Scholarship Overview

Alberta Innovates Graduate Student Scholarships is offered by the University of Calgary . Alberta Innovates Graduate Student Scholarships is awarded to Masters Degree students who can demonstrate excellent academic achievement and the potential to contribute to the university community. This Merit Based scholarship will be given one time. The scholarship amount can be used for tuition. The maximum scholarship amount a student can get is CAD 26000. Students will be auto-considered for this scholarship if they apply for the courses on which this scholarship is applicable. In this case, they need not submit a separate application for applying to this scholarship. To qualify for the award, candidates must have completed the Bachelor degree and passed the 12th grade. International students seeing to avail this scholarship need to appear for English proficiency tests like TOEFL, IELTS and PTE. Students must submit the following documentation to be considered for the scholarship: LOR.

Applicable course, university and country

This scholarship is applicable for Masters Degree

This scholarship is applicable for the following courses in University of Calgary in Canada

• Master of Science in Computer Science
  Master of Science in Chemistry

• Offered to graduate thesis-based students in any faculty undertaking a full-time graduate program in research areas

Scholarship amount details

Max scholarship per student: CAD 26,000 => Rs 15,79,500

Conversion rate used: 1 CAD = Rs. 60.44 (last updated 25th November 2024)

Scholarship amount will be given: One Time

Scholarship amount can be used for

Type of Expense	Indicates if scholarship can be used for this type of expense
Tuition & Fees	✔Scholarship amount can be used for this
Living Expense	×Not covered in scholarship
Accommodation	×Not covered in scholarship
Air Fare/Travel Expenses	×Not covered in scholarship
Spouse/Child Care	×Not covered in scholarship
Health Cover	×Not covered in scholarship
Application	×Not covered in scholarship
Others	×Not covered in scholarship

• Students will receive an award of $26,000 up to two years 

Student Awards

Number of students to be awarded: Varies

Scholarship Eligibility

Special Restrictions

• No Special Restriction applicable

Exams Details

Exam name	Indicates if exam is required and cutoff (if any)
TOEFL	Required (minimum score 97)
IELTS	Required (minimum score 7)
PTE	Required (minimum score 68)
12	Required
UG	Required

Eligibility

• All students enrolled in a thesis-based graduate degree program
• Eligibility for MS in Computer Science:
  
  • Prerequisites: Theory of Computation; Software Engineering; Systems (OS, Compilers, Distributed Systems, Networking); Application (AI, Graphics, Databases, etc.). The cumulative GPA for these courses must be at least 3.30
  • A four-year bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science or equivalent from a recognized institution with a minimum GPA of 3.30 in the last two years (i.e., last 60 units) of the undergraduate program
  • Students applying with a specialization in Software Engineering will be assessed on qualification as in a four-year bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, but with a GPA of 3.00 and at least three years relevant experience in the software industry following the bachelor’s degree
• Eligibility for MS in Chemistry:
  • A four-year bachelor degree, or equivalent from a recognized institution
  • A minimum of 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 point system, over the past two years of full-time study (a minimum of 10 full-course equivalents or 60 units) of the undergraduate degree
• A Graduate Program Director may exempt an applicant whose first language is not English from the ELP requirement if they meet the following criteria:
  • The student has completed one of the following degrees in an institution where the sole language of instruction and examination is English:
    • a Bachelor’s Degree (minimum of 3 years in length), or  
    • a Graduate Degree
  • Eligible institutions must be listed as providing English language instruction in the World Higher Education Database (WHED)

Application Process for this scholarship

Application Documents

Type of documents	Indicates if this type of document is required to be submitted
LOR	Required

• Two reference letter 
• Academic transcripts
• Proof of GRE Score is optional

Scholarship Application

This scholarship needs a separate external application.

Important Dates

	Date	Additional Details
Application final end date	Not Available	Deadlines have been passed

Please note that these dates could be in local country times and may not be IST (Indian standard time).