The University of Ottawa Undergraduate award is a renewable average-based award for students studying in English from Africa, Indonesia, Vietnam, China, South Korea, India, or Bangladesh.
This renewable scholarship is available to international students who are citizens of African countries, who are admitted in the Fall 2024 term (September start date) or later, who study in English, and who enroll in one of the specified undergraduate programs in the faculties of Engineering, Science, or Social Sciences.
This substantial financial commitment to their education cuts their tuition expenses by $17,500 to $25,000 for excellence scholarships and $12,000 to $20,000 for admission scholarships, depending on the program annually.
Type: Undergraduate
Application Deadline: April 1, 2024
Value & Duration of Award: $50,000 – $100,000
The entrance and excellence scholarship will provide incoming students with a four-year scholarship to cover the partial cost of their university tuition.
All amounts are in Canadian dollars. These scholarships may be renewed for up to 12 terms.
Eligible Field of Study:
• Engineering: Civil Engineering; Chemical Engineering
• Social sciences: Sociology; Anthropology; International Development and Globalization; Conflict Studies; Public Administration
• Sciences: All programs except the Honours BSc in Biochemistry / BASc in Chemical Engineering; Honours BSc in Physics/BASc in Electrical Engineering; and Honours BSc in Ophthalmic Medical Technology
Eligible Countries: Africa, Indonesia, Vietnam, China, South Korea, India or Bangladesh studying in English.
Eligibility: All eligible students are considered for this award and will be notified at the time of their admission. Although no application is required for this scholarship, recipients will be asked to submit proof of citizenship of a country of territory in Africa before receiving their first installment.
The applicant must:
- be an international student with a valid study permit;
- have citizenship from one of the countries in Africa, India, Bangladesh, Indonesia or Vietnam ;
- be enrolled full-time; and
- For the Entrance scholarship: have an admission average of 89.99% or lower once converted in our grading scale
- For the Excellence scholarship: have an admission average of a minimum of 90% once converted in our grading
scale. - be newly admitted in one of the following undergraduate programs offered in English or with the French Immersion
How To Apply: Interested and qualified applicants should apply using the link below;
- First the student has to apply here: https://www.ouac.on.ca/ouac-105/
- Then the University would receive the application and generate a Student Number which the prospective student would use to login to the school’s portal, UOZone, and then submit their results and documents for review.
- After a successful review, they will be offered a conditional admission offer which will include the scholarship depending on their average.
The submission deadline for all 2022 nominations is by 5:00 p.m., Central Time, on or before 31st March, 2022.
Source: https://www.uottawa.ca/
