PhD Scholarships for International Students in Canada
Compare PhD scholarships for international students in Canada, with deadlines, funding type, eligibility, and official application links.
Fully funded
Canada
Phd
Government of Canada
- Amount
- Historically CAD $50,000 per year for three years (doctoral)
- Deadline
- No longer accepting new applications — h
Doctoral applicants nominated by a Canadian institution. Vanier itself is closed to new applicants; use the successor Canada Graduate Schol…
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Fully funded
Canada
Phd
University of British Columbia
- Amount
- A$24,000 stipend per year (CAD) plus a tuition award covering tuition charges, for up to four years of doctoral study
- Deadline
- No separate application — recipients are
Strong domestic or international doctoral (PhD/DMA/MD-PhD) students, typically first-year, offered the 4YF directly by their UBC graduate p…
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Partial
United States
Any level
MPOWER Financing
- Amount
- $8,000 first prize, plus $2,000 and $1,000 additional scholarships
- Deadline
- Dec 31, 2026
International and DACA students accepted or enrolled full time at MPOWER-supported U.S. or Canadian schools may apply for one-time scholars…
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Partial
United States
Phd
Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research and North Carolina State University
- Amount
- $49,500 per year for stipend, tuition, fees, and related costs in the Stipend + Professional Development category
- Deadline
- February 22, 2026 for Stipend + Professi
Food and agriculture PhD students at U.S. or Canadian universities may apply for FFAR Fellows support when they have eligible sponsorship a…
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Partial
Canada
Masters
Government of Ontario with Ontario universities
- Amount
- CAD $5,000 per session — typically $10,000 for two sessions or $15,000 for three (the university funds one-third of each
- Deadline
- Each university sets its own internal de
Master's/doctoral students at an Ontario university with an A− average over the last two years; international students compete for a set qu…
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Partial
Various
Masters
P.E.O. International
- Amount
- Up to $12,500 (need-based; lesser amounts may be awarded according to individual need) toward graduate study in the US o
- Deadline
- Eligibility period 15 September–15 Decem
International women (not US/Canada citizens/PRs) in graduate study in the US or Canada, in residence all year with a full year of coursewor…
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Partial
Canada
Phd
Concordia University
- Amount
- Reduces tuition for U.S. and international doctoral students; valued at approximately CAD $47,463
- Deadline
- Admissions deadline for the doctoral pro
Incoming U.S. and international PhD applicants to Concordia are considered through doctoral admission for a tuition-rate reduction award.
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