Postgraduate funding

Canada Memorial Foundation Scholarships

Eligibility criteria

  • Open to residents of the following countries
    United Kingdom
  • Candidates must be from the UK and hold, or be in their final year of undergraduate study and expect to attain, a minimum of an upper second class undergraduate degree.
  • Applicable subjects
    All Subjects

Application details

Applications may be submitted
from
01-Oct-2011 until 25-Nov-2011

Information about the funding
The Scholarships provide opportunities for British students to pursue postgraduate courses at universities or other appropriate institutions in Canada for a period of one year. They are intended for persons of high intellectual promise and of leadership potential who will play a full part in the life of the Canadian community which they visit and will return to play a full part in their own country.

History: These awards are offered by the Canada Memorial Foundation in memory of the one million Canadians who served with Great Britain during the First and Second World Wars. The awards are intended for persons of high academic promise and leadership potential who will play a full part in the life of the Canadian community which they visit and who will return to contribute fully to UK society. The Association of Commonwealth Universities administers the awards on behalf of the Canada Memorial Foundation.

Purpose: Awards are offered for postgraduate study leading to a university degree.

Length of Tenure: Awards are available for one year of taught study only at any university or other appropriate institution in Canada subject to the approval of the Canada Memorial Foundation. Awards are not offered for study at doctoral level.

Country of Tenure: Canada

Specified use
The funds will cover:
- Maintenance allowance
- return airfare
- approved tuition fees
- books
- thesis costs
- travel
- and health insurance allowance

Application procedure
For more information and to apply, please visit http://www.canadamemorialfoundation.org/ and https://www.acu.ac.uk/focus-areas/scholarship-administration/canada-memorial-foundation-scholarships


Contact details

CMF Competition
Association of Commonwealth Universities
Woburn House
20-24 Tavistock Square
London, WC1H9HF
E-mail: cmf@acu.ac.uk

Funding provider
Canada Memorial Foundation

Please note the database is updated regularly but is a guide only and not a guarantee of funding nor an exhaustive list of all funding available.

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