Post date: Feb 26, 2012 10:5:12 PM
2012-2013 competition is now open
Important information:
Application deadline: April 23, 2012
Eligible applicants: Canadian academic institutions
Notification of results: June 2012
This scholarship is tenable between September 2012 and March 2013
Scholarship Value and Duration
The scholarship value varies depending on the duration and level of study. The scholarship value is:
$7,500 CAN for undergraduate and college students for a period of four months of study or research;
$7,500 CAN for graduate students for a period of four months of study or research; or
$10,000 CAN for graduate students for a period of five or six months of study or research.
Eligibility
Candidates must be citizens of one of the following eligible countries:
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, 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.
Candidates:
who have obtained Canadian citizenship or who have applied for permanent residency in Canada are not eligible;
already participating in an exchange program in Canada are not eligible;
already enrolled in a degree or diploma program at a Canadian university or college are not eligible;
must be enrolled full-time at a post-secondary institution in an eligible country and paying any tuition fees regulated by that institution for the full duration of the exchange; and
must be proficient in either English or French.