Bursaries for Postsecondary Studies in French as a Second Language Program
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IT’S REWARDING TO BE BILINGUAL!
English-speaking Canadians enrolled in an university program have an opportunity to receive a $3,000 bursary to perfect their bilingualism while studying in a field of interest.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
To receive a bursary for postsecondary studies in French as a second language, one must:
- Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada;
- Have English as the first official language of Canada spoken;
- Have completed secondary education in an English-speaking or non-official language institution (i.e., neither English-speaking nor French-speaking) and have graduated from it;
- Be registered full-time in a college program (of a minimum duration of one year) or university program (of a minimum duration of two years*) taught in French in a post-secondary entity participating in the Program;
- Complete at least 50% of courses and related activities (internships and training activities in the community) in French.
*Some one-year university programs are also eligible. Please contact your post-secondary entity to confirm your eligibility.
APPLICATION
The application period for 2024-2025 is open until February 28, 2025.
Distribution process
- Candidates will be notified by email of the status of their application by the end of March.
- The bursaries will be paid in one installment in April or May 2023.
QUESTIONS?
Please refer to the prepared by the ACUFC or
contact us at sllcstudentsupport@uvic.ca
*Students who were first year in 2021-2022 and declared their program have chances of eligibility. Contact us to find out more.
This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada and administered by the ACUFC - Association des collèges et universités de la francophonie canadienne
