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.
Updated: April 3, 2025
To be eligible for these scholarships, international students must meet the following criteria:
Note: Canadian citizens with dual citizenship (Canada and another country) are not eligible since they already qualify for Canadian tuition rates.
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.
At the University of Ottawa, we recognize and reward exceptional academic achievement. Outstanding students, no matter their country of origin, may be considered for additional Excellence scholarships at the university’s discretion.
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| Telfer School of Management |
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| Faculty of Engineering |
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| Faculty of Health Sciences |
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| Faculty of Social Sciences |
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Scholarship amounts vary, depending on the admission average and the faculty offering the program.
Excellence scholarships are awarded through a competitive process among the top candidates with an admission average of 90% or higher who apply for admission by March 1, 2025, and whose admission has been processed by March 15, 2025. Candidates whose first choice is the University of Ottawa will be favoured. Recipients must start their program in September. Insofar as possible and to maximize diversity, each faculty will award the same number of scholarships.
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:
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:
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: 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.
