UBC Graduate Global Leadership Fellowships for Developing Country Students
Univ of British Columbia
PhD Degree
Deadline: Feb/10 March 2017 (annual)
Study in: Canada
Course starts Jan/May/Sept 2017
Brief description:
The Graduate Global Leadership Fellowships enable promising leaders from developing countries to pursue doctoral studies at UBC. The fellowships are to support international students showing outstanding leadership in humanitarian and development work in their home country.
Host Institution(s):y
University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada
Level/Field of study:
PhD or DMA programs offered at the University. Fellows would be supported to pursue research and study that would enhance and support contributions already made and which would be of particular use when they return home to apply their newly gained skills and/or knowledge.
Number of Awards:
Two new fellowships will be offered each year.
Target group:
Citizens of developing countries
Scholarship value/duration:
The scholarship value is $18,200 per year plus tuition for four years.
Eligibility:
Applicants must:
• • Hold a study permit at the beginning of the fellowship funding period
• • Be a citizen of a developing country (see list of developing countries) at the time of application for admission
• • Have shown outstanding leadership in humanitarian and development work in their home country
• • Be starting a PhD or DMA program at the UBC Vancouver campus in January 2017, May 2017, or September 2017
• • Be starting their first doctoral degree
• • Students with external funding (external scholarships, third-party sponsorship, etc.) are eligible to apply, but if successful, recipients will have their Graduate Global Leadership Fellowship funding reduced by the amount of their external funding.
Scholarship Council Canada has electronic application center, fill in the form and upload your documents. Upon successful application submission, you will receive an acknowledgment and electronic payment receipt. Keep it safe as a reference and wait for the outcome. Scholarship Council Canada team will take care of your further process upon qualifying.
Official Scholarship Council Canada Website: https://apply.
