2025 The Canada-ASEAN Scholarships and Educational Exchanges for Development program  (SEED) , Canada

Closing date:March 31, 2025

Student type: International students  

Level of study: All levels of study

Study area: Any

Scholarship value: $10,200(Four months or one academic term)

Description: On August 6, 2017, the Government of Canada announced the Canada-ASEAN Scholarships and Educational Exchanges for Development (SEED) program to provide opportunities for students from ASEAN member states to conduct short-term study or research in Canadian post-secondary institutions in areas that contribute to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development .

The Canada-ASEAN Scholarships and Educational Exchanges for Development program aims to reduce poverty in the developing countries of ASEAN and to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development . Scholarships and educational exchanges will contribute towards the achievement of all Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). SEED contributes to strengthening people-to-people ties between Canada and the Indo-Pacific region.

Eligibility:

To be eligible, candidates must be:

  • citizens of an ASEAN member state

Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos (Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR)), Malaysia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, or Vietnam

  • enrolled full-time at a post-secondary institution in an ASEAN member state
  •  paying tuition fees to that institution at the time of application and for the full duration of their exchange
  • Candidates are not eligible for this scholarship if they:

-hold or have a pending application for Canadian citizenship or permanent residency

-are already participating in a scholarship program funded by the Government of Canada

-are already enrolled in a degree, diploma or certificate program at a Canadian post-secondary institution

-have previously received a scholarship under the Canada-ASEAN Scholarships and Educational Exchanges for Development Program

How to apply:  apply online  

More info: https://www.educanada.ca/scholarships-bourses/can/institutions/asean-anase.aspx?lang=eng