Differential Tuition Fee Exemption Scholarship 2025 at University of Ottawa

In keeping with our commitment to the French-speaking world, the University of Ottawa offers a Differential Tuition Fee Exemption Scholarship to international Francophone and Francophile students enrolled as of September 2021 in a bachelor’s or master’s program given in French, or in the French Immersion Stream. This major assistance in funding your studies reduces your tuition fees considerably.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Interview Process
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineNot Specified
• Study LevelUndergraduate
• SponsorUniversity of Ottawa
• City to studyOttawa
• School to studyUniversity of Ottawa

Benefits

The value of the scholarship depends on your program and the term for which you are admitted. For example, if you enrol in the Faculty of Arts and tuition fees for international students are $21,667.54 for the Fall term (as in 2024–2025), you’ll receive a scholarship of $12,500. This means you pay $9,167.54 in tuition fees.

Requirements

To be eligible for the Differential Tuition Fee Exemption Scholarship, you must:

• accept an offer of admission to a program offered in French, and
• be enrolled full time and take at least three courses taught in French per term (9 units).

OR

• accept an offer of admission to a program offered in English with a French Immersion Stream option
• meet the admission requirements of the French Immersion Stream, and
• be enrolled full time and take at least three courses taught in French per term (9 units).

Selection Process

Should the Differential Tuition Fee Exemption Scholarship amount change, your scholarship will be renewed at the original amount indicated in your offer of admission, as long as you continue to meet the conditions below.

To continue receiving a Differential Tuition Fee Exemption Scholarship until the end of an undergraduate program (maximum of 12 per-term payments), you must:

• be enrolled full time every term
• enrol in at least three courses taught in French per term (9 units), and
• remain enrolled full time in an approved undergraduate program in French or in French Immersion.

Please note that CO-OP students aren’t eligible for this scholarship during their work terms.

Application Deadline

How To Apply

For more details, visit University of Ottawa Scholarship webpage