Universities Canada: Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Endowment Fund for Study in a Second Official Language Award Program Established by the Government of Canada
To encourage young Canadians who wish to improve their proficiency in their second official language of Canada (English or French) and wish to pursue studies, on a full-time basis, at a Canadian university which functions in the other official language and in a milieu in which that language predominates.
Listing Details
Organization Name
Universities Canada
Organization Mandate
Universities Canada manages government-funded international partnership programs and more than 130 scholarship programs on behalf of private sector companies.
Countries
Regions
Subcategory
Subject - funding opportunities
Any
Application deadline
December
Amount of the award
$7,000 CAD tenable for one academic year;
Transportation expenses for one round trip (economy) by the most direct and economic means of transportation between the recipient's place of residence and the Canadian university to be attended; A letter of congratulations signed by the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages.
Transportation expenses for one round trip (economy) by the most direct and economic means of transportation between the recipient's place of residence and the Canadian university to be attended; A letter of congratulations signed by the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages.
Eligibility - nationality
Canada
Eligibility
Applications are by nomination by the candidate's Canadian university. Each Universities Canada member institution may nominate only one candidate and the application must be duly endorsed by that institution;
Candidates must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada. Allophone candidates are eligible;
Candidates must be enrolled in the second or third year of their first bachelor's degree program during the 2015-2016 academic year. Candidates enrolled in an institution in Quebec can be enrolled in the first year of their first bachelor's degree program;
Candidates must have sufficient ability in their second official language to pursue their studies in that language.
Candidates must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada. Allophone candidates are eligible;
Candidates must be enrolled in the second or third year of their first bachelor's degree program during the 2015-2016 academic year. Candidates enrolled in an institution in Quebec can be enrolled in the first year of their first bachelor's degree program;
Candidates must have sufficient ability in their second official language to pursue their studies in that language.