Most funding for international students in Canada comes from the universities themselves: entrance scholarships considered with your application, and awards for continuing students. Government scholarships for full degrees are rare. Here is what is realistically open to you.
How scholarships work in Canada
- Entrance scholarships are usually given with the offer, often automatically on your admission average; some need a separate application with an earlier deadline.
- Renewable awards continue only if you keep the stated grade average and a full course load each year.
- Scholarships normally reduce your tuition: you still pay the rest, and the study permit needs proof of the full first-year costs.
- Awards are limited and competitive. Nobody can promise a scholarship; the award letter states your amount and its conditions.
- Pathway colleges and some partner universities have their own awards for pathway students, with intake dates and conditions shown in each profile.
Scholarships at the institutions in this guide
Every award below comes from the institution profiles in this guide, with its conditions there. Figures are the published maximums for the intake shown.
British Columbia 5 institutions
University of Victoria- All studentsUVic International Entrance Scholarship: CAD 15,000 once, considered automatically for first-year bachelor’s entrants with an A- average (2027/28). UVic’s course-based master’s are self-funded.
Simon Fraser University- All studentsFIC Future Leader Scholarship of up to CAD 5,000 for new students starting an FIC programme in 2027 (competitive: application, academic results and goals; possible interview). Navitas Family Bursary: 10% of tuition for a second family member at a Navitas college.
Kwantlen Polytechnic University- All studentsKPU entrance scholarships are competitive (application with personal statement and references); international eligibility for each round is confirmed by KPU. Ask us before the application window.
University Canada West- Master of Business Administration (MBA)UCW Regional Grant of CAD 13,390 for international MBA students starting in the Winter, Spring or Summer 2027 terms (at admission, spread over the programme, subject to UCW’s rules for your nationality); Community Impact Grant of CAD 3,000 for volunteering (deposit by 30 November 2026 for the Winter or Spring 2027 term)
- Bachelor of Commerce and BA in Business CommunicationCommunity Impact Grant of CAD 14,000 for volunteering, for students starting in the Winter or Spring 2027 term who pay the deposit by 30 November 2026
The University of British Columbia, Okanagan campus- All studentsUndergraduate: UBC International Major Entrance Scholarship and Outstanding International Student Award, CAD 10,000–25,000 (competitive, considered with your application by 15 January 2027); UBC Okanagan Global Elevation Award CAD 8,000 a year for every new international undergraduate; International Welcome Award CAD 5,000 in first year; BCom International Launch Award CAD 6,000 a year.
Course-based master’s are normally self-funded.
Alberta 2 institutions
University of Alberta- All studentsKaplan–UAlberta Progression Scholarship of up to CAD 30,000 for completing the foundation year: 10 awards a year, considered automatically (highest grades, attendance above 80%).
University of Lethbridge- All studentsUICC 2027 Entrance Scholarship: CAD 1,500 for new Foundation or International Year One students who apply and pay the deposit by 28 February (May 2027) or 31 May (September 2027).
Manitoba 1 institution
University of Manitoba- All studentsImpact Through Action Entrance Scholarship: CAD 5,000, one award per intake, by essay or video (deadline 1 December 2026 for January 2027; 1 April 2027 for May 2027). Susan Deane Memorial Scholarship: CAD 5,500 for an ICM student moving to the university (competitive).
Ontario 4 institutions
Western University- All studentsWesternIC awards for international students who start at WesternIC in a 2027 intake (not for standard entry): International Year One Scholarship CAD 5,000; Postgraduate Scholarship CAD 2,500 for the MEng and Data Analytics pathways; High-Achiever Scholarship CAD 10,000 (competitive); a CAD 1,000 credit for January 2027 starters. Subject to WesternIC’s terms and conditions.
- Master of Data Analytics (MDA), standard entryWestern MDA scholarships of CAD 5,000 to 17,500 (Western awards; whether pathway students qualify is not stated)
Wilfrid Laurier University- All studentsWLIC Entrance Scholarship: CAD 5,000 for Foundation or International Year One students, paid as a tuition credit in the second and third terms. Laurier International In-Course Scholarship for WLIC students moving to Laurier: CAD 5,000 in year 2 (automatic) and CAD 5,000 in each of years 3 and 4 with a grade average of 7.0 (about 70%).
Toronto Metropolitan University- All studentsNo entrance scholarship is published for 2027. Continuing TMUIC students can receive in-course awards of CAD 250 to 1,000 a term.
University of Niagara Falls Canada- All studentsNextGen Leaders Entrance Award for international students (residents of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan excluded): CAD 4,375 to 10,500 for master’s and CAD 12,040 for the HBBA, deducted over the programme (published for 2026 intakes). Applied Intelligence Scholarship CAD 3,000 for students who pay the deposit by 30 November 2026 for January or April 2027.
- Professional master’s degrees (18 months)NextGen Leaders Entrance Award: Data Analytics CAD 10,500 · Health Care Management and Management CAD 7,750 · Applied AI CAD 7,500 · MA programmes CAD 4,375