Canadian universities offer a wide range of scholarships, such as the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship and the Lester B. Pearson Scholarship, to meritorious students to help them fund their studies. The scholarships cover the tuition fees and almost half of their cost of living. There are more than 93,000 scholarships offered in Canada. The country provides a funding of $249 million as scholarship to the students for financial aid. As per the Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) report, around 1,028,650 students from 182 countries are currently studying in Canada. The country has more than 8,000 reputed universities and more than 16,000 university programs.
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University offered scholarships for the international students
The table below has the list of top universities offering scholarships to international students:
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Name of the University |
Name of the Scholarship |
Amount of the scholarships |
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Lester B. Pearson Scholarship |
Full tuition fees and cost of living |
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|
Master’s & PhD entrance scholarships |
Depends upon the study program chosen |
|
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UBC International leader of tomorrow award |
Full tuition fee |
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Calgary International entrance scholarship |
$15,000 |
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Dalhousie University |
Richard Murray design award |
$5,000 |
Scholarships funded by the Canadian government
The table below has the list of the scholarships which is offered by the government of Canada:
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Name of the Scholarship |
Eligibility Criteria |
Amount of the scholarships |
|
Vanier Canada graduate scholarships |
For the PhD students |
$50,000 per year |
|
Banting Postdoctoral fellowships |
For Postdoctoral students |
$70,000 per year |
|
Canada graduate scholarships (Master’s) |
For the Master’s students |
$17,500 per year |
|
Ontario Trillium Scholarships |
For the PhD students |
$40,000 per year |
|
Canada-CARICOM Leadership scholarships program |
Student from CARICOM countries |
Based on the study program |
Non-government funded scholarship for international student
The table below has the list of Non-government funded scholarships for international students:
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Name of the scholarships |
Eligibility |
Amount |
|
Trudeau Scholarships and Fellowships |
Master or doctoral program |
$1,500/two times per year |
|
Anne Vallee Ecological Fund |
Doctorate level |
$20,000 - $40,000 per year |
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