University of Ottawa offers scholarships for African students

The University of Ottawa has recently announced a scholarship specifically made for African students looking to study in the Great White North. The Entrance and Excellence Scholarships are four-year scholarships that partially covers the cost of African students’ university tuition.

The renewable University of Ottawa scholarships offered to African students will greatly reduce their tuition fees by CA$17,500 to CA$25,000 for the Excellence scholarships and CA$12,000 to CA$20,000 for the Entrance scholarships. Source: University of Ottawa / Facebook

Scholarship amounts vary based on your admission average and the faculty offering the programme of study. The renewable University of Ottawa scholarships for African students will reduce their tuition fees by CA$17,500 to CA$25,000 for the Excellence scholarships, and CA$12,000 to CA$20,000 for the Entrance scholarships.

The Entrance scholarship is given to students with an admission average of 89.9% or lower while the Excellence scholarship is given to students with an admission average of 90% or more.

The Entrance Scholarship and Excellence Scholarship cannot be combined.

University of Ottawa’s specialised scholarships are only offered to international students who carry citizenship in African countries and would need to provide proof to be eligible. Source: University of Ottawa/Facebook

Who are eligible?

University of Ottawa’s specialised scholarships are only offered to international students who carry citizenship in African countries. No application is required, but they would need to provide proof to be eligible:

✅Proof of citizenship in any African country

✅Need an approved Canadian study permit

✅Be newly admitted in one of the following undergraduate programmes offered in English or with the French Immersion option:

Engineering: Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering

Social sciences: Sociology, Anthropology, International Development and Globalization, Conflict Studies, Public Administration

Sciences: All programmes except the Honours BSc in Biochemistry/BASc in Chemical Engineering.

All submissions for 2022 nominations will need to be sent by 5 p.m., Central Time, on or before March 31, 2022.

Canadian institutions like the University of Ottawa understands the struggles of an international student when it comes to studying abroad. Source: Dave Chan / AFP

More support for African students

Canadian institutions like the University of Ottawa understands the struggles of an international student when it comes to studying abroad. Without the financial backing necessary, it is hard for students to concentrate on their education, and these specialised scholarships aim to assist and give students around the world the opportunity to study in Canada.

It is thanks to the strong academic relationship built between both countries and existing Canadian scholarships available for African students, which is one of the many reasons why they are able to move easily to study their preferred undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the Great White North.

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