The Study in Canada Scholarships (SICS) offer Canadian post-secondary institutions the opportunity to host international students from a diverse range of countries and territories for short-term study or research exchanges. Funded by Global Affairs Canada through the Academic Relations program, SICS aims to strengthen and diversify Canada’s international linkages and partnerships.
The new connections created through the program will diversify and enrich Canada’s education engagement with a diverse range of partners, strengthen bilateral ties, as well as deepen people-to-people ties and cultural connections between Canada and participating countries/territories.
Canadian institutions interested in participating are encouraged to promote the program to their faculty, staff, and eligible partner institutions. Institutions abroad interested in sending their students to Canada are encouraged to explore student exchange agreements with Canadian institutions. Students wishing to pursue short-term studies or research in Canada should review the eligibility criteria and contact their institution’s international office for application details. Canadian institutions are responsible for submitting applications on behalf of eligible candidates.
Eligibility
To be eligible, candidates must be:
- citizens of a country/territory listed below:
- Asia: Bangladesh, Nepal, Taiwan;
- Europe: Türkiye, Ukraine;
- Middle East and North Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia;
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda.
- enrolled full-time at a post-secondary institution in an eligible country/territory;
- paying tuition fees to that institution at the time of application and for the full duration of the scholarship program.
Candidates are not eligible for this scholarship if they:
- hold or have a pending application for Canadian citizenship or permanent residency;
- are already participating in a scholarship program funded by the Government of Canada;
- are already enrolled in a degree, diploma or certificate program at a Canadian post-secondary institution.
Canadian post-secondary institutions interested in hosting students must:
- be a Designated Learning Institution (DLI);
- have a valid student exchange agreement with the student’s home institution that waives tuition fees for scholarship recipients (required for college/undergraduate study only).
