Advance your education in Canada. Exciting news! The Canadian Francophonie Scholarship Program is now accepting applications. This article will provide a comprehensive overview of the scholarship program, including its advantages and a detailed application process.
The Canadian Francophonie Scholarship Program for the academic year 2025-2026 offers fully funded scholarships for international students pursuing master’s and doctoral degrees. Recipients can expect an average annual funding of $35,000.
The Canadian Francophonie Scholarship Program (GASP) aims to enhance organizational capacity by training personnel from developing countries within La Francophonie. This initiative is entirely funded by the Government of Canada, which has delegated the program’s management to the consortium of the Canadian Bureau for International Education and the World University Service of Canada since January 1, 2015.
The overarching aim of the program is to foster the development of recipient nations by focusing on the following priorities:
- Enhancing the competencies of higher education personnel in both educational and research domains.
- Providing training for trainers, especially in technical and vocational education.
- Bolstering the skills of professionals and managers within both the public and private sectors.
Scholarship Summary
- Level of Study: Masters/ Doctoral
- Institution(s): CFSP
- Study in: Canada
- Program Period: 4 years
- Deadline: Varies according to the country
Criteria for Eligibility in the Canadian Francophonie Scholarship Program
To qualify for the Canadian Francophonie Scholarship Program (CFSP), applicants must fulfill the following requirements:
- Language Proficiency: French
- Eligible Nations: Egypt, Lebanon, Tunisia, Morocco, Djibouti, Mauritania, Comoros, and other African countries.
- Selected candidates can pursue university studies for master’s and doctoral degrees, engage in technical and vocational training, or participate in short-term internships.
- Educational institutions in the recipient countries will carry out internal recruitment efforts to find candidates who demonstrate the highest potential to enhance their institution’s capabilities upon returning home.
- Please note that clinical training in pharmacy, medicine, and dentistry is not included.
- Candidates will be chosen based on a quota system established for each recipient country, allowing them to set their own training priorities and determine the necessary level of training for institutional development.
How to Apply
Please visit official website link given at the end. However, here are important steps to avail Canadian Francophonie Scholarship Program CFSP:
- You need to prepare the following documents:
- Curriculum vita up to date;
- Institutional/ Individual Needs Questionnaires (sent only to eligible applicants);
- Cover letter;
- Document concerning objectives and goals
- certified copy of diplomas and transcripts;
- Referral forms;
- certified copy of the passport and the birth certificate.
- You need to DEPOSIT the APPLICATIONS to the places that the scholarship is dealing with in the country.
- if you are interested and qualified. For additional information, check out the official link
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