Pursuing Canadian Education Degree with the help of Scholarships

The education system of Canada is globally recognised because of its industry-oriented curriculum, hi-tech mode of learning, high faculty to student ratio and other aspects. Among the top 200 Universities in the world, seven of them are Canadian universities as per the QS World Ranking report.  The Canadian universities and colleges offer a broad spectrum of courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Three Canadian cities namely, Vancouver, Toronto and Calgary are recognized as the top 10 Most Liveable Cities in the world. Other two cities considered as the industrial centre of the country are Ontario and Quebec. They are most popular cities for higher education abroad among international students. 80% of the overall GDP is contributed by these countries alone.

Did you know, around 572,415 international students enrolled for higher studies in Canada in 2018? Canadian universities offer high-quality education at relatively lower tuition fee than the universities of USA and UK. The annual cost for an undergraduate program varies from CA$14,000 to CA$ 26,000 and for a postgraduate program it ranges from CA$ 14,000 to CA$ 24,000 per year. Many, it is not possible to afford the tuition fee along with the living expenses. Nonetheless, international students pursuing higher education are benefitted lot through various scholarships. You can check out the free online counselling for study abroad and get entire information about Canada and rest of the global study destinations as well.

Going forward, let us know the scholarships and the financial aids an international student is entitled to get.

Some of the scholarships are Aga Khan Academy Renewable Scholarship and International Entrance Scholarships offered by the University of Victoria to academically outshining students for UG courses.

The University of Guelph facilitates scholarship scheme called Canada-ASEAN Scholarships and Educational Exchanges for Development (SEED) for students coming from ASEAN countries. The amount offered at an undergraduate and postgraduate level under this scheme ranges from CAD 10,200 to CAD 15,900 depending upon the academic tenure.

A list of some other scholarships for international students in Canada are-

• Entrance Scholarships
• University of Regina International Entrance Scholarship provided by the University of Regina as an award of $200,000 annually to the undergraduate students.
• International Academic Excellence Award
• Mathematics International Elite Awards and Mathematics International Excellence Awards offered by the University of Waterloo exclusively to the Indian students pursuing masters in Mathematics.
• International Master's and Doctoral Student Awards is offered to international graduate students, again by the University of Waterloo.
• NYIT Scholarships is provided by the New York Institute of Technology to scholars.

Students need not apply separately for the scholarships. The application of admission is automatically screened for the scholarships based on the eligibility criteria.

International students can also manage expenditures by working part-time and joining internship programs. You can choose to do co-ops and internships. Co-ops are mostly paid and fulltime for a longer duration. Not all internships are paid but some help you earn academic credits. Internships are a good way to get trained on industry-oriented projects which is an add on to your resume.

For more information and assistance on scholarships, and all the details related to study in Canada you can go through our previous articles. Make sure you do not miss the deadline.

All the best!