approaches to Legal Scholarship and the foundation course in Reproductive and Sexual Health Law, course work is designed on an individual basis.

Students are encouraged to select other courses relevant to their plan of study, such as courses addressing medical law and ethics, national and international protection of human rights including women’s rights, family law issues including violence against women, feminism and the law, law and development and law and society issues. Given the Faculty’s support of interdisciplinary approaches to legal scholarship, students holding this Fellowship may also register for courses in other departments of the university and in Women’s Studies and Bioethics through the Collaborative Degree Programmes.

In addition to formal courses, students are encouraged to participate in workshops held at the Faculty of Law, the Joint Centre for Bioethics and the Centre for Research on Women’s Health. Students are also encouraged to undertake an internship related to their research for approximately 10 weeks with a relevant organization, arranged through the Faculty’s International Human Rights Programme.

Academic Requirements

Applicants to the LL.M. degree programme must hold a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B. or JD) degree from a recognized university, or possess equivalent qualifications in law, and must normally have achieved a B+ or comparable standing.

The full-time LL.M. programme is designed as a 12-month programme. The thesis intensive LL.M. involves a minimum eight credit hours of coursework and the writing of a major thesis of approximately 100 to 120 pages under the supervision of a faculty member. The coursework intensive LL.M. involves a minimum of twenty-four credit hours of coursework and the writing of a shorter  thesis of approximately 50 to 60 pages, in the context of one course.

An applicant for the S.J.D. programme must either hold an LL.M. from a recognized university or possess equivalent qualifications (e.g. significant publication record), and must normally have achieved a B+ or comparable standing. The S.J.D. programme has a residency requirement of one academic year; however, the completion of the thesis work usually takes a further two years beyond this requirement and students are required to remain in residence as long as they are in receipt of scholarship funds.

Admission to both programs is competitive and not all candidates holding the minimum qualifications can be admitted.

English Fluency – Written and Oral

It is essential that applicants to either programme have a sufficient command of the written and spoken English language. Applicants whose primary language is not English and who have not completed at least one year of coursework at a post-secondary institution where the language of instruction is English must have completed one of the following tests at the time an application is submitted:  Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or the Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB). Details of these tests and minimum score requirements can be found in the application package.

Value (subject to funding availability)

Fellowships provide a living stipend of up to CDN$15,000. In addition, this scholarship will also cover academic tuition and student fees.  The scholarship may also include a stipend to support a ten week internship.

Terms and Conditions

After completion of the graduate programme, Scholarships holders must return to their home country and reside there for a minimum of two years.  The purpose of the two-year home residency requirement is to ensure that the Scholarship holders fulfil the objective of the Fellowship programme, the international protection and promotion of reproductive and sexual rights in the targeted countries.

Deadline for application:  February 01 of each year

For Inquiries and Application Forms, please contact:

Graduate Admissions Office

Faculty of Law, University of Toronto

78 Queen’s Park

Toronto, Ontario Canada M5S 2C5 

Phone:  (416) 978-0213 / Fax:  (416) 978-2648

E-mail:  law.graduate@utoronto.ca

Website: http://www.law.utoronto.ca/visitors_content.asp?itemPath=5/9/8/0/0&contentId=413 or

http://www.law.utoronto.ca/prosp_stdn_content.asp?itemPath=3/7/8/0/0&contentId=434

 

 

 

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International Fee Waiver Scholarships At Carleton University

Carleton University makes available every year a certain number of foreign fee waiver scholarships tenable at the University. These scholarships are made on similar terms to the graduate assistantships/scholarships on entrance to the program. They are for one year at the master's level and two years at the doctoral level. Students will be exempted from paying the foreign student fees, but will be required to pay the regular domestic fees. It is not necessary to apply separately for this scholarship. Scholarships are contingent on the student being accepted to a graduate program. The student will be awarded the scholarship on the recommendation of the department, and will be notified by the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

Contact Information: www.carleton.ca

 

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IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society Graduate Student Fellowship

Description Supports graduate research in the area of insulation or dielectrics.
Prize Two $7,500 or three $5,000 scholarships per year. Funded by the Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society.
Eligibility Full-time graduate students at universities in Canada or the USA.
Basis for Judging Formally submitted research proposal. The criteria for selection are technical soundness, innovative content, relevance, and the impact of the topic chosen.
Deadline 10 May (annually)
Contact Dr. S.E. Cherukupalli
Powertech Labs, Inc.
12388 88th Ave.
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada V3W 7R7

Phone: + 1 604 590 7492

Fax: +1 604 597 6656

 

PEO International Scholarship

P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship (IPS) Fund was established in 1949 to provide scholarships for international women students to pursue graduate study in the United States and Canada. The maximum amount for a full 12 months of study is $8,000. 

