Scholarship Overview

Alberta Innovates Graduate Student Scholarships (Faculty of Arts & Engineering) provides financial support, to academically excellent Indian students, for pursuing any Masters Degree course at the University of Calgary, This scholarship is specifically meant for Indian students who are pursuing full-time Masters Degree course at the University of Calgary, involves a one_time scholarship award of 26000 that can be used to pay for the tuition. Students must note that accommodation, health cover, application fees, etc. do not fall within the purview of this scholarship. Moreover, this scholarship will be awarded to a maximum of Varies depending upon the university students, one of whom might belong to a country other than India. To be eligible for the award, applicants must have completed their 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. The following documentation is required from students in order to apply for the scholarship: SOP, LOR and CV. Students are not required to submit a separate application for applying to the Alberta Innovates Graduate Student Scholarships (Faculty of Arts & Engineering), as their application will be automatically considered at the time of course application. Students are expected to return to India after the completion of their academic course.

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 Arts in Communication and Media Studies
  Master of Science in Civil Engineering
• Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering
  Master of Science in Geomatics Engineering
• Master of Fine Arts
  Master of Science in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
• Master of Science in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering

• 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 86)
IELTS	Required (minimum score 6.5)
PTE	Required (minimum score 59)
12	Required
UG	Required

Eligibility

• All students enrolled in a thesis-based graduate degree program
• Applicants must hold a four-year baccalaureate 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 completed four-year baccalaureate degree in Communications Studies, Culture Studies or related field (For MA in Communication and Media Studies)
• A four year BEng or BSc degree in Science, Medicine, Kinesiology, or other Engineering from a recognized institution (For MS in Civil Engineering)
• English language requirement:
  • TOEFL - overall score of 86, with no section less than 20
  • IELTS - overall score of 6.5, with no section less than 6.0
• 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
SOP	Required
LOR	Required
CV	Required

• SOP (For MS Geomatics)
• Two reference letter 
• C.V. (For MS Geomatics, MA Communication and Media Studies, MS Civil Engineering)
• Academic transcripts
• A statement of research intent (250-500 words) and Two samples of written work (For MA Communication and Media Studies)
• A Portfolio & 3-5 page written statement of intent (For Master of Fine Arts)
• Research Proposal (For MS Civil Engineering)

Scholarship Application

This scholarship needs a separate external application.

Important Dates

	Date	Additional Details
Application final end date	Not Available	deadline has been passed

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

Contact email	gsaward@ucalgary.ca
Phone number	(403) 220-4938