Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships to be Launched in Fall 2014

 The Diamond Jubilee Flag consists of a white flag bearing the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Emblem in the centre. It is modeled on the 2002 Golden Jubilee Flag.
The Diamond Jubilee Flag consists of a white flag bearing the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Emblem in the centre. It is modeled on the 2002 Golden Jubilee Flag.

“Canada celebrated the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the Throne in 2012. To mark this Diamond Jubilee, the Government of Canada implemented special initiatives to honour Her Majesty’s reign, her service and her dedication to this country, and to celebrate Canadian achievements of the last 60 years.”

Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that the Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships program, a new five-year program, will be launched this fall with the first scholarships granted to Canadian and other international Commonwealth students in 2015.

  • Scholarships for periods of four months to one year will be granted to Canadian students at the undergraduate and graduate levels for internships or academic study in developing Commonwealth countries.
  • Scholarships for up to two years will also be granted to students in other Commonwealth countries, at the master’s or doctoral levels, to attend a Canadian university.
  • The program will “nurture the next generation of entrepreneurs, public servants, community leaders and academics in the Commonwealth by enabling promising youth to build and share their skills, knowledge and experience.”
  • The objectives of the scholarships include:

    • seeking to promote global citizenship through learning, research and innovation;
    • enriching the academic and professional experiences of promising students;
    • preparing the next generation of innovative leaders in Canada and around the Commonwealth to actively contribute to their local and global communities;
    • enhancing knowledge and connections between Canadians and fellow citizens of the Commonwealth; and
    • furthering the Commonwealth’s shared goals in democracy and development.

The program has been developed to ensure the Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships take into account existing scholarships globally and will complement current Canadian programs, which largely focus on scholarships for doctoral and postdoctoral education.

  • It will have several key differentiating factors that will brand the program as influential and imaginative.

The program will provide up to $40 million towards 1,500 scholarship recipients over five years.

  • It will be funded from three sources:
    • Up to $10 million from DFATD (Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development) to match funds raised by former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, to be directed towards official development assistance eligible activities;
    • funds raised by Mr. Chrétien from the provinces and the private sector and held by the Rideau Hall Foundation which are expected to reach $20 million; and
    • financial and in-kind contributions from Canadian universities to support students and interns.

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