Our Online Scholarships and Bursaries website presents a complete list of all the scholarships and bursaries, filtered according to a given student profile. However, the following scholarships are offered exclusively for students enrolled in academic programs given in French or for those who are Francophones or Francophiles.
In order to encourage students to pursue their postsecondary education and improve access to our undergraduate and graduate programs, multiple internal and external scholarships are available exclusively to Francophone and Francophile students at the Faculty of Arts.
French Studies Bursary
The objective of this fund is to provide financial assistance to a newly admitted student who is undertaking the university studies for the first time by encouraging studies in French, in French Immersion or Extended French.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible, you must:
- be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident or have protected person or refugee status;
- fulfill the admission requirements of the Faculty of Arts;
- be registered full time, and for the first time, in an undergraduate program at the Faculty of Arts;
- Each term take at least:
- 9 units (i.e., 3 courses) taught in French, or
- 6 units (i.e., 2 courses) taught in French, or in French as a second language (FLS) if you are in French immersion or in extended French
There is no application for this award. This bursary is awarded automatically to students who enroll in a French program, in French Immersion Studies or in the Extended French Stream. This bursary can be combined with any admission scholarship or bursary except for the Education Bursary.
Learn more about the French Studies Bursary by visiting .
The following scholarships are offered exclusively for students enrolled in academic programs given in French or for those who are Francophones or Francophiles.