Scholarships, funding, and other opportunities for displaced scholars and researchers in Canada
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This database refers users to scholarship and research funding opportunities for displaced students and researchers who are already in Canada.
A separate database for displaced scholars and researchers who would like to come to Canada is available here .
For opportunities available to refugees and other displaced people in other countries, please refer to the UNHCR database: https://services.unhcr.org/opportunities/search
If you would like to suggest an addition to the database, please contact unbordered-SSF@uottawa.ca
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Scholarship Program for Afghanistan Refugees
Student
Refugees from Afghanistan who wish to complete a post-secondary program at the College.
Fanshawe College
London
Financial award
The scholarship program will cover the full cost of tuition and ancillary fees for five students to complete one post-secondary program each, as well as $500 per term for textbooks and supplies.
The Refugee & Immigrant Student Education (RISE) Awards
Student
Be a refugee who was granted permanent residency or a protected person under subsection 95(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) after January 1, 2016, residing full-time in BC for the previous 6 consecutive months.
Beedie Luminaries
Physically present in BC
Financial award
The Refugee & Immigrant Student Education (RISE) Awards have the potential to transform the lives of its recipients and enrich the communities we live in, and ultimately create a new generation of conscientious, caring and engaged Canadian leaders.
The Humanitarian Impact Fund
Student
Students with a designated refugee status who are Registered full-time or part-time in a Regular Studies program or one of our student loan eligible Continuing Studies programs.
Langara College
Vancouver
Financial award
The Humanitarian Impact Fund was created to support refugees in higher education to pursue a life in Canada and is awarded to students with a designated refugee status that can demonstrate financial need.
Renewable Entrance Scholarships
Student
Ukrainian students applying directly after high school
Carleton University
Ottawa
Financial award
Ukrainian students applying directly after high school will be assessed for Entrance Awards based on their admission GPA, ranging from $4,000 to $16,000 CAD over four years.
International Emergency Bursary
Student
International students transferring to Canada due to war or environmental catastrophe
Ontario Tech University
Oshawa
Financial award
There are 10 International Emergency bursaries valued at $20,000 CAD each and are available to international students entering a full-time undergraduate or graduate program. Each bursary is renewable annually for a maximum of four years, provided you are in good academic standing.
Formuziewich Bursary for Ukrainian Students
Student
Displaced Ukrainian student
Acadia University
Wolfville
Financial award
The Formuziewich Bursary for Ukrainian Students will provide full financial support to a displaced Ukrainian student to complete their degree at Acadia.