Government of Canada International Scholarships (ELAP | SEED | Study in Canada)

The Government of Canada offers several scholarship programs to support candidates from abroad who wish to conduct research in Canada on a short-term basis.

University of Alberta International facilitates applying on behalf of eligible students who wish to conduct research supported by these international scholarship programs. Please review information regarding EligibilityImportant DatesHow to Apply, and For Host Supervisors.

These programs include:

  • Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP)
    Undergraduate and graduate students from:
    • Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos
    • Central America: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
    • North America: Mexico
    • South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
  • Study in Canada Scholarships  
    Undergraduate and graduate students from:
    • Asia: Bangladesh, Nepal, Taiwan; 
    • Europe: Türkiye, Ukraine; 
    • The Middle East and North Africa:Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia;
    • Sub-Saharan Africa: Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda

Scholarship values vary depending on the duration and level of study. The table below summarizes the scholarship values for the different programs:

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The University of Alberta, its buildings, labs and research stations are primarily located on the territory of the Néhiyaw (Cree), Niitsitapi (Blackfoot), Métis, Nakoda (Stoney), Dene, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) and Anishinaabe (Ojibway/Saulteaux), lands that are now known as part of Treaties 6, 7 and 8 and homeland of the Métis. The University of Alberta respects the sovereignty, lands, histories, languages, knowledge systems and cultures of all First Nations, Métis and Inuit nations.

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