CBIE administers a range of awards for non-Canadians, on behalf of many partners.

Elizabeth Paterson International Student of the Year Award

The ‘Elizabeth Paterson International Student of the Year Award’ program asks international students to offer their insights into the study-in-Canada experience. They must do this by writing a one-page letter telling family or friends what it's like to study in Canada, what they see as the advantages of their Canadian academic career, and their achievements so far. The ‘International Student of the Year’ will be selected based upon the information provided in the letter as well as its freshness, creativity and energy.

The  2011 ‘Elizabeth Paterson International Student of the Year Award’ competition is now closed.  Click here to read our media release.

Read the 2011 winning submissions:

International Student of the Year:  Irving Tan [Malaysia, University of Ottawa] click here

Silver Honourable Mention:  Auriane Brémont [France, Université de Montréal] click here

Bronze Honourable Mention:  Mohammad Samer Albaba [Syria, University of Calgary] click here

For more information on the 2012 competition, please check this website in January 2012.

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada

Foreign Affairs and International Trade offers the scholarship programs listed below:

• Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship Program (CCSP) and
  Government of Canada Awards Program (GCA)

Both the CCSP and the GCA include the following awards (among others):

Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships (PDRF) Awards available to foreign students for Post-Doctoral research in Canada

Graduate Student Exchange Program (GSEP) Awards available to foreign students to conduct research in Canada

College and Undergraduate Student Exchange Program (CUSEP) Awards available to foreign students for a study term of four months in Canada

• Organization of American States (OAS) Fellowships Program
  Awards available to Citizens of OAS member states for studies and research in Canada

Visit www.scholarships-bourses.gc.ca/scholarships-bourses/non_can/opportunities-opportunites.aspx?lang=eng to learn more.

Please note, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT) invites departing and former award-holders to become members of the Government of Canada Scholars' Alumni Association (GCSAA): For former CCSP, CCSEP, GCA, GSEP, CUSEP and PDRF Award Holders. Log-in as a member or register as an alumnus/alumna on the website at: www.scholarships.gc.ca/AlumniAssociation-AnciensAssociation-Eng.aspx.

CETAA Program

Citizens from Mali, Senegal, Ghana or Ethiopia interested in accessing funding for quality education and training through local institutions in their home country can apply to the CETAA program, administered by CBIE and offered in partnership with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).

Kuwait Undergraduate Scholarship Program

The Kuwait Undergraduate Scholarship Program in Canada is managed by CBIE, on behalf of the Ministry of Higher Education of Kuwait, in cooperation with the Cultural Division of the Embassy of the State of Kuwait in Canada. Scholarships are open to citizens of Kuwait only. Visit www.cbie.ca/kuwait for more details.

The Libyan-North American Scholarship Program

The Libyan-North American Scholarship Program is a collaboration between the Libyan Ministry of Education and Scientific Research and the Canadian Bureau for International Education, funded by the Libyan Government. It involves approximately 2,000 Libyan students who study in Canada and the United States. The goal of the Scholarship Program is to build the capacity of Libyan citizens to address the needs of Libyan public institutions, academia and Libyan society as a whole through the pursuit of graduate and post-graduate medical studies in North America. Visit www.cbie.ca/libya for more details.

For information on CBIE services - Scholarship Management, please visit: International Education Services.