Fulbright Canada Student Awards 2024

Fulbright Canada Student Awards are intended for Canadian citizens who are graduate students, prospective graduate students, or promising young professionals who wish to study and/or conduct research in the United States. These residential exchange awards may be held at any university, research center, think tank, or government agency in the United States.

• Table of Content
• About Fulbright Canada
• Fulbright Canada Student Awards
• Aim and Benefits of Fulbright Canada Student Awards
• Requirements for Fulbright Canada Student Awards Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Fulbright Canada

n August 1, 1946, President Harry Truman enacted legislation authorizing the international scholarship program bearing the name of Senator J. William Fulbright. Now, some 70 years later, Senator Fulbright's dream is a powerful reality. With more than 350,000 Fulbright alumni in more than 160 countries, the Fulbright program is the gold standard in academic exchange and a leader in public diplomacy. The Foundation for Educational Exchange between Canada and the United States of America (aka Fulbright Canada) is a bi-national, treaty-based, non-governmental, not-for-profit organizati... continue reading

Fulbright Canada Student Awards

• Category PhD
• SponsorFulbright Canada
• City to study -
• School to study -
• Course to study Not specified
• Application Deadline November 15, 2024

Aim and Benefits of Fulbright Canada Student Awards

$25,000 US for a full academic year (nine months) or $12,500 for one semester. Basic health insurance is also provided. 

Requirements for Fulbright Canada Student Awards Qualification

Program Policy

• All eligibility requirements apply from the time of application.
• Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin and/or physical impairment.
• Fulbright Canada awards are merit-based, and can be held concurrently with other awards and/or salaries.

Eligibility

Applicants must

• Be a Canadian citizen (Permanent residence is not sufficient).
• Hold a Bachelor’s degree prior to the proposed start date of the grant.
• Be proficient in English.
• Be in compliance with all J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FFSB) guidelines.
• Be in compliance with all governmental regulations regarding visas, immigration, travel and residence.

Applicants must not

• Be a dual U.S.-Canadian citizen.
• Hold permanent residency status in the United States.
• Reside in the United States.
• Have resided abroad for five or more consecutive years in the six year period immediately preceding the date of application.
   A period of nine months or more during a calendar year is considered to constitute a full year abroad.
• Be seeking enrollment in a medical degree program.
• Possess a Ph.D by the start of the program. Instead, such applicants can visit the Fulbright Scholar Program.

NOTES

• Canadian Fulbright grantees enter the United States under an Exchange Visitor (J-1) Visa and, upon completion of the end of their exchange, are subject to the two-year home-country physical presence requirement - Section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
• Grants shall not authorize activities for which a license to practice medicine or nursing is required.
• Grantees must demonstrate sound physical and mental health. Finalists are required to submit a Medical History and Examination Report before their grants can be completed.
• Candidates who previously held a Fulbright Student grant should be aware that, as a general matter, preference will be given to candidates who have not previously received a Student grant. Previous Fulbright Student grantees are expected to make a strong justification in their application for a repeat Fulbright grant.
• Preference will be given to qualified candidates who have not had substantial recent experience in the United States. The Board defines substantial recent experience as study, teaching, research or employment for a period aggregating more than an academic year (nine months) during the past five years.

Application Deadline

November 15, 2024

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Fulbright Canada on www.fulbright.ca to apply

 Canadian Student Application Instructions 

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