Important Dates

Emerging Leaders in the Americas (ELAP) & Study in Canada Scholarships (SICS)

 

Thursday, March 6, 2025

U of A's application portal Horizons opens on or before February 26, 2025 (was previously February 19, 2025 but is delayed due to vendor testing) and will accept applications and supporting documents uploaded by the deadline of Thursday, March 6, 2025

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Deadline for ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ to submit screened, eligible applications and supporting documents to the Global Affairs Canada through the My EduCanada portal

June 30, 2025

Anticipated final selection and results notification to Canadian institutions. Information will then be shared by the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ with all candidates (selected, waitlisted, unsuccessful) as soon as possible.

Results are typically shared with research candidates and their prospective U of A Host Supervisors within 1-2 business days of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ receiving the results from Global Affairs Canada.  

August 1, 2025

Earliest possible program start date.

Please plan to start later than this date, given how long immigration processes realistically take. Accounting for , the earliest many of our researchers are able to arrive is September, with most arriving between November and January.

February 1, 2026

Latest possible program start date. Please plan to start a little earlier than this date. We recommend arriving no later than January 15 for the best research internship experience.

 

Canada-ASEAN Scholarships and Educational Exchanges for Development (SEED)

 

March 6, 2025

Deadline for candidate’s submission of application and supporting documents to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ International (UAI) through the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ International Government of Canada Scholarships Research Application Form.

March 31, 2025

Deadline for ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ International submission of screened, eligible applications and supporting documents to the Government of Canada through the My EduCanada portal.

June 30, 2025

Anticipated final selection and results notification to Canadian institutions. Information will then be shared by the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ with all candidates (selected, waitlisted, unsuccessful) as soon as possible.

August 1, 2025

Earliest possible program start date.

Please plan to start later than this date, given how long immigration processes realistically take. Accounting for , the earliest many of our researchers are able to arrive is September, with most arriving between November and January.

October 1, 2025

Latest possible program start date.

Please plan to start a little earlier than this date. We recommend arriving no later than January 15 for the best research internship experience.