Canadian universities invest in India – announcements
On the occasion of the Presidents’ Roundtable of November 9th in New Delhi, Canadian universities announced a series of India-specific initiatives valued at over $4 million CAD, including the new Globalink Canada-India Graduate Fellowship Program, new scholarships, and new funded institutional partnerships.
Globalink Canada-India Graduate Student Fellowship Program
Eight Canadian universities have come together to provide graduate fellowships for top Indian students who wish to pursue a Masters or PhD in Canada. The Globalink Canada-India Graduate Fellowship Program will provide up to 51 awards valued at more than $3.5 million CAD for Indian students who have participated in the MITACS Globalink program* in 2010.| University | Number of Awards | Total Estimated Value |
Term of Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| McMaster University | Up to 5 | Masters = $52,000 to $84,000 PhD = $148,000 |
MASc or MSc – 1-2 years (duration depends on program) PhD – 4 years |
| Simon Fraser University | Up to 8 | Masters = $56,000 PhD = $104,000 |
Masters – 2 years PhD – 4 years |
| The University of British Columbia | 10 | Masters = $78,000 PhD = $136,000 |
MSc – 2 years PhD – 4 years |
| The University of Ottawa | 5 | Masters = $62,000 PhD = $104,000 |
Masters – 1.5 years with potential to renew for 6 months PhD – 3 years with potential to renew for 4th year |
| The University of Toronto | 10 | Masters = $83,225 PhD = $167,525 |
MSc – 1.5 years PhD – 3.5 years |
| The University of Victoria | 5 | Masters = $42,000 PhD = $64,000 |
Masters – 2 years PhD – 4 years |
| The University of Waterloo | 5 | Masters = $102,000 PhD = $143,000 to $184,000 |
MSc – 2 years PhD – 3 years with potential to renew for 4th year |
| The University of Western Ontario | 3 | Masters = $69,000 PhD = $119,000 |
MESc – 1.5 years with potential to renew for 6 months PhD – 3 years with potential to renew for 4th year |
* MITACS Globalink brings top undergraduate students from India to Canada for summer research internships. Established in 2009, the program aims to build Canadian research links with India while connecting with its future innovators and entrepreneurs and showing them all that Canada has to offer in terms of research and innovation. For more information, visit www.mitacs.ca and please contact:
Megan Airton-Cindric
Director of Communications
MITACS Inc.
Tel.: 604.822.3982
Email: mairton@mitacs.ca
New University Initiatives Announced
In addition to the Globalink Canada-India Graduate Fellowship Program the following individual universities have announced their own India-specific initiatives at a value of over $500,000 CAD:
New Scholarships
The University of British Columbia
- 10 Outstanding International Student awards for top Indian undergraduate students for entry into UBC programs in September 2011 (valued at $10,000 each).
- IIT Delhi Engineering Student Mobility program (One $5,000 stipend for an undergraduate or graduate Indian student in engineering).
- For more information please contact: Jill Lambert, University of British Columbia: jill.lambert@ubc.ca
OCAD University (formerly Ontario College of Art and Design)
- One International Entrance scholarship for a top Indian undergraduate student for entry into OCAD University’s Master’s programs (valued at $10,000):
- Interdisciplinary Master’s in Art, Media and Design
- Master of Design in Strategic Foresight and Innovation
- Master of Fine Arts in Criticism and Curatorial Practice
- Master of Arts in Contemporary Art, Design and New Media Art Histories
- For more information please contact: Sarah Hildebrandt, OCAD University, shildebrandt@ocad.ca
Queen’s University at Kingston
- Four International Entrance Scholarships for top Indian undergraduate students for entry into Queen’s programs (valued at $9,000 each).
- Five Principal’s International Scholarships for top Indian undergraduate students for entry into Queen’s programs (valued at $20,000 over 2 years).
- For more information please contact: Nancy Dorrance, Queen’s University nancy.dorrance@queensu.ca
University of Regina
- 100 scholarships for Indian students wishing to enter the University of Regina in any undergraduate program. (valued at $1000 each.)
