The University of Ottawa has announced an $11 million scholarship for African students. The University of Ottawa entrance and excellence scholarship will provide incoming students with a four-year scholarship to cover the partial cost of their university tuition. The application deadline is 31st March 2022
About University of Ottawa Entrance and Excellence Scholarship
The University of Ottawa Entrance and Excellence Scholarship is renewable and is offered to international students who are citizens of African countries with admission in Fall 2022 term (September start date) or later with an admission average of 80% or higher. The students must be studying in English, and enroll in one of the specified undergraduate programs in the faculties of Engineering, Science, or Social Sciences. This significant financial contribution to their education reduces their tuition fees by $17,500 to $25,000 for the excellence scholarships and by $12,000 to $20,000 for the entrance scholarships, depending on the program annually.
All students who are eligible for this scholarship will automatically receive it upon enrolment. It will be applied directly to their tuition fees. The Entrance scholarship cannot be combined with the Excellence Scholarship for African students studying in English.
Who can apply for University of Ottawa Entrance and Excellence Scholarship?
The university will consider all eligible students for this award and will notify them at the time of their admission. Although no application is required for this scholarship, recipients will need to submit proof of citizenship of a country of territory in Africa before receiving their first installments.
The applicant must:
- be an international student with a valid study permit;
- have citizenship from one of the countries in Africa;
- have admission to study one of the following undergraduate programs offered in English or with the French Immersion
option:- Engineering: Civil Engineering; Chemical Engineering
- Social sciences: Sociology; Anthropology; International Development and Globalization; Conflict Studies; Public Administration
- Sciences: All programs except the Honours BSc in Biochemistry / BASc in Chemical Engineering; Honours BSc in Physics/BASc in Electrical Engineering; and Honours BSc in Ophthalmic Medical Technology
- be in a full-time program; and
- For the Entrance scholarship: have an admission average of 89.99% or lower once converted in our grading scale
- For the Excellence scholarship: have an admission average of a minimum of 90% once converted in our grading
scale.
How to Apply for University of Ottawa Entrance and Excellence Scholarship
First the student has to apply to study at the University of Ottawa.
Then, the University would receive the application and generate a Student Number which the prospective student would use to login to the school’s portal, UOZone, and then submit their results and documents for review.
After a successful review, the student will receive a conditional admission offer which will include the scholarship depending on their average.
The submission deadline for all 2022 nominations is by 5:00 p.m., Central Time, on or before 31st March, 2022.
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