Study in Canada in 2027

Level

Vocational diploma (DEP) of over 900 hours in a priority trade and region (health, construction, industry, aerospace…)

Amount

CAD 14,000 to CAD 26,600 depending on length, plus exemption from higher international fees and health insurance (RAMQ)

Timeline

Apply on boursesqma.com until 28 October 2026 at 11:59 pm (Quebec time); results on 25 January and 1 March 2027; training starts in 2028

Conditions: aged 18 or over, living outside Canada, French at about B2 level, financial capacity of at least CAD 10,617. Cameroonians are eligible (priority to Francophonie countries). On the same platform, the vocational training exemption quota offers about twenty exemptions from higher fees a year, with no scholarship (financial capacity of CAD 24,617). Applicants must complete the application themselves: the official site warns that applications filed with an agent’s help may be rejected.

Level

Research master’s and doctorate, postdoctoral fellowships, short stays

Amount

CAD 20,000 a year for a master’s (up to CAD 40,000), CAD 25,000 a year for a doctorate (up to CAD 100,000), plus exemption from extra fees and RAMQ

2027-2028 timeline

University pre-selection before 27 October 2026; full application on 2 December 2026; results in April 2027

Only applicants pre-selected by a Quebec university can apply, and the university’s internal deadline is earlier. At college level, a CAD 14,000-a-year excellence scholarship for a technical DEC is requested from the CEGEP.

Level

University: 8 exemptions at undergraduate level, 8 at master’s level

Benefit

Quebec resident tuition instead of international tuition

How

Apply to MINESUP (P.O. Box 1457, Yaoundé) with your letter of admission; applications sent directly to Quebec are rejected

Cameroon’s 2027 timeline is not published on Quebec’s official pages: ask MINESUP as soon as you are admitted.

Level

First bachelor’s degree, straight from secondary school

Awards

Karen McKellin International Leader of Tomorrow, Donald A. Wehrung, International Impact Award

Timeline

Opens 5 October 2026, deadline 15 November 2026, decisions February to April 2027

For outstanding students with significant financial need, nominated by their school. There is no British Columbia provincial scholarship for international students: awards go through universities. At UBC, the International Major Entrance Scholarship (CAD 10,000 to CAD 25,000 a year, renewable) is awarded automatically on admission.

Level

Bachelor’s, straight from secondary school, about 37 awards a year

Amount

Tuition, books, fees and residence for 4 years

Timeline

School nomination before 9 October 2026, admission application before 16 October, scholarship application before 6 November 2026

University of Ottawa

Partial exemption scholarship for French-language programmes: for example CAD 12,500 off CAD 21,667 at undergraduate level (university’s 2024-2025 example)

Université de Montréal

Merit exemption scholarship at undergraduate level: CAD 13,340.40 or CAD 6,357.60 a year for 30 credits

Awarded automatically on undergraduate admission, subject to conditions (courses in French, merit).

Level

Master’s, 13 programmes (public health, public policy, sustainable agriculture…), African citizens including Cameroonians

Timeline

Fall 2027 cohort closed; next recruitment in spring 2027 for 2028