- For more information please contact: Dale Johnson, University of Regina: dale.johnson@uregina.ca
Royal Roads University
- Two scholarships for Indian students who will enroll in the Masters of Global Management program (valued at $5,000 each).
- One scholarship for an Indian student who will enroll in the Doctor of Social Sciences program (valued at $12,000).
- For more information please contact: Cyndi Mcleod, Royal Roads University: cyndi.mcleod@royalroads.ca
Saint Mary’s University
- One scholarship for an Indian student who will enroll in a Master of Science program (tuition waiver plus $5,000/year for living expenses for 2 years. Total value is $30,000).
- For more information please contact: Margaret Murphy, Saint Mary’s University: margaret.murphy@smu.ca
Vancouver Island University
- One scholarship for a qualified Indian undergraduate student for entry into any program at VIU in the fall of 2011 (valued at $5,000).
- $5000 has been put aside to facilitate new faculty exchanges with Indian institutions.
- For more information please contact: Bruce Condie, Vancouver Island University: bruce.condie@viu.ca
Wilfrid Laurier University
- One scholarship will be awarded to a qualified Indian undergraduate student for entry into any program at Wilfrid Laurier University in the fall of 2011 (valued at $5000).
- For more information please contact: Kevin Crowley, Wilfrid Laurier University: kcrowley@wlu.ca
New Funded Institutional Partnerships
The University of Saskatchewan will make the inaugural disbursement from its International Partnership Fund, in the amount of $150,000 to establish a new partnership between the Uof S and Guru Angad Dev Verterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) in Ludhiana, India in the areas of public health, zoonoses and toxicology. In addition to the $150,000 provided by the Uof S, GADVASU is committing $150,000 making this a $300,000 project over the next 3 years. The funds will be used to pay the costs of travel for students and faculty between Ludhiana and Saskatoon, and provide $20,000 stipends to up to 6 graduate students each from Canada and India. Faculty from both institutions will participate in the teaching of graduate courses via use of distance education modalities. GADVASU students will enroll in relevant Masters of Public Health courses offered online by the School of Public Health. U of S graduate students will conduct part of the research for their dissertations in India.
For more information please contact: Kathryn Warden, University of Saskatchewan: kathryn.warden@usask.ca
The University of Manitoba has partnered with the Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology (IICPT) and the Ministry of Food Processing Industries of India (MoFPI) by signing an MOU to train IICPT staff and students at the University of Manitoba as well as to exchange faculty members between the two organizations to build research capacity at IICPT for research into better pulse storage and processing systems. With funding of $100,000 each from the Province of Manitoba and MoFPI, the University of Manitoba will fund training of at least six scientists from IICPT for 3 to 6 months each and offer scholarships of $1000 per month for six months to at least 9 graduate students from the IICPT for their research training. Regular exchange visits of faculty members between the two organizations will build a solid research and training program for grain storage and processing at the IICPT.
For more information please contact: Leah Janzen, University of Manitoba: Leah_Janzen@UManitoba.CA
New Partnership Agreements Signed at the November 9 Presidents’ Roundtable
University of British Columbia is renewing a long-standing student mobility agreement with IIT Delhi, which involves undergraduate engineering students spending time at each others’ institutions. IIT Delhi students have regularly received a stipend from UBC to support their studies. The renewal of this agreement marks the high-level support of this partnership at both universities.”
For more information please contact: Jill Lambert, University of British Columbia: jill.lambert@ubc.ca
University of Ontario Institute of Technology and Amal Jyothi College of Engineering 2 + 2 will sign an agreement to jointly offer a Bachelor of Applied Science in Nuclear Power degree.
For more information please contact: Lisa Banks, University of Ontario Institute of Technology: lisa.banks@uoit.ca
Royal Roads University and the Indira Gandhi National Open University will sign an agreement to establish an education partnership that will explore joint delivery of programs through blended and distance education programs.
Royal Roads University and the ACN School of Business will sign an agreement to establish a partnership on academic cooperation as it relates to collaborative exchanges, joint research and to explore the joint development and delivery of corporate and custom education programs.
For more information please contact: Cyndi Mcleod, Royal Roads University: cyndi.mcleod@royalroads.ca