Canada: Emerging Leaders Inwards The Americas Plan (Elap)

Overview

In 2009, Prime Minister Harper announced the Emerging Leaders inwards the Americas Program (ELAP) to back upwardly the evolution of human upper-case alphabetic quality together with the adjacent generation of leaders inwards the Americas piece strengthening the linkages betwixt postsecondary institutions inwards Canada together with Latin America together with the Caribbean.

The scholarships equally good advance Canada’s objectives for the Americas: democratic governance, peace together with safety together with prosperity inwards the region.

Description

ELAP Scholarships render students alongside short-term telephone substitution opportunities for study or inquiry at the college, undergraduate together with graduate levels. As component division of the Emerging Leaders inwards the Americas Program, select graduate-level students volition last invited to participate inwards a study tour focused on Canadian democratic governance together with civil social club or other fundamental priority areas.

Scholarship Value together with Duration

The scholarship value varies depending on the duration together with flat of study. The scholarship value is:

• $7,500 CAN for undergraduate together with college students for a catamenia of 4 months of study or research;
• $7,500 CAN for graduate students for a catamenia of 4 months of study or research; or
• $10,000 CAN for graduate students for a catamenia of 5 or 6 months of study or research.

Eligibility

Candidates must last citizens of i of the next eligible countries:

• Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua together with Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent together with the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad together with Tobago, Turks together with Caicos;
• Central America: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama;
• North America: Mexico; or
• South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela.

Candidates:

• who get got obtained Canadian citizenship or who get got applied for permanent residency inwards Canada are non eligible;
• already participating inwards an telephone substitution programme inwards Canada are non eligible;
• already enrolled inwards a flat or diploma programme at a Canadian academy or college are non eligible;
• must last enrolled full-time at a post-secondary establishment inwards an eligible reason together with paying whatever tuition fees regulated past times that establishment for the total duration of the exchange; and
• must last practiced inwards either English linguistic communication or French.

Desired Qualifications

Priority volition last given to candidates who get got non previously studied inwards Canada nether a Canadian authorities scholarship.

Terms together with Conditions

Canadian postsecondary institutions must submit an application on behalf of each candidate. An application submitted which does non encounter the next price together with weather condition may non last considered for a scholarship.

• The Canadian postsecondary establishment must last accredited past times its provincial or territorial government.
• For undergraduate together with college applications, an inter-institutional telephone substitution understanding betwixt the Canadian establishment together with the candidate’s domicile establishment must last inwards house at the fourth dimension of application.
• For graduate applications, an inter-institutional understanding is desirable precisely non mandatory. If in that place is no existing telephone substitution agreement, graduate applications which involve a novel or established collaboration betwixt professors from a Canadian together with a student’s domicile establishment volition last accepted.
• Tuition or academic fees volition last waived at the Canadian establishment for scholarship recipients, equally recipients are registered full-time together with paying tuition to their domicile institution.
• A Canadian academy or college may submit to a greater extent than than i application together with may last asked to rank their applications based on their strategic priorities at the fourth dimension of the selection process.
• Applications submitted direct past times a candidate or their domicile establishment volition non last accepted.
• A scholarship recipient may non commonly handgrip whatever other major scholarship granted past times the Government of Canada.
• Scholarship recipients taking courses must last inwards Canada past times September for the autumn semester or past times Jan for the wintertime semester.
• Graduate students conducting inquiry must brand it inwards Canada between August 2012 and March 15, 2013. Failure to brand it during this fourth dimension volition trial inwards the cancellation of the scholarship.
• Scholarships are non renewable.
• Scholarships are non taxable for either the establishment or the scholarship recipient.
• Financial reporting is non required from the establishment or the scholarship recipient.

Application Process

Instructions

Applicants are encouraged to read the instructions below carefully before offset the online application.

Canadian institutions:

• must consummate the online application shape on behalf of each candidate. Canadian faculty or staff members who are submitting applications must notify the international business office of their respective establishment equally institutions may last requested to rank their applications;
• must verify the information prior to submission together with cheque the proclamation together with permission boxes;
• must larn into the information direct into the land or re-create together with glue it from around other source. Applicants should refrain from using the tab keys when entering the information directly. Certain web-based particular characters such equally HTML tags may drive unpredictable results inwards the text, or foreclose successful submission of an application. The information volition look equally plainly text;
• must larn into information inwards the fields provided, next instructions for each item (the official mention of the student’s domicile establishment must last provided inwards their national language);
• can obtain a difficult re-create for tape keeping past times printing the shape using the impress purpose inwards the browser, prior to submitting; and
• must click SUBMIT for the online application. H5N1 confirmation page together with reference seat out volition look later submission.

Supporting Documents

The next documents must last uploaded together with attached to the online application shape inwards i of the next formats: .pdf, .jpg, .doc, .docx, .txt or .gif.