Application material will be sent only if you can fulfill all of the following requirements.

Eligibility

An applicant must be qualified for admission to full-time graduate study, (a limited number of undergraduate scholarships are available to students admitted to Cottey Junior College, Nevada, Missouri, which is owned and operated by PEO), working toward a graduate degree in the college or university of her choice in the United States or Canada. Eligibility must be established before application material is sent to applicants. The eligibility material may be requested at any time, but the completed material will be accepted back in the International Peace Scholarship Office, PEO Executive Office, only after 15 August, and before the deadline of 15 December. The deadline for returning application and all related material, except applicant's notice of admission, is 31 January.

A copy of the applicant's notice of admission, specifying the graduate degree program, must be received by the International Peace Scholarship Fund, PEO Executive Office, by 1 April annually.

Amount of Scholarship

The maximum scholarship awarded to a student is $6,000. Lesser amounts may be awarded according to individual needs. There is a two-year cap.

Grants-in-aid

PEO Internationl Peace Scholarship awards are given as grants-in-aid. They are not intended to cover all academic or personal expenses. At the time of application, the applicant is required to confirm additional financial resources adequate to meet her estimated expenses. Examples of additional resources are personal and family funds, tuition waivers, work scholarships, teaching assistantships, study grants and other scholarship grants.

Ineligibility

A student holding citizenship, or permanent residency, in the United States or Canada is ineligible. Scholarships are not given for research, internships, practical training, or travel. Doctoral students who have completed course work and are working on dissertations only are not eligible as first-time applicants. In order to qualify for her first scholarship, an applicant must have a full year of coursework remaining and be enrolled and on campus for the entire school year. A student who has received a scholarship for study at Cottey Junior College is ineligible for further assistance from IPS. A student who has received an AAUW Scholarship will be ineligible for an IPS Scholarship during the same academic year. She will be eligible to apply for an IPS Scholarship the following year.

Application procedures

Information concerning the International Peace Scholarship program is available from PEO International Peace Scholarship Fund, PEO Executive Office, 3700 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50312-2899. Application material will be sent only if satisfactory information establishing eligibility has been received from the applicant. Information concerning admission to Cottey College may be obtained by writing to the Co-ordinator of Admissions, Cottey College, Nevada, Missouri 64772.

Applications will include:

Promise to Return: An applicant must submit a witnessed statement that upon completion of her degree program, she will return immediately to her own country to pursue her professional career. This statement must be signed by both applicant and witness. An applicant selected to receive a Scholarship will be required to agree to repay any grant moneys received if she fails to return to her own country upon completion of her degree program.

Travel Expense: The applicant must have her round trip or return travel expense guaranteed at the time of application.

Contact Person: An applicant must have a contact person who is a citizen of the United States or Canada, and who will act as her non-academic adviser.

Announcement of Awards

Awards are announced in April. The amount of the Scholarship will be divided into two payments to be distributed in August and December.

For more information, please go to: http://www.peointernational.org/

 

 

 

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Graduate Faculty Council Scholarship

At Calgary University

www.ucalgary.ca

Donor: The University of Calgary Graduate Faculty Council.

Field of Study: Unrestricted.

Value: $5,000 each.

Number: Two.

Duration: One year.

Eligibility: Open to qualified full-time graduate students who are registered in or admissible to the Faculty of Graduate Studies in a Master's or Doctoral program.

Where Tenable: The University of Calgary.

 

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IDRC Fellowships and Awards

This Fellowship (a bequest from Helen S. Bentley and C. Fred Bentley) provides assistance to Canadian and developing-country graduate students with a university degree in agriculture, forestry or biology, who wish to undertake postgraduate, applied, on-farm research with cooperating farmers in a developing country.

In principle, IDRC supports research on all parts of the developing regions of the world. At this time, Fellowships and Awards is not supporting awards which involve research in Burma, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Eastern Europe or Central Asia.

Projects should evaluate and/or promote the use of fertility enhancing plants, such as leguminous forages, shrubs, cover crops, and grain legumes in small farms. The intent is to seek ways to increase the yield of food crops, improve farmers’ livelihoods, and improve soil fertility.

The research should seek cropping system changes that will lead to: sustainable and increased crop yields; production of more and improved animal feed; improved soil and water conservation; improved weed control, and/or biological fixation of nitrogen. Projects should be planned and executed in cooperation with an international agricultural research centre, or with a developing-country institution involved in agricultural research that has an applied on-farm orientation.

The proposal must present plans for on-farm experiments on small-holder farms that have potential to improve the lives of farming households, and to preserve or improve crops yields.

