11 awards for Canada
Canada's money sits at the entrance gate: undergraduate awards from Toronto, UBC, Waterloo and Calgary — many considered automatically when you apply for admission.
Canada inverts the UK's pattern: its strongest international scholarships target undergraduates at the point of entry. The Lester B. Pearson International Scholarships at Toronto cover a full degree; UBC, Waterloo and Calgary run entrance awards that discount tuition for strong applicants — and several consider every admitted international student automatically, which makes applying early the main scholarship strategy.
At the doctoral end, the government's Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships fund PhD researchers generously. The thinner tier is taught master's funding, where dedicated awards are scarcer — master's applicants more often assemble funding from assistantships and department money, which is a conversation to have with your counsellor course by course.
2 fully funded · 9 partial or varies
CanadaUniversity of Toronto
Fully funded: four years of tuition, books, incidental fees and full residence support
CanadaMcGill University
One-time awards from C$3,000, and renewable major entrance scholarships worth C$3,000 to C$12,000 a year
CanadaGovernment of Ontario, administered by Ontario universities
C$5,000 per session — C$10,000 for two consecutive sessions or C$15,000 for three
CanadaQueen's University
Grade-based admission awards, renewable for up to three further years
CanadaUniversity of British Columbia
Up to C$20,000 per year, renewable for up to four years of study
CanadaUniversity of British Columbia
Need-and-merit awards, including the Karen McKellin International Leader of Tomorrow Award, covering tuition and living costs proportional to financial need, renewable for up to three further years
CanadaUniversity of Alberta
Up to C$10,000 towards tuition, awarded automatically to admitted students with superior academic results
CanadaUniversity of Calgary
CAD 20,000, renewable in years two to four for students who maintain a strong GPA
CanadaUniversity of Waterloo
Awards of typically CAD 10,000, with a wider set of entrance scholarships from CAD 1,000 upwards assessed automatically
CanadaGovernment of Canada
C$50,000 per year for three years
CanadaYork University
Awards of up to C$20,000 a year, renewable across the degree where results are maintained
Scholarship terms, values and deadlines change every award cycle. Always confirm the current details on the official programme website, linked on each scholarship page, before you apply.
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Scholarships to study in Canada — what students ask us most.
Several entrance awards in our catalog consider every admitted international applicant with no separate scholarship application — the award decision rides on the strength and timing of your admission file. That flips the strategy: apply for admission early with your strongest possible academic record, rather than hunting separate scholarship forms.
The Lester B. Pearson International Scholarships at the University of Toronto cover tuition, books, incidental fees and residence for four years — and select only a few dozen scholars globally each cycle, with a school nomination required. Treat it as the long shot it is, and build the realistic plan around partial entrance awards, which are far more attainable.
They don't conflict — scholarship funding has no bearing on Post-Graduation Work Permit eligibility, which depends on your institution and programme length. A funded degree followed by up to three years of PGWP work is exactly the combination that makes Canada's total cost picture so competitive.
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