The Canada-CARICOM Leadership Scholarships are facilitated through institutional collaborations and student exchange agreements between Canadian institutions and institutions in the CARICOM. These agreements are created between colleges, technical or vocational institutions and universities. Students or researchers, hereby referred to as “candidates”, remain registered as full-time students in their home institution during this exchange. Up to 100 scholarships are awarded every year for a total of over 650 scholarships since 2007.
Canadian post-secondary institutions
Canadian institutions are:
- responsible for submitting applications on behalf of eligible candidates from institutions in CARICOM member states; and
- encouraged to promote this scholarship opportunity to faculty and staff members, as well as to partner institutions in the CARICOM.
Canadian institutions with successful candidates:
- should identify a single person responsible for the administration of the contribution agreement and another person with delegated signing authority; and
- will receive contribution funding from Global Affairs Canada to disburse as scholarships to recipients.
Non-Canadian candidates
Candidates interested in this scholarship program should contact their home institution to:
- make their interest known;
- find out if there is an existing institutional collaboration or exchange agreement with a Canadian institution; and
- request information about the application process and selection criteria specific to the Canadian institution.
Selected candidates are encouraged to:
- ensure that they fulfill the requirements of the Canadian institution including academic requirements and language proficiency;
- initiate the process for the transfer of credits to their home institution as soon as their Canadian courses have been identified;
- follow the procedures of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada as outlined by the Canadian institution (generally a study permit is required for course work and a work permit is required for research); and
- contact alumni of the program through their home institution for advice and a local perspective on the scholarship experience.
Non-Canadian institutions
Non-Canadian institutions are encouraged to:
- communicate with partner institutions in Canada to confirm or explore institutional collaborations and student exchange agreements;
- promote this scholarship opportunity through their international offices;
- identify strong candidates who meet the admission requirements for the Canadian partner institution;
- provide the candidates’ names to the Canadian partner institution, which is responsible for submitting the scholarship applications; and
- propose to selected candidates to gain additional linguistic training, academic upgrading and cultural preparedness before their departure.
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The scholarship value varies depending on the duration and level of study. The scholarship value for students is:
- $7,200 CAN for college, undergraduate or graduate (Master’s and PhD) students for a minimum of four months or one academic term of study or research;
- $9,700 CAN for graduate students (Master’s and PhD) for a period of five or six months of study or research; or
- $14,700 CAN for undergraduate and college students for a period of eight months of study or research.
In addition to the funds allocated to the recipients by DFATD, the Canadian host institution may also claim $300 CAN per scholarship recipient to assist with administrative costs once the scholarship recipient arrives in Canada.
Eligibilities
Candidates:
- who have obtained Canadian citizenship or who have applied for permanent residency in Canada are not eligible;
- already participating in an exchange scholarship program funded by the Government of Canada are not eligible;
- already enrolled in a degree or diploma program at a Canadian university or college are not eligible; and
- must be enrolled full-time at a post-secondary institution in an eligible country and paying any tuition fees regulated by that institution for the full duration of the exchange.
More specific criteria are mentioned in the official website.
Eligible Regions: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos.Application Process
The Canadian institution must apply on behalf of the candidate(s) by submitting the online application form and uploading all supporting documents prior to the deadline. Institutions may submit multiple applications and may be asked to rank their applications, based on their strategic priorities. A single person should be responsible for the administration of the program. Canadian faculty or staff members who are submitting an application must notify the person responsible for the administration of the program at their respective institution as the institution may be requested to rank multiple applications.
Detailed Application process in available in the official website!
Application Deadline: April 25, 2017
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