International Awards

The university provides scholarships, awards, and bursaries to international students.

Featured Awards

UCalgary Award for International Student Athletes

  • Award Value: Up to $10,000
  • Number of Awards: 3
  • Deadline: N/A, Nominated by coach

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Alka & Sanjeev Khanna Undergraduate Scholarship in Mechanical Engineering

  • Award Value: $5,000
  • Number of Awards: 1
  • Deadline: May 1, 2024

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George Arthur and Lily Hadden Sullivan Bursary in Humanities and Science

  • Award Value: Up to $3,000
  • Number of Awards: 8
  • Deadline: May 1, 2024

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Board of Governors Scholarship for Academic Excellence

  • Award Value: $7,500
  • Number of Awards: 1
  • Deadline: May 1, 2024

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Information on Eligibility

  • International students are eligible for all awards that are not specifically for Canadian citizens or Permanent Residents.
  • International students must be registered full-time in an undergraduate degree program to be eligible.

Deadlines

  1. Application Opens

    October 1

  2. Application Closes

    December 1

  3. Document Deadline

    December 15

  4. Recipient Notification

    March/April

  1. Application Opens

    October 1

  2. Application Closes

    March 1

  3. Document Deadline

    March 15

  4. Recipient Notification

    April

  1. Application Opens

    March 1

  2. Application Closes

    May 1

  3. Document Deadline

    May 10

  4. Recipient Notification

    July

  1. Application Opens

    No application required - students nominated by home faculty

  2. Application Closes

    No application required - students nominated by home faculty

  3. Document Deadline

    No application required - students nominated by home faculty

  4. Recipient Notification

    July

No application required – nominated by the university's athletics director.

Receiving award payments

Additional funding resources for international students

Here are some external organizations that offer awards, scholarships or loans to international students: