Overview
Scholarship type
Merit and need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
$25,000
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
Traditional Fulbright Canada Student Awards are for American citizens who are graduate students, prospective graduate students, or promising young professionals who wish to enroll in graduate-level programs or conduct research in Canada.
Benefits
The scholarship is worth US$25,000 for one academic year (9 months).
Eligibility
- For applicants who plan to enroll in a graduate-level program (Master's or Ph.D.) at a university in Canada. This award would help support the first year of studies.
- For applicants that are either students enrolled in a graduate program at a U.S. university and wish to conduct research in Canada that will support their U.S. degree (MA or Ph.D.)
- OR researchers who have completed an undergraduate degree or a master’s degree and wish to pursue one academic year of independent research in Canada.
- Affiliation may be with any university, research center, research institute, think tank, or government agency in Canada.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
Canada
Nationality
American
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
10 Oct 2026
For detailed application instructions, American citizens are advised to contact their on-campus Fulbright advisor or the Institute of International Education.
Campus Deadlines: August 1, - October 1 (for candidates applying through U.S. institutions).
National Application Deadline: October 10.
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