Gain the international experience you need to stay ahead of the curve!

Sign up for an exchange program today to discover the world and take advantage of the Power Corporation of Canada International Experience Scholarship.

Study or do a co-op placement abroad and automatically receive generous financial support of $1,500. This scholarship will be awarded once per academic year to eligible students.

Kindly note that Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, students aren’t eligible for this scholarship.

Eligibility criteria

Recipients must meet the following criteria:

• Be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident, a person with protected or refugee status, or an international student.
• Be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate or master's student at any faculty of the University of Ottawa, except the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section.
• Be participating in the University's exchange program or undertaking a co-op placement abroad.
• Have been selected by the Mobility team as a recipient of the Student Mobility Scholarship.

Award value: $1,500

Embark on an exchange adventure and earn a $1,000 scholarship for each term you’re abroad!

Canadian citizens, permanent residents and international students are eligible for this scholarship. 

This award is credited to your student account in late September (if your exchange begins in the fall) or in late February (if your exchange begins in the winter). If you study abroad for a full academic year (fall and winter), the scholarship is credited to your student account each term.

There’s no application process — the scholarship is automatically awarded if you’re part of the exchange program.

Please note that Faculty of Law Common Law Section students aren’t eligible for this scholarship.

Erasmus+ is a program created by the European Union (EU) to promote education, training, youth and sport in Europe. One objective is to promote co-operation with partner countries such as Canada.

The University of Ottawa has been selected by several European partners to participate in Erasmus +, allowing our students, staff and professors to receive funding for mobility stays at these partners.

Funding varies according to the length of the stay, the host country and the distance between Canada and the host country, among other factors.

The scholarship covers travel costs as well as costs incurred during the stay. For example, a student who completes a mobility stay of five months in Spain could receive 800 EUR x five months + 820 EUR towards their flight, totaling 4,800 EUR.

Each year, funding granted to uOttawa exchange students may change. The section below will be updated with the Erasmus + destinations available for the 2025–2026 academic year around December of this year.

A message will be posted in the Brightspace Information Session if any destination offers Erasmus+ funds for 2025-2026

Learn more about Erasmus+.