Financing your Studies
Financial Help
Financial help to international students is limited. Ideally, candidates should make sure they have sufficient financial resources to complete their studies. However, the Quebec and Canadian governments, along with various organizations, offer scholarships to students from some countries to enable them to continue their studies or research in Canada. You may also be admissible to the same tuition fees as Quebec students owing to agreements between the Government of Quebec and certain countries.
Information on these programs is available through the department responsible for graduate studies in your country. Funds are also allocated to help students integrate into a certain number of research teams. Paid teaching or research assistantships are sometimes available. Moreover, faculties offer merit-based scholarships.
Main Scholarships for International Students
The Université de Sherbrooke does not give scholarships to international students.
Additional Tuition Fee Exemption (Programs from the Government of Quebec)
- Visit, en français, the section dedicated to international students on the Student Services Web site.
Canadian and International Scholarship Programs
- Commonwealth Scholarship Plan (for citizens of Commonwealth countries)
- Government of Canada Awards Program (for citizens of the following countries: Chile, Colombia, Cuba, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Philippines, Russia and Venezuela)
- Organization of American States (OAS) Fellowships Program (for citizens of OAS member states)
- Canadian Francophone Scholarship Program (en français)
Others
- Visit, en français, the section dedicated to international students on the Student Services Web site.
Part-time Work
To finance their education, most Quebec students combine part-time work and studies. The Student Job Centre manages a bank of regular and temporary jobs offered on campus. Usually, international students cannot work while in Quebec. However, recently, the Canadian government has allowed international students to work off campus on a part-time basis. This new regulation only applies to students registered in Quebec universities located outside major cities, such as the Université de Sherbrooke.
To be admissible to this program, you must hold a valid student permit and have completed two consecutive full-time study terms in Canada. Some restrictions apply. Students are expected to find off campus employment on their own without university assistance.
For more information (en français) on part-time work:
Restrictions Regarding Paid Work Terms
Owing to the nature of the coop system, which alternates study terms at the university and paid work terms in businesses or government organizations, foreign admission candidates must include an official document confirming their permanent resident status in Canada. If no such proof can be provided, admission will be assessed in terms of a comparable program offered within the regular system, if such a program exists.
