Opportunities in Canada for displaced students and researchers outside Canada
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This database refers users to scholarship and research funding opportunities for displaced students and researchers who would like to come to Canada.
A separate database for displaced scholars and researchers who are already in Canada is available here: https://www.unborderedknowledge.com/scholarships
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 additions or corrections to the database, please contact unbordered-SSF@uottawa.ca
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Jusoor-TMU Scholarship
Toronto Metropolitan University
100 Syrian Women, 10,000 Syrian Lives Scholarship (Jusoor)
McGill University
Jusoor-ISOW Scholarship at Wilfrid Laurier University
Wilfrid Laurier University
UWC Refugee Initiative
United World Colleges (UWC)
International Students Overcoming War (ISOW)
Wilfrid Laurier University
AWARE Program (Afghan Women: Activating their Right to an Education)
Women Leaders of Tomorrow (WLOT)
Jusoor-TMU Scholarship
Student
Be a Syrian or Palestinian from Syria holding either a Syrian passport, Syrian national ID card, or Palestinian travel papers.
This is a full scholarship that will cover tuition, living expenses and roundtrip travel and visa fees to Canada.
Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, Egypt, Iraq
Toronto Metropolitan University
English
Financial award
Jusoor is proud to partner with Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) to support one Syrian scholar to pursue a master’s degree in an Engineering program starting in Fall 2023.
100 Syrian Women, 10,000 Syrian Lives Scholarship (Jusoor)
Student
Bachelor degree for female students who are Syrian, Palestinian-Syrian or having a Syrian Travel Document
See website
Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Türkiye, Egypt, Iraq
McGill University
English & French
Financial award
The 100 Syrian Women, 10,000 Syrian Lives Scholarship is open to Syrian women who have demonstrated exemplary social service with leadership, academic excellence, and civic responsibility, who have characteristics reflecting the importance of empathy, humility, courage, and resilience, and who have potential to serve as global leaders.
Jusoor-ISOW Scholarship at Wilfrid Laurier University
Student
Female students who are holding at least a bachelor’s degree; applications from students currently enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s degree program are also welcome
See website
Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Türkiye, Egypt, Iraq
Wilfrid Laurier University
English
Financial award
Since 2016, Jusoor has proudly partnered with International Students Overcoming War (ISOW) at Wilfrid Laurier University to provide scholarships to outstanding Syrian women pursuing their bachelor's and master's degrees under our 100 Syrian Women, 10,000 Syrian Women Scholarship Program.
UWC Refugee Initiative
Student
All refugees and asylum seekers, Internally displaced youth
See website
All countries
United World Colleges (UWC)
English
Financial award
UWC is working to provide a world-class education to 100 refugees per year on a continual basis. This is rooted in our mission to make education a force for peace – and in our model of empowering students from very diverse backgrounds to become changemakers for a better future.
International Students Overcoming War (ISOW)
Student
Undergraduate and graduate students from around the world
See website
Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestinian, Territories, Syria
Wilfrid Laurier University
English
Financial award
ISOW is a multi-faceted initiative unique to Wilfrid Laurier University that brings students, staff and faculty together to enable students from war conflict countries to study in safety and security in Canada. Initiated by students in 2014, ISOW is primarily student-led and student-funded. ISOW embodies the University’s commitment to academic excellence, diversity and experiential learning.
AWARE Program (Afghan Women: Activating their Right to an Education)
Student
Talented Afghan women—particularly those who have lost access to education under the Taliban regime—with life-changing opportunities to study at leading Canadian high schools and post-secondary institutions.
See website
All countries
Women Leaders of Tomorrow (WLOT)
English
Financial award
Through AWARE, WLOT supports Afghan women in pursuing degrees in high-impact fields such as STEM, Business, and Sustainability, helping them build pathways to personal success, professional careers, and global leadership.