Partially Funded Scholarships for Foreign Students in Canada

Québec is calling for Merit scholarships to foreign students who pursue vocational training, technical training at the college level, or studies at the university level. These scholarships are offered in order to attract the best international candidates for studies in Québec and to encourage student recruitment in programs with good job and research prospects. It gives exceptionally talented international students the opportunity to come and undergo vocational training.

If you join one of these scholarships, you will have:

1. an exemption from the differential tuition fees payable by foreign students
2. health insurance.
3. Merit scholarship awards:

• The value ranges from $14 000 to $ 26 600, depending on the duration of the training program.
• Doctoral research scholarships: $25 000 per year. The maximum duration for this scholarship is three years, with a possible extension of up to 12 months. In the case of an extension, a monthly allowance of $1 000 is provided.
• Postdoctoral scholarships: $35 000 for one year, non-renewable.
• Short-term research or professional development scholarships: $3 000 per month for a period of up to four months.

Please note: Both the merit scholarship and tuition exception awards are based on excellent performance and results during the study project in Québec.

To be eligible, you must:

1. Not have Canadian citizenship or a Canadian permanent resident status or be in the process of obtaining the permanent residence status under the Canadian immigration laws.
2. Be outside of Canada at the time of submitting your application and up till the announcement of results.
3. Not be less than 18 years of age. There is no maximum age limit.
4. Not have been a beneficiary of a scholarship awards for studies of the same level as or higher than the DEP in Quebec. In addition, being awarded various scholarships within the same academic year is not allowed
5. Have the required financial capacity.

For Vocational training students:

• Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS)
• Attestation of Vocational Specialization (AVS)
• Students from France are not eligible for this program, since they benefit from distinct regulations through an agreement between Québec and France.

For Technical training students at the college level:

• Students need to pursue full-time studies in a technical training program leading to a Diploma of College Studies (DCS). 
• The public or private college where the studies take place must be accredited for the purposes of funding and be located in a Québec region outside the Greater Montréal area.
• The scholarship recipient must re-apply for the scholarship on a yearly basis, up to a maximum of three years.

For University students:

• Students need to pursue studies or research activities at a Québec university.
• Scholarships are available for:

1. doctoral (PhD) programs.
2. postdoctoral studies.
3. Short-term research or professional development scholarships.

About Québec:

In Québec, coordination of government action is carried out by committees composed of ministers. These ministerial committees harmonize and adjudge these decisions so that government strategies are implemented and built into ministries' action plans. Public and private educational institutions recognized by the Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur exist at every level. The school system is divided along linguistic lines: instruction is given in French or in English, depending on the institution. The public system is completely secular. Students from all over the world are drawn to the province because of its outstanding advantages. Each year, more than 50 000 students from different countries choose to study in Québec.

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