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In 2009, the Government of Canada announced the Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program to foster human resource development and foster a new generation of leaders in the Americas while strengthening relationships between post-secondary institutions in Canada and the Americas. These scholarships provide students from post-secondary institutions located in Latin America and the Caribbean with short-term exchange opportunities to pursue studies or conduct research at Canadian post-secondary institutions.

The Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program is a short-term exchange program under Global Affairs Canada's International Scholarship Program.

Eligibility

Eligible students must:

  • ✔ be citizens of one of the following countries or territories:
    • Caribbean:  Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, British Virgin Islands, Jamaica, Montserrat, Dominican Republic, Saint Kitts -and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
    • Central America:  Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
    • North America:  Mexico
    • South America:  Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
  • ✔ be enrolled full-time in a post-secondary institution in an eligible country or territory
  • ✔ pay all required fees at the time of submitting the request and for the entire duration of the exchange

Students are not eligible for this scholarship if they:

  • hold or are currently applying for Canadian citizenship or permanent residency
  • are already participating in an exchange program funded by the Government of Canada
  • are already enrolled in a program of study at a Canadian post-secondary institution leading to a degree, diploma or certificate

In order to welcome students, Canadian post-secondary institutions must:

  • ✔ be a Designated Learning Institution  (EED)
  • ✔ have a valid student exchange agreement with the applicant's home institution. This agreement shall exempt scholarship recipients from tuition fees (only required for college and undergraduate studies)