Scholarships, funding, and other opportunities for displaced researchers in Canada
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 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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MOSAIC Educational Enhancement Award
Student
New arrival or refugee who wants to pursue academic, professional, or vocational studies
M.O.S.A.I.C.
Multi-lingual Orientation Service Association for Immigrant Communities
Canada (national)
Financial award
MOSAIC (M.O.S.A.I.C. Multi-lingual Orientation Service Association for Immigrant Communities) is one of Canada’s largest settlement non-profit organizations. Our newcomer services change the lives of immigrants, refugees, and individuals from diverse backgrounds in Greater Vancouver and throughout BC.
Marion Dewar Scholarship Fund (MDSF)
Student
Post-secondary student, immigrant and refugee youth
Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization (OCISO)
Ottawa
Gatineau
Financial award
The goal of the scholarship fund is to provide financial support to foster academic and leadership excellence in immigrant and refugee youth. The fund supplements the tuition and supplies required for their post-secondary education in the National Capital Region.
McGill Students and Scholars at Risk Fund
Researcher
Threatened scholars and researchers
McGill University
Montreal
Research funding
The Fund provides a source of financing and an academic home by arranging temporary research and teaching roles as well as stipends or fellowships for living expenses.
McGill Students and Scholars at Risk Fund
Student
International undergraduate and graduate students who have been displaced by global conflicts or humanitarian emergencies.
McGill University
Montreal
Financial Award
The University has committed financial resources – available immediately – to help ensure students and academics displaced by humanitarian crises are able to pursue their studies, research, or academic careers at McGill, in an environment of safety and stability.
Ontario-Ukraine Solidarity Scholarship
Student
Student must be physically present in Ontario
University of Toronto
Toronto
Financial award
In recognizing the Ukrainian people’s resolve in this war, the Ontario government has provided funds for the Ontario-Ukraine Solidarity Scholarship to support undergraduate and graduate students.
PSSAR- Scholars At Risk
Researcher
Citizens or Residents of Palestine
Palestinian Students and Scholars at Risk (PSSR)
Canada (national)
Research funding
PSSAR (Palestinian Students & Scholars at Risk) Network is a Canadian-based, volunteer-led non-profit dedicated to helping Palestinian scholars access research opportunities abroad, especially in the face of barriers, occupation, and systemic academic disruption.