Canada is one of the top destinations for international students applying for higher education due to various reasons like diversity, top-class universities, cultural freedom, environment, and less crime rate. It is also mainly known for its safe community and less crime rate among all the top countries that students opt for future studies which attracts most international students. Apart from all this Canada also offers various scholarships for its international students, most international students look for financial aid when they plan to aboard studies so that they can enroll in their desired courses without no much finical burden. List of top scholarships offered by Canada for international students.
S.no | Scholarship | Eligibility | Amount | Deadline |
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1 | Ontario Graduate Scholarship | Students must enroll in a master’s program in one of the OGS-associated institutions and must have a temporary resident visa | $5000 per term | The application needs to be submitted to the University of Toronto Scholarship Desk by 31st January |
2 | Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships | Students applying to health research, natural science, engineering research, social science, and humanities research should be their first doctoral degree of the student. The scholarship will be provided based on nominations by the Canadian government. | $50,000 per year | Tentative deadline November |
3 | Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship | It is given to undergraduate students with exceptional talent in academics, creative skills, and also possesses leadership qualities. | Variable amount | The application needs to be submitted to the University of Toronto by 17th January |
4 | University British Columbia International Student Scholarship | It is provided to undergraduate students | Variable amount | The application needs to be submitted to UBC BY 15th January |
5 | IDRC Research Awards | It is given to the students applying for a doctoral program in agriculture and environment. Students must be from the country that is participating in the IDRC research awards. Must enroll in doctoral or research programs in any of the Canadian institutions | Variable amount | The last date to apply would be 1st February |
Scholarships based on universities
S.no | Scholarship | Eligibility | Amount |
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1 | Dalhousie University Scholarship | It is open for students applying to UG, master’s, and Ph.D. programs, and selection is completely based on merit | $38,405 |
2 | Carleton University Scholarship | It is open for students applying to UG, master’s, and Ph.D. programs, and selection is completely based on merit and academic grades | $6,400 |
3 | University of Winnepeg Scholarship | It is open for students applying to UG, master’s, and Ph.D. programs, and selection is completely based on academic grades and leadership qualities | $6,400 |
4 | University of Victoria Scholarship | It is open for students applying to UG, masters, and Ph.D. , the student must have 7.5 bands out of 9 to get the scholarship | $6,400 |
5 | Brock University Scholarship | Since it is a public university scholarship is offered to all the programs for students with exceptional academic records | $20,485 |
6 | University of Columbia Scholarship | It is offered to UG & PG programs for students with excellent academic backgrounds and involvement in extracurricular activities | $1,02,457 |
7 | University of Manitoba Scholarship | It is offered for master’s and doctoral programs only and given based on the academic merit of the student | $20,000 |
8 | McGill University Scholarship | It is given to students applying for PG and doctoral programs based on their academic records. | $15,364 |
Scholarships offered by Canada based on programs
Scholarships for PG Program