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UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO DAVID JOHNSTON – LEBOVIC FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE AWARDS

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Application Deadline: November 15, 2025

LOCATION: Canada

Several awards are provided annually to full-time undergraduate and graduate students in any Faculty who participate in an international experience in Israel, including a minimally paid or volunteer co-op work placement, a volunteer placement, or a study term related to academic requirements.

ELIGIBILITY:

Full-time undergraduate and graduate students in any Faculty who wish to participate in an international experience in Israel, including a minimally-paid or volunteer international co-op work placement, a volunteer placement, an academic exchange or a study term related to academic requirements

Selection based on combination of academic achievement and duration and type of the international experience

Level: Year One, Year Two, Year Three, Year Four

Program: Open to any program

Citizenship: Canadian citizen/permanent resident, International/study permit student

Term: Winter, Spring, Fall

Application details:

Complete the International Experience Award application

Only one form is required to be considered for the majority of available funds.

Access the form on our Undergraduate Studies Forms page.

Awards will be given on the basis of academic achievement, as well as the type and duration of the experience.

Interested students in good academic standing (normally a minimum 70% average at the undergraduate level and normally a minimum 75% average at the graduate level) who are planning to participate in an international experience in Israel are eligible to apply.

Award selection will take place once per term. Students should apply as soon as they are able to confirm the details of their intended experience by one of the following deadlines: July 15, November 15, or March 15. 

BENEFIT:

Value description:

up to $2,500 for a one-term study experience

$2,500 to $5,000 for a one-term work or volunteer experience

up to $10,000 for a two-term work or volunteer experience

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FACULTY OF SCIENCE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA EXCELLENCE MASTER FELLOWSHIPS

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Application Deadline: 28 February, 2026 

LOCATION: Switzerland

The Masters of the Faculty of Science constitute an ideal training base for an academic but also a professional development, opening on careers in industry, teaching, administration in sciences, communication and media… The programs Master’s degrees are either entirely in English or in English and French (see the descriptions of each program).

ELIGIBILITY:

The Faculty of Science, with the support of external partners, has established an Excellence Fellowship program open to outstanding and highly motivated students who wish to pursue a Master of Science degree in one of the disciplines covered by the Faculty1. Candidate selection is based on excellence.

Regardless of your home university, whether you have passed or are doing a brilliant bachelor’s degree, and that you are one of the best in your year2, this program is for you! You must meet the admission criteria of the Master of your choice3 and be selected on the basis of the application file for an Excellence Fellowship.

For the application to be considered, each student has to fulfill the enrollment procedure as described on the Admissions office website.

if you are a student at the UNIGE: a scan of your UNIGE card

if you are not yet a student at the UNIGE, the mail entitled “UNIGE-Candidature: Dépôt de votre dossier” that you received after registering for the master’s program (proof that you have begun the registration process) is required.

The application (in English or French) must include the following documents in the form of a SINGLE pdf file:

A scan of your national identity card or passport.

A Curriculum Vitae (2 pages maximum).

The transcript of exams passed during the bachelor’s education, with all grades.

A motivation letter in which you describe your specific scientific interests and your motivation to pursue a Master of Science program at the University of Geneva.

Letters of reference from two professors attesting to your aptitude for this program.

Any other pertinent information, like results of the GRE (General requirement examination), of TOEFL or other language tests.

BENEFIT:

The Excellence Fellowship consists of a grant amounting to CHF 10’000 to CHF 15’000/year (no teaching duties); it is awarded for one year and extended for the regular duration of the chosen Master’s program (three or four semesters) provided the applicant is academically successful at the end of his/her first semester of studies.

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