Eligibility 

To be eligible, you must be:

• ✔ a citizen of an eligible country/territory
  • Asia: Bangladesh, Nepal, Taiwan
  • Europe: Türkiye, Ukraine
  • Middle East and North Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa: Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda
• ✔ a student enrolled full-time at a post-secondary institution in an eligible country/territory
• ✔ paying tuition fees to that institution at the time of application and for the full duration of your exchange

You are not eligible for this scholarship if:

• you hold or have a pending application for Canadian citizenship or permanent residency
• you are already participating in a scholarship program funded by the Government of Canada
• you are already enrolled in a degree, diploma or certificate program at a Canadian post-secondary institution

Canadian post-secondary institutions interested in hosting students must:

• ✔ be a Designated Learning Institution  (DLI)
• ✔ have a valid student exchange agreement with the student’s home institution that waives tuition fees for scholarship recipients (required for college/undergraduate study only)

Application process 

Canadian institutions must apply on behalf of eligible students before the deadline.

Before the application period

Canadian institutions interested in hosting students should:

• ✔ promote the scholarship to faculty and staff members
• ✔ promote the scholarship to eligible partner institutions
• ✔ explore student exchange agreements with eligible partner institutions

Non-Canadian institutions interested in sending students to Canada should:

• ✔ review eligibility requirements
• ✔ explore student exchange agreements with Canadian institutions
• ✔ promote this scholarship to students
• ✔ identify students who meet the eligibility and admission requirements for the Canadian partner institution

Students interested in studying in Canada under this scholarship should:

• ✔ review the eligibility requirements
• ✔ ask your international office if your school has an exchange agreement with a Canadian post-secondary institution
• ✔ contact your international office to learn more about the application process and any admission requirements for the Canadian institution

Application instructions

Application instructions for Canadian institutions applying on behalf of eligible students

1. Assign a program coordinator to complete applications.
2. Login or Create an account on Momentum to apply for the scholarship on behalf of students.
3. Once you have logged into your account, select the Study in Canada Scholarships program in the “For Non Canadians” section and click on “Apply Now”
4. Enter data in the fields marked mandatory and follow instructions for each item.
5. Upload all required supporting documents. Each document must be smaller than 5 MB and in .pdf, .jpg, .doc, .docx, .txt or .gif format for the application to upload successfully.
6. Verify the data prior to submission.
7. Click “SUMBIT”. You will receive a confirmation message and a reference number for submitted applications.
8. Print the form for your records using the print function in the browser.

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Supporting documents 

Scholarship selection criteria

We evaluate applications based on:

• merit of the research or study to be undertaken in Canada
• benefit to the home institution and peers
• benefit to the Canadian institution, supervisor and peers
• strength of the linkages to be created through the proposed exchange
• rankings submitted by the Canadian institution