External scholarships competitions

The Organization of American States (OAS) has launched its 2019-2020 Academic Scholarships Program. One scholarship will be awarded to a Canadian to study or conduct research, at the Master’s or PhD level, leading to a degree from a university in an OAS member state. The scholarship is tenable starting in August 2019.

·         Program name: Organization of American States (OAS) Academic Scholarships Program

·         Funding organization: Organization of American States (OAS)

·         Target audiences: Canadians who wish to undertake graduate studies or research in a university in an OAS member state (except Canada)

·         Duration: 1-2 academic years

·         Value: USD 10,000 (maximum) per academic year

·         Inclusions: Airfare, tuition fees, mandatory expenses, monthly allowance, medical insurance and annual book allowance

·         Deadline: May 16, 2019

For full program details and to submit an application, visit: Organization of American States (OAS) Academic Scholarships Program.

All inquiries regarding this scholarship program should be directed to: scholarships-bourses@cbie.ca or 613-237-4820.

The 2020 Rhodes Scholarship competition for Canada (to be held at the University of Oxford, England) has just been launched! Our dedicated web page for this scholarship has been updated

Eligibility Requirements:

• must be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada
• must be studying and living in Canada
• must have reached 19th and not have passed 25th birthday on 1 October 2020, which means the applicant must have been born after 30 September 1995 and on or before 1 October 2001.
• must have completed (or will have completed by June / July 2020) an undergraduate degree from a college or university (normally a Bachelor’s degree) to a sufficiently high standard to be admitted to postgraduate study at the University of Oxford.

Additional Notes:

• must have a minimum first class honours (equivalent to A-)
• must have extensive accomplishments – see examples of contributions from past Rhodes applicants
• students who have completed or will be completing a master’s degree are also eligible to apply for the Rhodes for a second master’s degree or doctoral degree, providing they still meet all other eligibility requirements, including the age limit.

Application Process:

Applicants must first apply through UW in order to be considered for institutional endorsement, which is required in order to formally apply for the Rhodes Scholarship. Applicants who receive institutional endorsement will receive an authorization code from Waterloo that will enable the Rhodes application to be completed online through the Rhodes website.

Institutional Deadline:

Applicants must email the required application materials to the Co-ordinator, Graduate Financial Aid and Awards in GSPA by Waterloo's firm deadline of 9:00 a.m. EST on August 30, 2019.

In recognition of the growing importance of good governance to all Canadian institutions, the Canadian Foundation for Governance Research is offering annual Bertram Scholarships of $15,000 each to PhD students registered at Canadian universities.  The scholarship will support the work of students who are conducting research into organisational governance as part of their doctoral research project.

For full details on the Bertram Scholarship, visit the CFGR website. Application deadine is May 24, 2019.

The deadine for submissions is June 3, 2019 and September 4, 2019 respectively. For more details, please check the award information document.

Award description: 

Several international experience award funds are available to University of Waterloo graduate students who participate in: an academic exchange, a study term related to their research (field work) or an academic requirement (placement), work, or volunteer experience. Award selection is based on a variety of factors such as academic achievement, financial need, length, location, nature of experience and whether it is an applicants first time travelling to a destination etc. Only one application is required in order to be considered for any of the International Experience Awards (see brief descriptions below).

Value:

The value and number of awards vary.

General Eligibility and Selection Criteria:

• These awards are intended to provide support for upcoming international experiences, not past experiences while you are a graduate student. (Students should apply as soon as they are able to confirm details of their intended experience by one of the deadlines below).
• Travel duration:
  • Full-term Experience (for UW Student Mobility Funding Program)
  • Minimum of 8 weeks (for David Johnston International Experience Awards)
  • Minimum of 8 weeks, however travel lasting at least 4 weeks may be considered and awarded at a reduced value (for UW International Experience Award)
• Students must be full‐time and in good academic standing in order to be considered. Some awards require a specific level of academic achievement.
• Some of these awards are based fully or partially on financial need.
• Funding is generally limited to one award per student in a given year due to the large number of applications received. 

Specific Awards:

David Johnston International Experience Awards – open to Canadian Citizens/Permanent Residents or international students, min. 75% graduate average required, for travel anywhere however several specific awards fall under this broader award, including one for travel to Israel (see Lebovic) and another for travel to developing countries (see McCall MacBain).

UW International Experience Awards – open only to Canadian Citizens/Permanent Residents and residents of Ontario, must have demonstrated financial need (have applied for OSAP for the term travelling unless restricted), for travel anywhere.

UW Student Mobility Funding Program – for travel anywhere, with preference given to students with financial need.  Several awards fall under this broader award which have specific eligibility requirements (see UW International Travel Award, Hume , Johnson, Kerr and LeDrew.)

For full award descriptions including eligibility and selection criteria, please search for the awards in the Graduate Funding & Awards Database.

Application/Deadline:

Apply by completing the Graduate Student International Experience Award application. This general application will be used to consider you for any of the international experience awards that you may be eligible for. Submit the completed application and all required supporting documentation (as outlined on the application checklist) on or before the deadline to emachado@uwaterloo.ca or to The Centre, Ira G. Needles Hall (NH), first floor. Award selection takes place each term. Please apply by the deadline for the term in which you will be travelling:

Spring (May-August) term travel – March 15 

Fall (Sept-Dec) term travel – July 15

Winter (Jan-Apr) term travel – November 15

GSPA will communicate with applicants regarding the competition results within approximately three weeks of the award deadline.