Application Criteria for Canada-ASEAN Scholarships and Educational Exchanges for Development (SEED)
Canada ASEAN Scholarships and Educational Exchanges for Development (SEED) scholarship program is open to mid-career professionals from academia, civil society, the private sector (with a focus on micro, small and medium-sized businesses, and on social enterprises), and the public sector (including ministries, parastatals, state-owned enterprises, legislative and judicial bodies). A mid-career professional, for the extent of this scholarship program, is someone who:
- has worked for at least 5 and up to 20 years;
- is in a managerial, policy development or in a decision-making position OR is a mid-career academic in a post-secondary academic institution, research institution, or think tank;
- has at least two years of experience within the position; and,
- is not supervising more than 30 employees and/or a CAD 30 million budget per year.
To be eligible:
- Candidates must be citizens of an ASEAN member state and must be currently working in an ASEAN member state;
- Candidates from Brunei and Singapore must demonstrate how they would use the learning in Canada to help combat poverty in one of the other eight ASEAN countries;
- Candidates must fulfill the requirements of the Canadian institution including academic requirements and language proficiency; and,
- Candidates who have obtained Canadian citizenship or who have applied for permanent residency in Canada are not eligible.
Eligible Nationalities
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam.
More details about this opportunity!
The Canadian Government Scholarship will contribute towards the following costs:
- program/course fee;
- visa and/or study/work permit fees;
- economy airfare, for the scholarship recipient only, to Canada by the most direct and economical route and return airfare upon completion of the scholarship;
- health insurance;
- modest living expenses, such as accommodation, utilities and food; and,
- ground transportation expenses.