Eligibility
1. Applicants
Applicants must be Canadian citizens, permanent residents of Canada, or citizens of a developing country who are currently enrolled full-time in a graduate program (Master’s, doctoral, post-doctoral) at a recognized university in Canada or in a developing country for the duration of the award period.

2. Key Selection Criteria
a) Focus of the Research:
Proposals must focus on very simple cropping systems research that can benefit smallholder farmers in developing countries, especially rural women farmers.

b) Participatory Research:

Applicants must use simple experiments executed by cooperating farmers under guidance by the researchers (see details about the location of individual on-farm experiments), and conduct their research with the active participation of the farmers, including women farmers. This requires that farmers be involved in all stages of the experiment on their land, including all the stages of land preparation, seeding, and harvesting.

Research proposals must include details of the comparisons envisioned between the traditional cropping practice of cooperating farmers and the side-by-side alternative cropping practice, which must include some type of leguminous crop or plant. Please consult the attached diagram that shows how a simple on-farm experiment might be compared to either one or two alternative cropping systems. Thus, experiments must compare crop yields from traditional unicrop practice with yields of the same crop combined with some kind of leguminous plant grown either simultaneously with the traditional crop, or perhaps in some cases, grown before the traditional crop is planted.

Similar experiments executed in rural school gardens, conducted with the help and advice of the Fellowship holder, and with the participation of both students and teachers, are also encouraged.

The research procedures must include extensive dissemination of the research results. Smallholder farmers, including rural women farmers, should be the major focus of such publicity:

a) The results should be presented in formats that can reach the various stakeholders, such as field days, farmer visits, briefs for policy-makers;
b) Dissemination will actively involve farmers, extension workers, local development initiatives, and agricultural organizations by addressing other smallholder farmers, especially rural women farmers;
c) The publicity should include farmers’ visits and farmer-to-farmer teaching and learning.

The applicant must:

c) Sustainability:
The applicant must:

Duration
Award tenure corresponds with the period of field research. In general, this will be between eighteen months and twenty-four months.

Value
The value of the award is up to CA $30,000. If there is strong evidence of significant potential benefits, the award may be extended upon re-application.

Progress Reports
Fellowship holders will commit to provide IDRC with three brief progress reports per year.

Applications
A letter of support must be included in the application package from a legally recognized institution in the country of research with whom the applicant will be affiliated. This letter must endorse the proposal, confirm the locale of work, and outline the types of institutional support they will provide to the student. The letter must specifically include details of transportation arrangements to experimental plots. The applicant’s host research institution will be expected to certify that the research protocol has been reviewed by a qualified statistician and that it meets an internationally high standard, in terms of experimental and survey designs.

Applicants are encouraged to contact member institutions of The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) (www.cgiar.org) to explore the possibility of conducting their research in conjunction with one of the member institutions.

Applications will be evaluated according to IDRC priorities and criteria, such as relevance to sustainable and equitable development, as well as quality of the research proposal and suitability of the candidate.


Re-applicants, whose research proposal was reviewed and was unsuccessful, must explain, in a covering letter, what changes have been made since the last application and specify where to find the changes in the proposal. Please note that Centre policy stipulates that an individual cannot apply more than twice, if unsuccessful, for the same IDRC award. However, this policy does not apply for Internship Awards.

If there are ethical questions connected with the research, the applicant may, at IDRC's discretion, be required to submit the appropriate approval from the Ethic's Committee of the university.

Please submit all documents listed in the List of Supporting Documents to be Submitted. Complete applications must be received at the Centre by the deadline. Incomplete applications will NOT be considered for the competition. Applications must be sent to the following address:

By regular mail, Canada Post Priority Post or XPRESSPOST:

The Bentley Fellowship
Fellowships and Awards
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
PO Box 8500
Ottawa, Ontario
K1G 3H9 - Canada

By courier services:

The Bentley Fellowship
Fellowships and Awards
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
150 Kent Street, Mailroom Suite 990
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 0B2 - Canada
Fax: (1 613) 236-4026 Telephone: (1 613) 236-6163 ext.: 2098 E-mail: cta@idrc.ca

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Burmese students who are permanent residents of Canada can apply for federal and provincial loans for undergraduate and graduate study.

Get applications and more information from the Financial Aid office of the university to which you are applying.

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Example of types of loans available in Ontario, Canada

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Ontario Student Loans Plan

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Ontario Special Bursary Plan

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Ontario Work-Study Programme The Work-Study Programme complements the original plans in the OSAP package. It offers part-time jobs to students who can demonstrate financial need during the school year to help them meet exceptional costs, often unexpected and not recognized under OSAP. It also helps students who lack the resources expected under OSAP criteria or, whose assessed need under OSAP is not met because of loan maximums or, who do not wish to borrow further due to high debt load. Costs of this plan are shared by the provincial government and the University.

 

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