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PRESIDENT’S ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE INITIATIVE PHD AWARD AT UBC

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LOCATION: Canada

President’s Academic Excellence Initiative PhD Awards (PAEIPA) totalling approximately $4.3 million per year are provided to recognize the significant contributions of PhD students to the research activities of the university. The awards are available to all new and continuing PhD students, except Joint PhD students who are not being assessed tuition at UBC for the term.

ELIGIBILITY:

Citizenship: Canadian, Permanent Resident, and International

Degree Level: Doctoral

The awards are available to all new and continuing PhD students except:

Those students who are not assessed tuition (ie. Joint PhD students who are not being assessed tuition at UBC for the term)

Note: Prior to September 2022, students who had their tuition paid by a sponsor or students who received a UBC staff tuition waiver were not eligible for the PAEIPA.  As of September 2022, they are now eligible.

The award will be assigned automatically to eligible students; students do not need to apply.

Note: As with all tuition awards at UBC, students are assigned this funding in three installments—each installment is 1/3 of the total annual amount, assigned at the beginning of each term (September, January and May) of the academic year.

BENEFIT:

$1,500 per year for international students in any year ($500/term)

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MAURITIUS AFRICA SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME 2026: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

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Application Deadline: 27 March 2026

LOCATION: Mauritius

The Government of Mauritius invites applications from deserving students who are resident citizens of member states of the African Union or African Commonwealth countries for the Mauritius Africa Scholarship Scheme, as per the following underlisted criterias.

ELIGIBILITY:

For undergraduate programmes, applicants should be above 18 years of age and should not have reached their 26th birthday by 01 January 2027.

For MPhil, MPhil/PhD, and PhD programmes, applicants should not have reached their 40th birthday by 01 January 2027.

Applicants must have already applied for a full-time on-campus programme (Diploma, Degree, MPhil or PhD) at a public Higher Education Institution in Mauritius (listed in Section 8 in the relevant Guidelines for Applicants) for the academic year starting in 2026.

The scholarship will be for a maximum duration as indicated in the table below or the minimum course duration, whichever is lesser.

Programme of StudiesMaximum Duration
Undergraduate DiplomaThree (3) years
Undergraduate DegreeFour (4) years
MPhilTwo (2) years + 6 months for thesis defence
MPhil / PhDThree (3) years + 6 months for approval of transfer report and One (1) year + 6 months for thesis defence
PhDThree (3) years + 6 months for thesis defence

Applications and all supporting documents must be forwarded to the Ministry of Tertiary Education, Science and Research of the
Republic of Mauritius at the address mentioned below for the final selection.

For more information: Click here

BENEFIT:

The Scholarship will support successful candidates in meeting their tuition fees and contributing to their living expenses during their studies in Mauritius. Furthermore, the scholarship covers return airfare by the most economical route. This will be valid for travel from the country of origin at the beginning of the studies and back to the country of origin upon successful completion of studies.

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