About this Award

Further Information

• 1. Application Instructions

  Application Process

  > Each faculty was assigned an allocation when the program was approved, and will select nominees for the QES Scholarships. Individual programs/departments are responsible for selecting nominees based on these quotas.
  > The faculty nominates students for the QES Scholarship by providing a Letter of Support to accompany the QES Application Form. Some faculties may choose to have an internal competition in which students are required to complete an application; students should consult their faculty on this matter.
  > Selection criteria may include academic record, letters of support, description of your study abroad plan / internship / international research, and your community engagement plan (see QES Application Form).
  Upon receipt of the QES Application Form, UAI will verify eligibility, approve the award, and notify the winner directly (usually via email).

  Students should contact their faculty for details about the faculty selection process and the internal faculty deadline - UAI does not determine these procedures.

  Students must submit a QES Acceptance Form within 10 days of the offer being sent.

  Students are also required to apply for the Education Abroad Individual Award by May 30, 2016

  Fall/Winter Term Application Deadline: Competition now closed.

  Spring/Summer/Fall Application Deadline: TBA

  Forms

  QES Application Form - Canadian 2016 (updated March 30, 2016)
  QES Acceptance Form

• 2. Selection Process

  Selection

  > The Education Abroad Group Award selection committee will rank all eligible applications in order of funding priority.
  > Top-ranked programs will be confirmed up to the award value available through the EAGA funds, though funding source will not be confirmed.
  > Top-ranked programs that meet CAGFIL criteria will be forwarded to Alberta Advanced Education and Technology for the CAGFIL competition.
  > Once final decisions of CAGFIL grants are determined, a final list of total funded programs and funding source will be determined.

• Eligibility

  Eligibility/Criteria

  1. Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident
  2. 35 years of age or under at the time of application
  3. Graduate Research within the theme of Individual & Community Wellness
  4. Enrolled as a Graduate Student at the University of Alberta in the faculties of:
  

  > Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine
  > Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences (ALES)*
  > School of Public HealthFaculty of Native Studies*
  > Faculty of Nursing

  5. Minimum of 90 days in your placement (study/internship/research)
  6. Study, internship, and research placement in a Commonwealth country other than Canada
  7. Study, internship, and research placement must be for academic credit
  8. Nomination by Faculty, confirmed with a Letter of Support from your faculty

  *Undergraduate students in ALES and Native Studies may also apply for research funding, please email eapaward@ualberta.ca for details.