Emerging Leaders of the Americas Program

For a course-oriented 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.
• You must also meet the requirements of the Concordia Student Exchange Program.
• For study at the undergraduate or graduate level, a valid student exchange agreement that waives tuition fees is required.

Please see the ELAP website for more details regarding the eligibility requirements.

For a research-oriented exchange

• You must be enrolled full-time at a post-secondary institution in an eligible country and paying tuition fees regulated by that institution at the time of application and for the full duration of the exchange.
• Undergraduate: For research at the college or undergraduate level, a valid student exchange agreement that waives tuition fees is required.
• Graduate: For research at the graduate level (Masters and PhD), a student exchange agreement is not required.
• College and undergraduate research applicants from institutions with no existing agreement must produce a letter from their Concordia supervisor on official letterhead that links the application to a specific international research collaboration, names the Canadian supervisor and confirms that tuition will not be charged. The letter must be dated within the last six months and be a maximum of one page.
• A professor must have accepted to supervise the student’s research exchange at Concordia.

Please see the ELAP website for more details regarding the eligibility requirements.

Documents submission deadline

Concordia University has established its own internal deadline for receiving applications which is two weeks prior to the official ELAP Scholarship deadline.

Concordia deadline: March 11, 2024

Commencement date for study or research

• Students applying for a course-oriented exchange must arrive for the beginning of each term according to Concordia's academic calendar.
• Research students may begin their exchange as soon as June 1, 2024 but no later than February 1, 2025.

Failure to meet these deadlines may result in the rejection of the application.

Please note that only Canadian institutions can submit applications to EduCanada. Therefore, students must first submit their ELAP documents to Concordia University. Concordia University will then apply for the scholarship on the student’s behalf.

Document submission deadline: March 11, 2024.

I wish to apply for a course-oriented exchange

1. You must first be nominated for exchange by your home institution.
2. Submit this scholarship application form.
3. Upload the supporting documents and the nomination letter via the application form. Please read the ELAP requirements for each document very carefully as documents that are non-compliant with the ELAP guidelines will automatically lead to the rejection of the application.

I wish to apply for a research-oriented exchange

Before beginning your application, you must find a professor who accepts to supervise your research exchange at Concordia University. You may consult Explore Concordia for help finding a research supervisor.

Application for the ELAP scholarship:

1. Submit this scholarship application form.
2. Upload the required supporting documents via the application form. Please read the ELAP requirements for each document very carefully as documents that are non-compliant with the ELAP guidelines will automatically lead to the rejection of the application.