Canada offers most cost effective education. It has very flexible education system with credit transfer options. The courses are internationally recognized and job oriented in nature. Usually Canadian Universities ask for very less admission requirements hence recorded the Best Visa success rate. Canada is also a safe country with higher standards of living. It has two official languages, English and French. You need student visa to study in Canadian Universities or colleges. The cost of education and living expenses are almost equal to USA.

GRE and TOEFL are the important exams you should clear get into Canadian universities. The institutions offer Post Graduate and Research courses in Technology, Engineering and Sciences. Considering the cost of education in Canada, you must prepare to get some financial aid in the form of scholarships, fellowships and student assistantships. Following are some sources of funding for various universities in Canada.

1. University of Toronto: This is highly reputed university. Undergraduate Admission awards, Departmental Awards and bursaries are available.

2. University of Manitoba: International Undergraduate Student Bursaries, International Undergraduate Student Entrance Scholarship, International Baccalaureate Entrance Scholarships (for candidates with IB diplomas), Manitoba Graduate Scholarships are offered for Master’s Students.

3. University of British Columbia: Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship Program, Pearson Fellowship, International Partial Tuition Scholarships are important sources of financial support.

Dream of studying abroad can not be stopped if you are not able to crack a fellowship offered by foreign agencies and foundations such as Ford, Commonwealth, and Fulbright etc. There are so many Indian organizations offering scholarships and financial aid for talented students to realize their foreign education dreams. Corporate companies like Tata, Mahindra, ITC, Birla etc. are offering study abroad fellowships for candidates with good academic record. You should have successfully admitted in an accredited foreign educational institution to apply for most of these scholarships. Some foundations offer fellowships for identified disciplines and subjects. Professional courses like Engineering and Management are the priority disciplines for most of the foundations.

Indian Foundations and Trusts screen candidates at various stages. You need to complete formalities like references, research proposals, statement of purpose along with visa and passport requirements. Some foundations offer full assistance and some others grand aid towards tuition fee and important academic expenses only. Most of the organizations send the aid directly to the institution concerned. Following are some of the famous scholarships offered by Indian Foundations and some other in partnership with Indian trusts. Meritorious students from disadvantaged sections of society are encouraged by most of the foundations.

1. DFID Shared Scholarship. Website: www.britishcouncil.org
2. JN Tata Endowment Loan scholarship. Website: www.tata.com
3. Lady Meherbhai D Tata Scholarships. Email: sdtt@sdtatattrust.com
4. UKIERI Doctoral Scholarship for Research in identified areas of specialization. Visit www.britishcouncil.org for more details.
5. KC Mahindra Loan Scholarship (nanhikali.org)
6. ITC Overseas scholarships. Address: ITC Centre, 37, Chowringhee, Calcutta
7. HSBC Scholarships. Web: www.hsbc.co.in
8. Debesh – Kamal Scholarships for Higher Education / Research Abroad. Address: Ramkrishna Mission, Golpark, Calcutta.
9. Mariwala Trust Loan Scholarship. Address: Kanmoor House , 281/87, Narsi Natha Street, Mumbai.