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Important: If a student is aiming to participate in this program for study/coursework, there must be an active student exchange agreement between Queen's and the student's home institution that waives tuition.

To be eligible, a student must be:

•   a citizen of an eligible country/territory
  • Caribbean: 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;
  • Central America: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
  • North America: Mexico
  • South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
• enrolled full-time at post-secondary institution in an eligible country/territory;
• paying tuition fees to that institution at the time of application and for the full duration of the program.
• Able to complete all project activities no later than September 30, 2027;

You are not eligible for this scholarship if:

• hold or have a pending application for Canadian citizenship or permanent residency;
• are already holding another grant or source of funding from Global Affairs Canada (GAC), through its legal name, the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD), or from a Canadian federal granting agency (e.g. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) or Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). All additional sources of funding must be declared.
• are already enrolled in a degree, diploma or certificate program at a Canadian post-secondary institution.

Canadian post-secondary institutions interested in hosting students must:

• have an active student exchange agreement with the student’s home institution that waives tuition fees for scholarship recipients (required for graduate coursework and undergraduate study only)

Eligible expenses

Selected students may use scholarship funds towards:

• visa or study/work permit fees
• airfare via the most direct and economical route
• health insurance
• living expenses, such as accommodation, utilities and food
• ground transportation, including a public transportation pass
• books and supplies required for their study or research, excluding computers and other equipment

It is the responsibility of the applying student to collect these documents and provide them to a home university coordinator to submit to Â鶹ÍøÕ¾.

Each document must be smaller than 5 MB and in jpg, .gif, .png, .pdf, .doc, .docx, .txt or .xlsx format.

Â鶹ÍøÕ¾ requires the following documents to maintain its responsibilities outlined in the Management and Accountability Framework.

We ask that home universities work with student applicants to ensure documents are complete and accurate as per the instructions. Revised documents will not be accepted after the deadline. Documents in a language other than English must be accompanied by a translation.

• Proof of citizenship
  • A copy of the candidate's passport or national identity card with a photo and valid dates
  • Documents not accepted as proof of citizenship are: driver’s license, permanent residence card, work permit, student card, health card, birth certificate or baptismal certificate.
  • Proof of citizenship selected must be from the same country/territory as the citizenship selected in the online application form.

• Signed Privacy Notice Statement
  • A copy of the  signed by the candidate and dated within the last six months.

• Letter of intent from the candidate (maximum one page)
  • Explains the nature of studies or research to be undertaken
  • Provides rationale for study in Canada and for the choice of Queen's as the institution, program (and/or supervisor) and how the proposed program of study or research will relate to their future career.

• Letter of proof of full-time enrolment from the home institution
  • On official letterhead
  • Dated within the last six months
  • Confirms that the candidate is currently enrolled in a full-time program
  • Copies of transcripts, a student card or a letter of admission are not acceptable.

• Letter of support from the home institution (maximum one page)
  • On official letterhead
  • Dated within the last six months
  • From the candidate's instructor, professor or international office
  • Explains the nature of study or research to be undertaken in Canada and how the candidate and the home institution will benefit from this scholarship program.

• Letter of invitation from the Canadian supervisor (research stream undergraduates or graduate students only, maximum one page)

  • On official letterhead
  • Dated within the last six months
  • Signed by the Canadian supervisor
  • Confirms tuition will not be charged.
  • Describes the nature and scope of the research collaboration with the student’s home institution
  • Confirms their willingness to support and mentor the candidate during the exchange period
  • Explains how the Canadian institution, supervisor and peers will benefit from the exchange

Note: Students no longer need to submit a copy of the MOU or student exchange agreement. However, for students pursuing scholarships for study/coursework at Queen's, coordinators must confirm that an active exchange exists between our two institutions that waives tuition.

The following Qualtrics form has been designed for undergraduate, graduate, and research applications.

Students must collect the required documents above and send them to a coordinator at their home university.

Coordinators at the home university should review each application for accuracy/completion and submit through the Qualtrics form below by the stated internal Queen’s University deadline, allowing ample time for review and ranking.

 Full Survey Preview

Questions can be sent to .

Only completed applications will be accepted for consideration.

Canadian post-secondary institutions are responsible for managing the selection and administration of scholarships under the Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP) in a manner that ensures transparency, fairness, and accountability.

Selection decisions are guided by the following assessment criteria, and take into account gender representation and geographic diversity, as highlighted by Global Affairs Canada.
 

View Selection Criteria for 2026-27

Important: If a student is aiming to participate in this program for study/coursework, there must be an active student exchange agreement between Queen's and the student's home institution that waives tuition.

