With more than 4,000 students from Africa enrolled here, the continent has been and will continue to be a priority for the University of Ottawa. Through the promotion of programs tailored to Africa, initiatives, African scholarships, partnerships, research, and events (webinar and other), the University of Ottawa offers strong relationships with African institutions, increases career opportunities for uOttawa students/alumni across the continent, and attracts the best and the brightest African students and scholars to the university. 

Differential Tuition Fee Exemption Scholarship– In keeping with our commitment to the French-speaking world, the University of Ottawa offers a Differential Tuition Fee Exemption Scholarship to international Francophone and Francophile students enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s program given in French, or in the French Immersion Stream. This major assistance in funding their studies reduces their tuition fees considerably.

Africa Community Service Fund – Provides financial assistance to students to travel to Africa to plan and implement their own community service initiatives or to participate in field courses or unpaid COOP placements. 

Canada-Africa Exchange Scholarships (OSOTF) – Provides financial assistance to Canadian students in medicine or health sciences in order to give them an opportunity to do clinical internships in Africa. 

Entrance Scholarship for African Students Studying in English – Offered to all newly admitted undergraduate international students for the Fall 2022 term, who are African citizens, studying in English, and are enrolled in a specific undergraduate program in the Faculty of Social Sciences, the Faculty of Science and Faculty of Engineering. Up to $100,000 in total scholarship funds are available.

International Doctoral Scholarship – This scholarship is intended for international doctoral students. An important contribution to the financing of their studies.

Some of our most recent Partnerships include:

Egypt: Canada to train the next generation of Egyptian engineers – University of Ottawa became the first university in Canada to sign a strategic partnership with the Egyptian government to train the next generation of 300 Egyptian engineers in digital technologies.

Tanzania: uOttawa Medicine students in Tanzania: Global health, innovative teaching, and knowledge sharing– Thanks to a partnership agreement signed between the Faculty of Medicine and the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, students have a unique opportunity to learn and gain critical experience abroad.