APPLY NOW! International English Scholarships Ottawa 2025
The University of Ottawa is proud of its internationally diverse student body. As a result, beginning in the fall 2024 term, international students from these countries will benefit from significant reductions in their tuition fees when they study in one of the eligible undergraduate programs offered in English.
Eligibility criteria
To be eligible for these scholarships, international students must meet the following criteria:
- be a citizen of any country in Africa or one of the countries listed
- be newly admitted in the fall 2024 term or after, in one of the eligible undergraduate programs offered in English in one of the faculties listed
- not enrol in the French immersion stream
- have a valid study permit when classes start
- be enrolled full time.
Note: Canadian citizens with dual citizenship (Canada and another country) are not eligible since they already qualify for Canadian tuition rates.
Eligible undergraduate programs
Students from Africa, India, Bangladesh, Indonesia or Vietnam will automatically be eligible for an Entrance or Excellence renewable, average-based scholarship when they enrol in an eligible undergraduate program offered in English. Students from China or South Korea will be considered for Excellence scholarships in those same programs.
Telfer School of Management
Eligible programsÂ
- Accounting
- Business Technology Management
- Finance
- Human Resources
- International Management
- Marketing
Ineligible programs
- All other programs not listed or not including one of the eligible disciplines
Faculty of Health Sciences
Eligible programsÂ
- Food and Nutrition Sciences
- Health Sciences
- Human Kinetics (BHK & BScHK)
Ineligible programs
- All other programs not listed or not including one of the eligible disciplines
Faculty of Science
Eligible programsÂ
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Biomedical Science
- Biopharmaceutical Science
- Chemistry
- Environmental Geoscience
- Environmental Science
- Financial Mathematics and Economics
- Geology
- Geology-Physics
- Mathematics
- Mathematics and Economics
- Physics
- Physics-Mathematics
- Statistics
Ineligible programs
- All other programs not listed or not including one of the eligible disciplines
Faculty of Social Sciences
Eligible programsÂ
- Anthropology
- Anthropology and Sociology
- Communication and Sociology
- Conflict Studies and Human Rights
- Economics
- Economics and Political Science
- Economics and Public Policy
- Environmental Economics and Public Policy
- International Development and Globalization
- International Economics and Development
- Mathematics and Economics
- Psychology (BA & BSc)
- Public Administration
- Public Administration and Political Science
- Sociology
Ineligible programs
- All other programs not listed or not including one of the eligible disciplines
Conditions for keeping the scholarship
International English Entrance Scholarship
Should the International English Entrance Scholarship amount change, the scholarship will be renewed at the original amount indicated in the student’s offer of admission, as long as the student continues to meet the conditions below.
This scholarship can be renewed for up to 12 installments if the student meets these renewal criteria:
- Maintain full-time enrolment in the undergraduate program in which the student was admitted and enrolled.
- Have a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 5.00 or higher at the end of each academic year.
International English Excellence Scholarship
Should the International English Excellence Scholarship amount change, the scholarship will be renewed at the original amount indicated in the student’s offer of admission, as long as the student continues to meet the conditions below.
This scholarship can be renewed for up to 12 installments if the student meets these renewal criteria:
- Maintain full-time enrolment in the undergraduate program in which the student was admitted and enrolled.
- Have a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 8.00 or higher at the end of each academic year.
Should the student have a CGPA between 5.00 and 7.99, the scholarship will be renewed for the amount equivalent to that given for the International English Entrance Scholarship.
Note to students from China and South Korea:Â Since these students are ineligible for the International English Entrance Scholarship, they can only renew their Excellence Scholarship if at the end of each academic year, their CGPA is 8.00 or higher and they have maintained full-time enrolment in the undergraduate program to which they were admitted.
Application Deadline: March 1, 2025
