Are you looking for a fully funded scholarship to study in Canada? The Study in Canada Scholarships 2025 program offers fully funded, short-term exchange opportunities for international students from select countries to study or conduct research at Canadian post-secondary institutions. The initiative is funded by Global Affairs Canada and aims to foster international collaboration and strengthen educational ties between Canada and participating countries.
This scholarship supports students with exchange agreements between Canadian and foreign institutions. It provides access to foreign students and institutions who wish to send their students to Canada for short-term study or research. Interested students should check eligibility requirements and contact the international office at their home institution. Applications must be submitted by Canadian institutions on behalf of eligible candidates.
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Eligible Regions include Asia (Bangladesh, Nepal, Taiwan), Europe (Turkey, Ukraine), the Middle East and North Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia), and Sub-Saharan Africa (Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda).
Levels Eligible to Apply for the Scholarship;Â Undergraduates, graduates (Masters and PhD holders).
What are Requirements to be Eligible?
1. Must be enrolled full-time at a post-secondary institution in an eligible country and paying tuition fees to the home institution.
2. Applicant must be a citizen of an eligible country or territory.
3. The applicant must not hold or have a pending application for Canadian citizenship or permanent residency.
4. Applicant cannot be currently enrolled in a degree, diploma, or certificate program at a Canadian institution.
5. Applicant cannot already be participating in a Canadian government-funded scholarship program.
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What are the Procedures for Application?
Step 1: Applicants are to inform the international office of your home university of your interest.
Step 2: Verify whether your home institution and a Canadian college currently have an exchange agreement in place.
Step 3: You are nominated by your home institution, which also works with the Canadian partner university.
Step 4: The Canadian institution uses the portal to submit the application on your behalf.
Step 5: Send in the application, passport, transcripts, evidence of enrolment, tuition, recommendation letters, and motivational letters, among other necessary paperwork.
Applications are only accepted from Canadian institutions. The Canadian government does not accept direct applications from students.
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Timeline and Deadlines.
Internal Deadlines: Determined by your home country and Canadian educational institutions (for example, the deadline for Concordia University is March 11, 2025).
The official deadline for proposals from Canadian institutions is March 18, 2025.
Results Notification: Spring 2025; successful applicants will be notified by Canadian institutions.
Arrival in Canada: August 1, 2025, at the latest, and February 1, 2026, at the latest.
Selection Standards
- The proposed study or research’s merit in Canada;
- Advantage for the country and Canadian establishments;
- Strength of ties within institutions;
- Priorities and rankings within the institution;
- Candidates who have not previously been awarded this scholarship will be given preference.
How much is the scholarship worth?
Price: CAD 10,200–12,700 (plus CAD 500 admin fee for host institution).