**Shared on behalf of the Office of Global Engagement**
The Government of Canada, through the Canadian Bureau for International Education, has recently opened applications for two short-term scholarships supporting students to come to UBC through the Visiting International Research Students program. Go Global is currently accepting applications for the following programs:
Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (*UBC deadline Monday, March 3, 2025)
For students who are citizens of, and studying in one of the following eligible countries/territories:
- 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
*Please note that in recent years, applications from Brazil have been particularly competitive at UBC.
Study in Canada Scholarships (*UBC deadline Monday, March 3, 2025)
For students who are citizens of, and studying in one of the following eligible countries/territories:
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda
- Asia: Bangladesh, Nepal, Taiwan
- Europe: Türkiye, Ukraine
- Middle East and North Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia
GENERAL ELIGIBILITY CITERIA
- These awards are available to Visiting International Research Students to undertake research or study at UBC for a period of 4 to 6 months
- Students currently enrolled in a UBC degree are ineligible to apply
- The candidate’s research may commence as early as August 1, 2025 and no later than February 1, 2026
- All awards are available to graduate and undergraduate students for study or research activity
- For undergraduate exchange students, a signed agreement or understanding between UBC and the student’s home institution must be in place at the time of application and must be from a current UBC student mobility partner institution. Go Global can help prepare an adjusted Visiting International Research Student Approval form that has functioned as an agreement in previous years.
- Preference is given to students coming to undertake research from institutions with which UBC has established research activity
- Due to the large number of applications, an internal ranking of all UBC applications will be undertaken by a cross-UBC committee that will consider the strength of research, the applicant’s letter of intent, benefit to the home institution and peers, benefit to the Canadian institution, supervisor and peers, and strength of proposed linkages
SCHOLARSHIP VALUE
The scholarship value varies depending on the scholarship, duration and level of study:
- ELAP: CAD $8,200 for college, undergraduate, or graduate students (Master’s and PhD) for a minimum of four months or one academic term of study or research
- ELAP: CAD $11,100 for graduate students (Master’s and PhD) for a period of five to six months of study or research
- Study in Canada: CAD $10,200 for college, undergraduate, or graduate students (Master’s and PhD) for a minimum of four months or one academic term of study or research
- Study in Canada: CAD $12,700 for graduate students (Master’s and PhD) for a period of five to six months of study or research.
APPLICATION PROCESS
EduCanada requires all applications to be submitted by a single representative at UBC on behalf of the student. As such, Go Global plays a coordinating role in this process, and submits all applications on behalf of UBC (Vancouver and Okanagan campuses).
The internal UBC deadline for both programs is Monday, March 3, 2025. We ask that the complete application be submitted to go.global@ubc.ca by this date in order to ensure that applications can be reviewed and processed in time. We are attaching here copies of the Faculty Supervisor and Candidate Information forms.
Should you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me here, or at 604.827.2702.
Find out how UBC is supporting research excellence and transformative learning opportunities for students worldwide at Go Global.
Best wishes,
Lucy O’Regan
Manager, Student Safety Abroad (Interim)
Go Global | Office of Global Engagement
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