• Letter of intent: a curt alphabetic quality inwards English linguistic communication or inwards French from the candidate describing the nature of their inquiry or studies to last undertaken together with explaining the rationale for study inwards Canada together with for the selection of institution, programme together with supervisor. The candidate must equally good betoken how the proposed programme of study or inquiry volition relate to their hereafter career (maximum i page).
• Privacy Notice Statement: a re-create of the document signed past times the candidate (view/download PDF* - lxx Kb).
• Proof of citizenship: a re-create of the candidate’s passport or national identity document alongside valid dates; a baptism certificate is non accepted equally proof of citizenship.
• Proof of full-time enrolment: a curt alphabetic quality inwards English linguistic communication or inwards French from the domicile institution, on official letterhead, dated inside the final 6 months. This alphabetic quality must confirm that the candidate is currently enrolled inwards a full-time programme together with volition move along to last enrolled upon their return. Copies of transcripts, a educatee bill of fare or alphabetic quality of admission are non acceptable (maximum i page).
• Letter of back upwardly from the domicile institution: a curt alphabetic quality inwards English linguistic communication or inwards French from the candidate’s instructor, professor or international managing director at the domicile establishment explaining the nature of study together with how the candidate together with the domicile establishment volition produce goodness from this scholarship programme (maximum i page).
• Memorandum of Understanding or understanding betwixt the Canadian together with student’s domicile institutions: a signed re-create of this document is mandatory for undergraduate together with college applications. For graduate applications, if the telephone substitution is made nether a signed agreement, it is strongly suggested that it last included alongside the application.
• Letter of invitation: applications for graduate students must include a alphabetic quality from the Canadian supervisor indicating their willingness to back upwardly together with mentor the candidate (maximum i page).

Deadline

The deadline for the online application shape is April 23, 2012, 11:59 p.m. EST. Applications received piece of cake or incomplete volition non last considered.

It is the responsibleness of the Canadian establishment to ensure that supporting documents are received past times the deadline. Supporting documents, other than those requested, volition non last accepted.

Canadian institutions are advised to constitute an before deadline alongside the domicile institutions to ensure timely receipt of supporting documents.    

Review Procedures together with Conditions

Selection Process

All online applications received past times the deadline that encounter the eligibility requirements volition last reviewed together with evaluated for a scholarship. Should in that place last a larger seat out of applications than funding available, the Canadian establishment may last asked to rank their eligible applications based on their institutional strategic priorities.

Applications volition last evaluated based on the next criteria:

• academic merit of the proposed inquiry or study that the candidate volition undertake inwards Canada;
• benefit to the domicile institution, supervisor together with peers;
• benefit to the Canadian institution, supervisor together with peers; and
• strength of the linkages to last created through the proposed exchange

Notification

Canadian institutions volition last notified past times the destination of June 2012 past times the scholarship administrator regarding the selection results. Successful applicants volition have a grant understanding alongside farther details together with weather condition from the scholarship administrator.

Payment Procedure

The scholarship volition last disbursed past times cheque inwards i instalment to the Canadian establishment next receipt of the next supporting documents:

• signed grant understanding past times the Canadian institution;
• proof of entry into Canada (copy of the passport page alongside an entry stamp, study permit or run permit); and
• proof of international or national medical coverage for the entire duration of the recipient’s rest inwards Canada.

A cheque for the amount specified inwards the grant understanding volition last sent to the contact mortal responsible for the scholarship programme equally specified on the application shape at the Canadian institution. The Canadian establishment must ensure that the scholarship amount covers:

• visa and/or study/work permit expenses;
• funding for the nearly economical circular trip economic scheme shape ticket;
• funding for wellness insurance;
• monthly living allowance; and
• required books, supplies, together with equipment, non including computers.

The Canadian establishment may withhold $300 CAN to encompass direction fees i time the scholarship recipient arrives inwards Canada. Any remaining amount volition last disbursed to the scholarship recipient to encompass additional costs. All funds, including the administrative fee, must last returned to the scholarship programme administrator if the scholarship recipient does non convey upwardly the scholarship.

Conditions

The scholarship administrator is non able to render feedback for unsuccessful candidates.

These scholarships are discipline to the availability of funding from the Government of Canada.

Online Application

Contact Information

Email: scholarships-bourses@cbie.ca

Telephone: (613) 237-4820

Facsimile: (613) 237-1073

Mail:
Canadian Bureau for International Education
DFAIT Canadian together with Programs
220 Laurier Ave West, Suite 1550
Ottawa, Ontario,
CANADA
K1P 5Z9
http://www.scholarships-bourses.gc.ca/scholarships-bourses/can/institutions/elap-pfla.aspx?lang=eng&view=d


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