Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP) in Canada
Country: Canada Value: CA$9,700.00 Category: Undergraduate, Graduate, Phd Program Length: Varies

Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP) in Canada: CAD 7,200 for college, undergraduate or graduate students (Master's and PhD) for a minimum of four months or one academic term of study or research; or CAD 9,700 for graduate students (Master's and PhD) for a period of five to six months of study or research.

Deadline for Canadian institutions: The deadline for Canadian institutions to submit online applications on behalf of candidates is 11:59 p.m. EDT, April 20, 2021.

Deadline for candidates and non-Canadian institutions: Interested candidates are encouraged to check with their home institution to obtain the internal deadlines of the Canadian institution and the home institution.

Application Criteria for Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP)

Canadian institutions are:

  • responsible for submitting applications on behalf of eligible candidates from institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean; and
  • encouraged to promote this scholarship opportunity to faculty and staff members, as well as to partner institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Non-Canadian candidates:

  • 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 and provide any additional information, such as transcripts, language test results, a research project and a registration form for an exchange program.

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 academic candidates who meet the admission requirements for the Canadian partner institution;
  • provide the candidates' documents 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.

Eligible Nationalities

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;Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama; Mexico; or Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela.

Terms and Conditions

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 at the time of application and for the full duration of the exchange.

More details about this opportunity!

Canadian institutions will disburse scholarship funds to the scholarship recipient to contribute to the following costs:

  • visa and/or study/work permit fees;
  • 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;
  • living expenses, such as accommodation, utilities and food;
  • ground public transportation, including a public transportation pass; and
  • books and supplies required for the recipient’s study or research, excluding computers and other equipment.

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