Global Affairs Canada has announced various short-term exchange scholarships in Canada for international students, faculty and professionals in 2023-24.
SMU faculty who would like to invite graduate students to undertake research (not coursework) (see 1) and 2) below) or invite faculty or administrators to undertake research or professional development (see 3) below) to SMU in the 2023-24 academic year should email global@smu.ca by Feb 28, 2023 to inquire. All scholarship applications can only be completed through the Global Learning Office’s institutional account. A signed MoU with the invitee’s home institution is not required.
1) Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP) – Opportunity to invite graduate students for research
To be eligible, the graduate student being invited must be enrolled full-time at a post-secondary institution in an eligible country/territory and be a citizen of an eligible country/territory (see list):
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
Central America: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
North America: Mexico
South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
ELAP Scholarship is valued at:
CAD$8200 for 4-month research
CAD$11000 for 5-6 month research
2) Study in Canada Scholarships (SICS) – Opportunity to invite graduate students for research
To be eligible, the graduate student being invited must be enrolled full-time at a post-secondary institution in an eligible country/territory and be a citizen of an eligible country/territory (see list):
Asia: Bangladesh, Nepal, Taiwan
Europe: Türkiye, Ukraine
Middle East and North Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia
Sub-Saharan Africa: Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda
SiCS Scholarship is valued at:
CAD$10200 for 4-month research
CAD$12700 for 5-6 month research
3) Canada-CARICOM Faculty Leadership Program -- Opportunity to invite faculty and staff from CARICOM Countries for research/professional development
The Canada-CARICOM Faculty Leadership Program provides professional development opportunities for faculty wishing to upgrade their knowledge and skills in Canada, and for international managers/administrators who are responsible for promoting student mobility between their home country/territory and Canada.
To be eligible, the faculty or staff being invited must be employed full-time at a post-secondary institution in the eligible CARICOM member and associate member states and be a citizen of such (see list):
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, and Turks and Caicos
The Canada-CARICOM Faculty Leadership Program is valued at:
$3200 for 2-3 weeks for faculty and int’l mobility administrators for research/professional development
$11100 for 5-6 months for faculty for research
If there are any questions or concerns, please email global@smu.ca, Global Learning and Intercultural Support.
