From: Doug Cattani <Doug.Cattani@umanitoba.ca>
Sent: Thursday, February 2, 2023 7:46 AM
To: Emily Wolverton <Emily.Wolverton@umanitoba.ca>
Subject: FW: Scholarships for research: Global Affairs Canada programs (Canada-ASEAN Scholarships, Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program and Study in Canada Scholarship)
Please send to the department
From: Kennis Fung <Kennis.Fung@umanitoba.ca>
Sent: February 1, 2023 1:07 PM
To: VPAC-Dept-Heads@lists.umanitoba.ca
Subject: [VPAC-Dept-Heads]Scholarships for research: Global Affairs Canada programs (Canada-ASEAN Scholarships, Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program and Study in Canada Scholarship)
Dear all,
I will be facilitating an in-person info session at
11:00am on Feb 10 (Friday) at Chown 474 covering the three Global Affairs Canada funding programs (Canada-ASEAN Scholarships,
Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program, and
Study in Canada Scholarship). If you are interested in attending, please email
kennis.fung@umanitoba.ca before 9:00am on Feb 10 (Friday). The session should not take more than 45 minutes, and there will be time for Q&As.
An identical session will take place at the Fort Garry campus (11:00am to 12 noon, Feb 8 at Tier 300), and it will be facilitated by Cameron Zywina. Please email
Cameron on/before 9:00am on February 8 if you intend to attend.
Both sessions are open to faculty members, researchers and support staff. Please feel free to circulate this email as you see fit.
Thank you,
Kennis
The Government of Canada recently announced that the following three scholarship programs are now open for application. The University of Manitoba is responsible for submitting applications on behalf
of eligible candidates from post-secondary institutions, and interested applicants should send all relevant information to the responsible staff member listed below
on / before the indicated internal deadline after they have identified and secured a faculty host at the University of Manitoba. We are only accepting students who plan to conduct research (graduate students: four to six months; undergraduate
students: four to eight months for SEED, or four months for ELAP and SICS).
For college and undergraduate applications, an existing agreement between the Canadian institution and the candidate’s home institution is
mandatory at the time of application. For graduate applications, an existing agreement
is desirable but not mandatory.
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Canada-ASEAN Scholarships and Educational Exchanges for Development (SEED) – Eligibility
Candidates must be citizens of an ASEAN member state (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos (Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR)), Malaysia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, or Vietnam). They must be
registered as full-time students in their home institutions
at the time of application and during the entire duration of their research stay in Canada. This program is
NOT open to those who have obtained Canadian citizenship or who have applied for permanent residency in Canada, or who have already enrolled in a degree or diploma program at a Canadian university or college.
The scholarship value varies depending on the duration and level of study. The scholarship value for students is:
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CAD 10,200 for college, undergraduate or graduate students (Master's and PhD) for a minimum of four months or one academic term of research;
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CAD 12,700 for graduate students (Master's and PhD) for a period of five to six months of research; or
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CAD 15,900 for undergraduate and college students for a period of eight months or two academic terms of research.
Internal application deadline for SEED:
Thursday, March 16, 2023 11:59pm CDT
Details:
https://www.educanada.ca/scholarships-bourses/can/institutions/asean-anase.aspx?lang=eng
For more information, please contact
Kennis.Fung@umanitoba.ca.
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Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP) – Eligibility
A citizen of an eligible country/territory
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Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada,
Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos
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Central America: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
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North America: Mexico
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South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
ELAP Values:
$11,100 for 5 to 6 months (only graduate students / scholars);
$8,200 for 4 months (undergraduate or graduate students / scholars).
Details: https://www.educanada.ca/scholarships-bourses/can/institutions/elap-pfla.aspx?lang=eng
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Study in Canada (SICS) – Eligibility
A citizen of an eligible country/territory
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Asia: Bangladesh, Nepal, Taiwan
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Europe: Türkiye, Ukraine
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Middle East and North Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia
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Sub-Saharan Africa: Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda
SICS Values: $12,700 for 5 to 6 months (only graduate students / scholars);
$10,200 for 4 months (undergraduate or graduate students / scholars).
Internal application deadline for ELAP & SICS: Tuesday, March 7, 2023, 11:59pm CDT
The
Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program and
Study in Canada Scholarship are managed by
Cameron Zywina.
Note: Scholarship recipients from any of the programs above must commence their research at the University of Manitoba
no later than February 1, 2024, as required by the Government of Canada. The scholarship recipients are encouraged to plan to commence their research
no earlier than the first week of January 2024 due to the time it takes to process all the necessary paperwork including obtaining their work visa.
Thank you,
Kennis
Kennis Fung (she/her/elle)
International Agreements Officer (Asia & Oceania),
Research & International Agreements
541 UMSU University Centre
Winnipeg MB, Canada R3T 2N2
Email:
kennis.fung@umanitoba.ca |
Chat with me on Teams |
Tel: 1-204-474-7691
Learn more: types of International Agreements
Internaional proposals and funding
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Upcoming vacation: Feb 13 to Mar 13 (please email
intlagreements@umanitoba.ca if you require urgent assistance while I am away)