Summer 2023 – Indigenous Programme

Through the Global Skills Opportunity program Canada, Lakehead University and the University of Ottawa has organized a short-term opportunity for Indigenous students during the Summer term 2023 to Aotearoa, New Zealand via the University of Waikato. The purpose of this short program was to have students learn from other Indigenous cultures and participate in knowledge-sharing and land-based learning, for a two-week duration.

Global Skills Opportunity is funded by the Government of Canada’s Outbound Student Mobility Pilot Program.

Embark on an exchange adventure and earn a $1,000 scholarship for each term you’re abroad!

Canadian citizens, permanent residents and international students are eligible for this scholarship. 

This award is credited to your student account in late September (if your exchange begins in the fall) or in late February (if your exchange begins in the winter). If you study abroad for a full academic year (fall and winter), the scholarship is credited to your student account each term.

There’s no application process — the scholarship is automatically awarded if you’re part of the exchange program.

Please note that Faculty of Law Common Law Section students aren’t eligible for this scholarship.

Erasmus+ is a program created by the European Union (EU) to promote education, training, youth and sport in Europe. One objective is to promote co-operation with partner countries such as Canada.

The University of Ottawa has been selected by several European partners to participate in Erasmus +, allowing our students, staff and professors to receive funding for mobility stays at these partners.

Funding varies according to the length of the stay, the host country and the distance between Canada and the host country, among other factors.

The scholarship covers travel costs as well as costs incurred during the stay. For example, a student who completes a mobility stay of five months in Spain could receive 800 EUR x five months + 820 EUR towards their flight, totaling 4,800 EUR.

Each year, funding granted to uOttawa exchange students may change. The section below will be updated with the Erasmus + destinations available for the 2025–2026 academic year around October of this year.

Learn more about Erasmus+.