University of Alberta Graduate Entrance Scholarship for International Students 2024

The purpose of this scholarship is for the Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies (GPS) to provide funding and support for newly admitted graduate students whose admissions were highly ranked by their Department.

• Table of Content
• About University of Alberta
• Graduate Entrance Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of Graduate Entrance Scholarship
• Requirements for Graduate Entrance Scholarship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Graduate Entrance Scholarship
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About University of Alberta

The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta, and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president. Its enabling legislation is the Post-secondary Learning Act.

Graduate Entrance Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of Graduate Entrance Scholarship

• Stipend Value: $17,500 Master’s; $21,000 Doctoral. Students must have a Canadian bank account and Canadian address to receive the award.
• Tuition and Fees: Domestic students will receive an additional $7,100, and international students will receive an additional $10,000 to help cover fees. The funds will be applied directly to students’ tuition and fees account.

Requirements for Graduate Entrance Scholarship Qualification

• The following admission terms are eligible: January 2024, May 2024, July 2024, and September 2024
• Must be a newly admitted student in one of the above terms in a master's or doctoral program
• Open to domestic and international students
• Open to course-based or thesis-based students
• Must have an Admission GPA of 3.7 or higher
• Must be full-time registered during the tenure of the award
• The tenure of this award is September 1, 2024 - August 31, 2025 regardless of the admit term of the student

Interview date, Process and Venue for Graduate Entrance Scholarship

Refer to the most current Scholarships and Awards Manual (under Forms Cabinet/Awards), Section 2.6: Criteria used to Determine Academic Standing.

Documents Required for Application

Supporting documents may include the following:

• Application Requirements for Academic Documents (transcripts, degree certificates, marksheets)
• English Language Proficiency scores such as IELTS, Pearson, TOEFL, etc. (if applicable)
• Additional requirements might include:
  • CV, statement of intent, writing samples
  • GRE, GMAT, other test scores
  • References:
  • Will require the name of referees, title and email addresses.
  • An email with a secure link will only be sent to your referees after you submit and pay for your application.
  • Reference letters need to be in PDF and must be on your referees institution's or company's official letterhead or it will not be accepted.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Prospective students and students newly admitted to a graduate program cannot apply for this scholarship. Only students admitted to one of the admission terms listed under Eligibility may be considered, and they must be nominated to GPS by their admitting Department. Prospective/newly admitted students are to contact their admitting Department for information on their internal selection process; the Department can also assist with the application for admission process.

Detailed admission application instructions, tuition and cost of living information, and international academic credential and English Language Proficiency (ELP) information (if applicable), are also available on GPS’s website under Prospective Students.

Departments are to submit eligible nominations to GPS, via the GSMS Awards Portal, by the nomination deadline of April 15, 2024; refer to the 2024 Entrance Department Nomination Memo for complete submission instructions and requirements.

For more details, visit University of Alberta website