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Application Period for 2026-2027 is now OPEN

Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP)

ELAP scholarships provide full-time students from post-secondary institutions located in Latin America and the Caribbean with short-term exchange opportunities for study or research at Canadian post-secondary institutions.

Eligible Countries

Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos

Central America: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama

North America: Mexico

South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela

Key Dates

Deadline for applications to be received: March 13, 2026, 11:59pm CST 

Notification of results: May, 2026.

Earliest arrival in Canada: August 1, 2026 for the Fall semester.

Latest arrival in Canada: February 1, 2027 for the Winter semester.

Scholarship Value and Duration

$8,600 for 4 months or one academic term for study or research at the undergraduate level
$8,600 for 4 months or one academic term for study or research at the graduate level
$12,400 for 5 to 6 months for study or research at the graduate level (Masters and PhD)

Application Process

Exchange Students

The University of Regina is pleased to invite both partner institutions on behalf of their nominated exchange students and interested students from eligible countries to submit applications for the 2026–2027 Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP) scholarship. Please understand that because of the need for an existing exchange program agreement, we ask that only those students nominated through our exchange program be considered for this scholarship.  Individual students interested are encouraged to contact their Study Abroad coordinator at their home institution to determine nomination eligibility.

Please email study.abroad@uregina.ca a complete list of student names and all required supporting documents no later than March 13, 2026, 11:59pm CST.  Early applications are encouraged.  Each partner institution may submit applications for a maximum of three (3) students.

Research Students

A formal student exchange program agreement or MOU is not a requirement for researchers as is the case for exchange students.  As such, research students who have identified a willing UofR supervisor may apply directly to global.mobility@uregina.ca with all supporting documents no later than March 13, 2026, 11:59pm CST.  Early applications are encouraged. 

Required Supporting Documents

All applications received must include the following supportive documents.  Documents in a language other than English or French must be accompanied by a translation.  Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

1.       Proof of citizenship

Please submit with file name: FirstnameLastname_citizenship

A copy of the candidate's passport or national identity card with a photo and valid dates. 

Note: driver’s license, permanent residence card, work permit, student card, health card, birth certificate or baptismal certificate will not be accepted.

2.       Proof of full-time enrolment from the home institution

Please submit with file name: FirstnameLastname_fulltime

Must be presented on official letterhead, dated within the last 6 months, and must confirm the candidate’s full-time enrolment. Please see an example here

Note: copies of transcripts, a student card or a letter of admission are not acceptable.

3.       Letter of intent from the candidate

Please submit with file name: FirstnameLastname_intent

Explains the nature of studies or research to be undertaken.  Provides rationale for study in Canada and for the choice of institution, program and supervisor and how the proposed program of study or research will relate to their future career.  Maximum 1 page.

4.       Letter of support from the home institution

Please submit with file name: FirstnameLastname_support

Must be presented on official letterhead, dated within the last 6 months, and must come from the candidate's instructor, professor or international director.  It must explain the nature of study or research to be undertaken in Canada and how the candidate and the home institution will benefit from this scholarship program.  Maximum 1 page.

5.       Letter of invitation from the Canadian supervisor (research students only)

Please submit with file name: FirstnameLastname_supervisor

Must be presented on official letterhead, dated within the last 6 months, and 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, and explains how the Canadian institution, supervisor and peers will benefit from the exchange.  Maximum 1 page.

6.       Signed Privacy Notice Statement

Please submit with file name: FirstnameLastname_privacy

A copy of the Privacy Notice Statement for non-Canadian participants signed by the candidate and dated within the last 6 months.

7.       Student Information

Please submit with file name: FirstnameLastname_info

Fill out a copy of this Student Information form with the applicant's details. 

Student Information Form

8.       Unofficial Transcript

Please submit with file name: FirstnameLastname_transcript

Provide a copy of your unofficial college transcript.

Study Abroad and Global Mobility

Email Study Abroad: Study.Abroad@uregina.ca
Email Global Mobility: Global.Mobility@uregina.ca 
Phone: +1(306) 337-2446

 

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