Canada Commonwealth Scholarships from External Scholarship Division, MHRD, India

Canada Commonwealth Fellowships are offered by the External Scholarships Division of the Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Govt. of India. This Department specializes in arranging for a large number of international scholarships to Indian students by the foreign governments, which includes the Commonwealth countries also.

The Canadian Commonwealth Scholarships are valid in Canada for Master's and Doctoral Degree in the following subjects:

• Political science
• International relations with particular emphasis on Canada-India relations.
• Education
• Architecture
• Computer Science
• Health Science/ Pharmaceutical Science
• Law
• Environmental Studies
• Electronics
• Biotechnology
• Economic Planning
• Social Administration/Sociology

Eligibility, Duration and other Details of the Scholarship Scheme

• Candidates should not be more than 40 years of age as on the 30th September
• Candidates should be Indian nationals
• Candidates should have an English medium schooling background
• For a Master's Degree the candidate should have a First Class Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Architecture/Medicine and Pharmacy
• For Ph.D Degree, the candidates must have a high second class in post-graduation in the relevant field of study.
• Candidates should have both written and verbal proficiency in one of the official languages of Canada i.e. English or French
• Candidates, whose mother tongue is not English and are desirous of studying in a university where English is spoken officially, must qualify in the TOEFL test
• The Canadian Commonwealth Scholarships are given out to students to pursue a master's or doctoral degree in Canada. The duration for the master's degree is 2 years while that for the doctoral degree is 4 calendar years.

Value of Scholarship

Each scholarship covers the following

• Travel, living and study expenses for the scholar
• Passage fare to Canada and return
• Tuition and other mandatory university fees
• Maintenance allowance for the scholar
• Medical and hospital expenses which are officially approved
• Cost of books; partial research and equipment allowances