To be eligible, you must be:

• a citizen of an eligible country/territory
  • Asia: Bangladesh, Nepal, Taiwan
  • Europe: Türkiye, Ukraine
  • Middle East and North Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa: Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda
•  a student enrolled full-time at a post-secondary institution in an eligible country/territory
• paying tuition fees to that institution at the time of application and for the full duration of your exchange
• able to complete all project activities no later than September 30, 2027.

You are not eligible for this scholarship if:

• you hold or have a pending application for Canadian citizenship or permanent residency
• are already holding another grant or source of funding from Global Affairs Canada (GAC), through its legal name, the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD), or from a Canadian federal granting agency (e.g. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) or Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). All additional sources of funding must be declared;
• you are already enrolled in a degree, diploma or certificate program at a Canadian post-secondary institution

Canadian post-secondary institutions interested in hosting students must:

• have an active student exchange agreement with the student’s home institution that waives tuition fees for scholarship recipients (required for graduate coursework and undergraduate study only)

Eligible expenses

Selected students may use scholarship funds towards:

• visa or study/work permit fees
• airfare via the most direct and economical route
• health insurance
• living expenses, such as accommodation, utilities and food
• ground transportation, including a public transportation pass
• books and supplies required for their study or research, excluding computers and other equipment

It is the responsibility of the applying student to collect these documents and provide them to a home university coordinator to submit to Â鶹ÍøÕ¾.

Each document must be smaller than 5 MB and in .jpg, .gif, .png, .pdf, .doc, .docx, .txt or .xlsx format for the application to upload successfully.

Institutions must ensure documents are complete and accurate as per the instructions. Revised documents will not be accepted after the deadline. Documents in a language other than English must be accompanied by a translation.

• Proof of citizenship
  • a copy of the candidate's passport or national identity card with a photo and valid dates
  • documents not accepted as proof of citizenship are: driver’s license, permanent residence card, work permit, student card, health card, birth certificate or baptismal certificate
  • proof of citizenship selected must be from the same country/territory as the citizenship selected in the online application form
  • students from Taiwan must also provide a proof of household registration in Taiwan

• Signed Privacy Notice Statement
  • a copy of the   signed by the candidate and dated within the last six months

• Letter of intent from the candidate (maximum one page)
  • explains the nature of studies or research to be undertaken
  • Provides rationale for study in Canada and for the choice of Queen's as the institution, program (and/or supervisor) and how the proposed program of study or research will relate to their future career.

• Letter of proof of full-time enrolment from the home institution
  • on official letterhead
  • dated within the last six months
  • confirms that the candidate is currently enrolled in a full-time program
  • copies of transcripts, a student card or a letter of admission are not acceptable

• Letter of support from the home institution (maximum one page)
  • on official letterhead
  • dated within the last six months
  • from the candidate's instructor, professor or international director
  • explains the nature of study or research to be undertaken in Canada and how the candidate and the home institution will benefit from this scholarship program

• Letter of invitation from the Canadian supervisor (research stream undergraduate students and graduate students only)
  • on official letterhead
  • dated within the last six months
  • signed by the Canadian supervisor
  • confirms tuition will not be charged
  • describes the nature and scope of the research collaboration with the student’s home institution
  • confirms their willingness to support and mentor the candidate during the exchange period
  • explains how the Canadian institution, supervisor and peers will benefit from the exchange

Note: Students no longer need to submit a copy of the MOU or student exchange agreement. However, for students pursuing scholarships for study/coursework at Queen's, coordinators must confirm that an active exchange exists between our two institutions that waives tuition.

The following Qualtrics form has been designed for undergraduate, graduate, and research applications.

Students must collect the required documents above and send them to a coordinator at their home university.

Coordinators at the home university should review each application for accuracy/completion and submit through the Qualtrics form below by the stated internal Queen’s University deadline, allowing ample time for review and ranking.

 Full Survey Preview

Questions can be sent to .

Only completed applications will be accepted for consideration.

Canadian post-secondary institutions are responsible for managing the selection and administration of scholarships under the Study in Canada Scholarships (SICS) in a manner that ensures transparency, fairness, and accountability.

Selection decisions are guided by the following assessment criteria, and take into account gender representation and geographic diversity, as highlighted by Global Affairs Canada.

View Selection Criteria for 2026-27

Important: If a student is aiming to participate in this program for study/coursework, there must be an active student exchange agreement between Queen's and the student's home institution that waives tuition.

