Fulbright Canada Programs - Awards and Deadlines

FULBRIGHT CANADA PROGRAMS: Deadline to the United States is November 15, 2015

Awards for Canadian Scholars

The competition is for awards to be taken up September 2016 and/or January 2017

Applicants can apply to the:

Eligibility

  • Candidates must be Canadian citizens,
  • Hold a Ph.D. or equivalent professional/terminal degree as appropriate. Candidates outside academia (e.g., professionals, artists) with recognized professional standing and substantial professional accomplishments are also eligible,
  • Meet all other eligibility requirements.

Inquiries: Brad Hector, Program Officer (Scholars), bhector@fulbright.ca

Awards for Canadian Students

Graduate Students can apply to the:

Traditional Fulbright student awards

The competition is for awards to be taken up for one 9-month academic year starting September 2016

Eligibility

  • Candidates must be Canadian citizens,
  • Be in receipt of a bachelor's degree prior to the proposed start date of the grant,

Inquiries: Michelle Emond, Program Officer (Students), memond@fulbright.ca

Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program

The competition is for awards to be taken up for one 10-month academic year starting August 2016

Eligibility

  • Candidates must be Francophone Canadian citizens,
  • Be proficient in French and in English,
  • Be aged between 21 and 29 years at the time of application,
  • Be in receipt of a bachelor's degree prior to the proposed start date of the grant, Master's degrees are highly desirable at many institutions

Inquiries: Michelle Emond, Program Officer (Students), memond@fulbright.ca

Undergraduate Students can apply to the:

Killam Fellowships Program

The competition is for awards to be taken up September 2016 and/or January 2017

This award is structurally similar to the Fulbright program as it allows Canadian undergraduate students to spend one semester in the United States.  

Candidates can apply to the:

Direct Exchange Program  -Applicants submit their applications through their home institution.  

NOTE deadlines vary from December 2015 to January 2016 at each of the partner institutions participating in the direct exchange.  Consult the Instructions for Canadian undergraduate applicants for exact dates.

Open Competition Program  - Applicants can submit their applications through their home institution or can submit their application directly to Fulbright Canada on or before February 1, 2016

Eligibility

  • Candidates must be Canadian citizens,
  • Be full-time undergraduate students in good standing at a degree granting institution in Canada,
  • Meet all other eligibility requirements as indicated in the application package.

Inquiries: Michelle Emond, Program Officer (Students), memond@fulbright.ca

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