A University of British Columbia (UBC) which is located in the city of Vancouver, Canada, is among the top 50 institutions in the world and every year it offers scholarships to international students. Applicants can be accepted to any of the university's 43 degree programs.
UBC awards scholarships in two categories:
IMES: extendable for the four years of graduation and can reach 40,000 Canadian dollars
OIS: worth between 2.5 and 10 thousand Canadian dollars in the first year of graduation only.
It is important to emphasize that it is possible to be considered in both categories, in addition, it is not necessary to make a separate application for the scholarship. Generally, foreign students are automatically considered for the scholarship.
The Canadian government offers scholarships or research grants to undergraduate or graduate students living in Latin American countries.
The project is part of the program Future Leaders in the Americas (ELAP), carried out through a partnership between Latin American and Canadian institutions.
Hundreds of grants are offered annually through the project, administered by host Canadian institutions. The amounts cover air transport, visa, health insurance, books, equipment (except computers) and living expenses.
Those interested in applying for scholarships must be undergraduate, master's or doctoral students in any area of knowledge.
The candidate's research project must be related to governance or development.
In addition, applicants must be regularly enrolled in a higher education institution in Brazil that has a cooperation agreement with a Canadian institution.
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O CONIF (National Council of Institutions of the Federal Network of Professional, Scientific and Technological Education), in partnership with CICan (Colleges and Institutes Canada) annually offers scholarships aimed at Brazilian students in the federal education network.
The Canada/Brazil Scholarship Program offers 16 months of exchange at Canadian institutions.
In all, five scholarships are offered – which include the language course, training and internship – four of them for proficiency in English and one for proficiency in French.
The number of scholarships may vary, depending on student interest and the availability of Canadian academic programs.
More information on Conif Portal.
York University or York, in Toronto, Canada, is the third largest university in the country, and second largest university in the province of Ontario.
York offers scholarships to foreign students, and the benefit can reach up to 100% of the cost of the courses.
Access the university website and check out the opportunities.
A western university, in Ontario, receives approximately 4,000 students from 121 different countries.
The institution is divided into 12 faculties and academic schools offering study options in a variety of fields, from arts and humanities to engineering and health sciences.
In addition to an academic focus, Western places an emphasis on professional experiences while studying, with variety of work programs, such as internships, co-op, volunteering and paid roles within the campus.
The university offers three C$50,000 scholarships each year to outstanding international students, as well as admissions scholarships ranging from C$1,000 to C$10,000.
Foreigners who are applying for a degree at the university are already automatically evaluated to receive one of these scholarship options. It is only necessary to have a high school graduation diploma with good averages.
Western itself evaluates the student's application and arrives at a final admission average, according to the requirements of the course to which the candidates are applying. To get one of the scholarships, it is necessary to reach the minimum percentage of 88%.
Located in Toronto, Canada's leading center of economic development, the institution offers study options across two campuses and eight academic schools.
Students can choose Applied Technology, Business, Performing and Creative Arts, Life Sciences, Health, Hospitality and Tourism, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Media Studies and IT, and Social Services and Community.
In addition, there is also the option of studying English for Academic Purposes to gain fluency and prepare for a degree at the Faculty itself.
By receiving more than 5 thousand foreign students, Humber offers a series of scholarships, an example is the Entrance Scholarships which selects scholarship holders in undergraduate and graduate courses.
There are also academic merit scholarships automatically awarded to the best students admitted to each of Humber's colleges and schools.
Located in Ontario, at the university students can choose from diplomas and certificates to bachelor's, graduate and apprenticeship programs at seven schools academic areas of Art and Design, Business and Technology, Justice and Community Development, General Arts and Sciences, Environmental Sciences and Natural Resources, and Administration.
Fleming supports students looking for jobs in Canada, holds recruitment events with employers, and has internship and practical work programs for students.
Candidates can compete for all available options by applying only once through the institution's online portal, myCampus. There are dozens of options offered by the university itself and by alumni who make donations.
O Fleming's official website maintains an up-to-date list of all scholarships offered and deadlines for applications.
Douglas College is a college located in Vancouver that welcomes students from over 85 different countries.
Its main strength is its connections with universities across Canada, allowing its students to study the first two years of higher education at an affordable price, and then transfer to the third year of graduation at a Canadian institution renowned.
The institution has a very popular English as a Second Language (ESL) program called English Language Learning and Acquisition (ELLA).
The purpose of ELLA is to facilitate the development of students' academic language skills so that they are able to attend a college or university in Canada.
International Entrance Scholarships selects fellows based on an applicant's past academic performance and involvement in school, community and personal development.
To apply, it is necessary to download the application form (in PDF) on the Faculty's official website, fill it out and email it to [email protected] along with all supporting documents mandatory.
O Mitacs Globalink Research Internship is an exchange program that offers research grants to more than 45 universities in Canada. All for foreign university students from different countries such as Brazil, Australia, China, France, India, Germany, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Ukraine.
You must be at least 18 years of age to apply and be enrolled in undergraduate, full-time, or a joint undergraduate and master's program.
A university of alberta offers Leadership Admissions Scholarships to candidates who demonstrate outstanding performance academic, whether with involvement in extracurricular activities, community activities or competence academic.
University scholarships require an additional application, which must be completed through the official website of the University. For this, the candidate must have already enrolled in a course in Alberta.
The institution also has the International Student Scholarship, awarded on merit to foreign candidates in the first year of an undergraduate degree.
A university of calgary offers a series of scholarships in Canada for postgraduate studies, both offered by the institution itself and also scholarships external grants from the federal and provincial governments (for example, the Vanier Scholarship Program and scholarships for technology and health).
Applicants who are interested in studying at Calgary should enter the official website of the University and search for “Graduate Awards Database”, a search tool that allows you to search for postgraduate scholarships in the online database of the institution.
A Memorial University of Newfoundland offers “International Entrance Scholarships” when enrolling in any course at the university.
Which means that the candidate does not need to make an additional application to the scholarship, just go through the selection process of the university, and the Admissions Office automatically reviews whether the student meets the eligibility criteria to receive the bag.
Eligible applicants will be notified of both the scholarship and admission to the University. Depending on the qualification of the candidate, the scholarships are worth from C$3,000 to C$4,400.
Unfortunately, at Memorial, scholarships awarded to international students in their first year of study are not renewable.