Apply Now: International English Scholarships 2024

Excellence and Entrance Scholarships: Average-based renewable scholarships for students studying in English from Africa, Indonesia, Vietnam, China, South Korea, India, or Bangladesh.

The University of Ottawa is proud of its international student population. As a result, beginning with the fall 2024 term, international students from these countries will get considerable tuition savings when enrolling in one of the qualified undergraduate programs provided in English.

International English Scholarships Eligibility criteria
To be eligible for these scholarships, international students must meet the following criteria:

Note: Canadian citizens with dual citizenship (Canada and another country) are not eligible since they already qualify for Canadian tuition rates.

be a citizen of one of the countries listed
be newly admitted in the fall 2024 term in one of the eligible undergraduate programs offered in English in one of the faculties listed
not enroll in the French immersion stream
have a valid study permit when classes start
be enrolled full time.

Note: Canadian citizens with dual citizenship (Canada and another country) are not eligible since they already qualify for Canadian tuition rates.

International English Scholarships Eligible undergraduate programs

Students from Africa, India, Bangladesh, Indonesia or Vietnam will automatically be eligible for an Entrance or Excellence renewable, average-based scholarship when they enrol in an eligible undergraduate program offered in English. Students from China or South Korea will be considered for Excellence scholarships in those same programs.

Faculty	Eligible programs	Ineligible programs
Telfer School of Management	Finance Marketing Accounting International Management Human Resources Business Technology Management	All other programs not listed or not including one of the eligible disciplines
Faculty of Engineering	Civil Engineering Chemical Engineering	All other programs not listed or not including one of the eligible disciplines
Faculty of Health Sciences	Health Sciences Food and Nutrition Sciences Human Kinetics	All other programs not listed or not including one of the eligible disciplines
Faculty of Science	All programs, except for ineligible programs	Honours BSc Biochemistry/ BASc Chemical Engineering Honours BSc Physics/ BASc Electrical Engineering Honours BSc Ophthalmic Medical Technology
Faculty of Social Sciences	Economics Psychology Sociology Anthropology International Development and Globalization Conflict Studies and Human Rights Public Administration International Economics and Development	All other programs not listed or not including one of the eligible discipline

Scholarship amounts by country

Scholarship amounts vary, depending on the admission average and the faculty offering the program.

Excellence scholarships are awarded through a competitive process among the top candidates with an admission average of 90% or higher who apply for admission by April 1, 2024, and whose admission has been processed by April 15, 2024. Candidates whose first choice is the University of Ottawa will be favoured. Recipients must start their program in September. Insofar as possible and to maximize diversity, each faculty will award the same number of scholarships.