Scholarships and Educational Exchanges for Development - Phase 2 (SEED-2)
The Scholarships and Educational Exchanges for Development – Phase 2 (SEED-2) program provides undergraduate and graduate students, from member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Pacific Island Countries and Mongolia with scholarship opportunities for short-term research or course-oriented exchanges.
The SEED-2 program aims to contributes to strengthening people-to-people ties between Canada and the Indo-Pacific region and to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Students’ applications must therefore be directly aligned with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The SEED-2 program is offered by Global Affairs Canada.
2026-2027 Concordia application deadline March 10, 2026
About the Scholarships and Educational Exchanges for Development – Phase 2 (SEED-2)
Only Canadian institutions can submit applications to Global Affairs Canada. Therefore, students must first submit their application documents to Concordia University. Concordia will then apply for the scholarship on the student’s behalf.
Eligibility
Visit the SEED-2 scholarship website to review all the eligibility requirements.
To be eligible, candidates must be citizens and enrolled full-time at post-secondary institution in an ASEAN member state:
- Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos (Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR)), Malaysia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, or Vietnam
- Pacific Island Countries: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
- Mongolia
Scholarship value & duration
Undergraduate students (study or research)
- $10,200 CAD for four months or one academic term of study or research.
- $15,900 CAD for eight months or two academic terms.
Graduate students (study or research)
- $10,200 CAD for four months or one academic term of study or research.
- $12,700 CAD for five to six months of study or research
Eligible expenses
Selected candidates may use scholarship fund towards:
- visa or study/work permit fees
- airfare via the most direct and economical route
- health insurance
- living expenses, such as accommodation, utilities and food
- ground transportation, including a public transportation pass
- books and supplies required for their study or research, excluding computers and other equipment
Scholarship selection criteria
Eligible and complete applications will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
- the linkage of the proposed research or study that the student will undertake in Canada to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
- the candidate’s commitment to use their proposed research or studies in Canada to help reduce poverty and narrow the development gap in the ASEAN region, the Pacific Island region or Mongolia
- merit of the research or study to be undertaken in Canada
- benefit to the home institution and peers
- benefit to the Canadian institution, supervisor and peers
- rankings submitted by the Canadian institution
Application process
For a study (course-based) exchange
- You must be enrolled full-time at a post-secondary partner institution in an eligible country and paying any tuition fees regulated by that institution at the time of application and for the full duration of the exchange.
- For study at the undergraduate and graduate level, a valid student exchange agreement with Concordia that waives tuition fees is required.
- You must also meet the requirements of the Concordia Student Exchange Program.
- Review the SEED-2 scholarship website for the detailed eligibility requirements.
For a research-oriented exchange
- You must be enrolled full-time at a post-secondary institution in an eligible country and paying any tuition fees regulated by that institution at the time of application and for the full duration of the exchange.
- A Concordia professor must have accepted to supervise the student’s research exchange at Concordia.
- Research applicants must provide a letter from their Concordia academic supervisor:
- On institutional letterhead
- Dated within the last six months
- Signed by the Canadian supervisor
- Describes the nature and scope of the research collaboration with the student’s home institution
- Confirms their willingness to support and mentor the candidate during the exchange period
- Explains how the Canadian institution, supervisor and peers will benefit from the exchange
- Review the SEED-2 scholarship website for the detailed eligibility requirements.
Application deadline
Concordia University has established its own internal deadline for receiving applications which is two weeks before the official SEED-2 scholarship deadline.
Concordia deadline: March 10, 2026
Commencement date for study or research
- Selected candidates may arrive as early as August 1, 2026 and no later than February 1, 2027.
- Students applying for a study (course-oriented) exchange must arrive for the beginning of each term according to Concordia's academic calendar.
Failure to meet these deadlines may result in the cancellation of the scholarship.
Please note that only Canadian institutions can submit applications to Global Affairs Canada. Therefore, students must first apply with Concordia. Concordia will then apply for the scholarship on the student’s behalf.
Document submission deadline: March 10, 2026
I wish to apply for a study (course-oriented) exchange
- You must first be nominated for exchange by your home institution.
- Submit this scholarship application form.
- Upload the supporting documents and the nomination letter via the application form. Please read the SEED-2 requirements for each supporting document carefully as documents that are non-compliant with the SEED-2 guidelines will not be accepted.
I wish to apply for research-oriented exchange
To apply you must have a Concordia professor who accepts to supervise your research exchange at Concordia University.
Application for the SEED-2 program:
- Submit this scholarship application form.
- Upload the required supporting documents via the application form. Please read the SEED-2 requirements for each supporting document carefully as documents that are non-compliant with the SEED-2 guidelines will not be accepted.