To be eligible, a student must be:

•  citizens of a country listed below
  • ASEAN Member States: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos (Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR)), Malaysia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam;
  • Pacific Island Countries: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu;
  • Mongolia.
• enrolled full-time at a post-secondary institution in an eligible country
• paying tuition fees to that institution at the time of application and for the full duration of your exchange

Candidates are not eligible for this scholarship if they:

• hold or have a pending application for Canadian citizenship or permanent residency
• are already participating in a scholarship program funded by the Government of Canada
• are already enrolled in a degree, diploma or certificate program at a Canadian post-secondary institution
• have previously received a scholarship under the first phase of the program: the Canada-ASEAN Scholarships and Educational Exchanges for Development (SEED)

Canadian post-secondary institutions interested in hosting students must:

• be a   (DLI);
• waive tuition fees for scholarship recipients; 
• centralize all applications through their international office

Eligible expenses

Selected students may use scholarship funds towards:

• visa or study/work permit fees
• airfare via the most direct and economical route
• health insurance
• living expenses, such as accommodation, utilities and food
• ground transportation, including a public transportation pass
• books and supplies required for their study or research, excluding computers and other equipment

It is the responsibility of the applying student to collect these documents and provide them to a home university coordinator to submit to Â鶹ÍøÕ¾.

Each document must be smaller than 5 MB and in .jpg, .gif, .png, .pdf, .doc, .docx, .txt or .xlsx format for the application to upload successfully.

Institutions must ensure documents are complete and accurate as per the instructions. Revised documents will not be accepted after the deadline. Documents in a language other than English or French must be accompanied by a translation.

• Proof of citizenship
  • A copy of the candidate's passport or national identity card with a photo and valid dates
  • Documents not accepted as proof of citizenship are: driver’s license, permanent residence card, work permit, student card, health card, birth certificate or baptismal certificate
  • Proof of citizenship selected must be from the same country/territory as the citizenship selected in the online application form.

• Signed Privacy Notice Statement
  • A copy of the  signed by the candidate and dated within the last six months

• Letter of intent from the candidate (maximum one page)
  • Explains the nature of studies or research to be undertaken
  • Provides rationale for study in Canada and for the choice of institution, program and supervisor and how the proposed program of study or research will relate to their future career
  • Explains how undertaking study or research in Canada will empower the student to apply their learning to address the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
  • Explains how they intend to use their learning to help reduce poverty and narrow the development gap in their region in their future career
  • Identifies the   (SDG) their proposed study or research in Canada is aligned with and will contribute to (letters that do not identify an SDG will be deemed incomplete and not eligible)
  • Candidates from Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste or Vietnam must provide an explanation of how their learning in Canada will help to reduce poverty in their home country
  • Candidates from Brunei or Singapore must provide an explanation of how their learning in Canada will help to reduce poverty in one of the other nine ASEAN countries
  • Candidates from Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu or Vanuatu must provide an explanation of how their learning in Canada will help to reduce poverty in their home country
  • Candidates from the Cook Islands must provide an explanation of how their learning in Canada will help to reduce poverty in one of the other thirteen eligible Pacific Island Countries
  • Candidates from Mongolia must provide an explanation how their learning in Canada will help to reduce poverty in their home country
• Letter of proof of full-time enrolment from the home institution
  • On official letterhead
  • Dated within the last six months
  • Confirms that the candidate is currently enrolled in a full-time program (letters that do not confirm full-time student status will be deemed incomplete and not eligible)
  • Copies of transcripts, a student card or a letter of admission are not acceptable
• Letter of support from the home institution (maximum one page)
  • On official letterhead
  • Dated within the last six months
  • From the candidate's instructor, professor or international director
  • Explains the nature of study or research to be undertaken in Canada and how the candidate and the home institution will benefit from this scholarship program
  • Assesses the candidate’s commitment and capacity to use the program of study or research in Canada to help reduce poverty and narrow the development gap in their country or region
• Letter of invitation from the Canadian supervisor (research stream undergraduates or graduate students only, maximum one page)
  • On official letterhead
  • Dated within the last six months
  • Signed by the Canadian supervisor
  • Confirms tuition will not be charged.
  • Describes the nature and scope of the research collaboration with the student’s home institution
  • Confirms their willingness to support and mentor the candidate during the exchange period
  • Explains how the Canadian institution, supervisor and peers will benefit from the exchange

Note: Students no longer need to submit a copy of a MOU or student exchange agreement. However, for students pursuing study arrangements, coordinators must confirm that an active exchange exists between our two institutions that waives tuition.

The following Qualtrics form has been designed for undergraduate, graduate, and research applications.

Students must collect the required documents above and send them to a coordinator at their home university.

Coordinators at the home university should review each application for accuracy/completion and submit through the Qualtrics form below by the stated internal Queen’s University deadline, allowing ample time for review and ranking.

 Full Survey Preview

Questions can be sent to gacscholarships@queensu.ca.

Only completed applications will be accepted for consideration.