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Foreign Government Awards Program - Mexico

NOTE: this competition is closed. A new competition is expected to be announced in September 2010.

Up to fifteen scholarships are offered for study or research at the master's, doctoral or postdoctoral level in all fields with the exception of odontology, plastic surgery, marketing, accounting, advertising and business administration.

Preference will be given to proposals in the following fields: electrical engineering, agriculture, water management and nuclear research. In the field of medicine, scholarships are awarded only in the areas of the Hospitals and Institutes established under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs-Ministry of Health Program.

Grants may include an additional three-month stay to perfect language skills.

Awards are tenable at institutions that are on the list provided by the Mexican Grant Program*. * This link leads to a site/document belonging to an entity not subject to the Official Languages Act. Information on this site/document is available in the language of the site.

Award Value

A living allowance (periodically adjusted to reflect the cost of living in Mexico);
Optional medical insurance from the Mexican Social Security Institute;
Canada-Mexico round-trip, economy-class airfare;
Full tuition for academic program

Note: No allocation is provided for the support of dependents.

Duration

Awards are for one academic year and may be renewed for an additional year upon written request (research grants excluded).

Background

The Government of Mexico*, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs* offers scholarships for study or research at the master's, doctoral or postdoctoral level.

* These links lead to a site/document belonging to an entity not subject to the Official Languages Act. Information on this site/document is available in the language of the site.

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Eligibility

Applicants:

Must be Canadian citizens by the competition deadline.
Must hold the equivalent of an undergraduate degree from a recognized Canadian institution.
Must have a sound working knowledge of Spanish.
Must make the necessary contacts to secure acceptance documents.
Over 35 years of age and applying to a Master's degree will be considered in exceptional cases.

Conditions

Awards will be granted subject to final acceptance by a university included in the Mexican Grant Program*: please be aware that not all the programs listed are applicable to Canadian citizens.
Successful candidates may not hold other awards concurrently.
No changes (tenure, host institution, etc.) are permitted once the scholarship has been awarded and accepted by the candidate.

* This link leads to a site/document belonging to an entity not subject to the Official Languages Act. Information on this site/document is available in the language of the site.

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Application Process

How to Apply

Note: This is a two-step process. First, you will need to complete the CBIE online application and then the Mexican application provided in Adobe PDF. You will need to send to CBIE the Mexican application as well as all the supporting documents.

Step One: CBIE APPLICATION

Applicants must complete the CBIE Online Application.

Enter your data in the fields provided, following the instructions for each item.
Upon completion, verify your data prior to submitting.
To obtain a hard copy for your records, prior to submitting, you may print the form using the print function of your browser. Note that CBIE does not require a hard copy.
SUBMIT to provide your application electronically to CBIE.

Applicants must also submit the following supporting documents to complete the first part of the application process:

Proof of Canadian citizenship: one certified copy of the following: birth certificate, citizenship card or passport (do not include original documents); a certificate of baptism is not accepted as proof of Canadian citizenship.
Signed "Declaration by Applicant" found at the end of the online application.
Three letters of recommendation.
One recent passport-size photograph. Write your full name on the back of the photograph.
Official transcript (one) of ALL post-secondary studies to date (COMPLETE academic record(s) including College of Applied Arts and Technology-CAAT and CEGEP) must be sent directly from the issuing institution(s) or you may include your transcript(s) in your application package provided they are in a sealed envelope.
Proof of registration for studies in progress, including courses being taken.
A certificate of admission from the host institution or copy of correspondence testifying that you have requested it or that you will have access to the facilities needed to complete the proposed research project.
Two sets of artwork samples for applicants in Fine Arts, Music and Architecture. Applicants in the history or theory of art, music, or architecture are not required to submit samples.

Artwork samples required are as follows:

Applicants in the Fine Arts* (painting, graphic arts, sculpture and photography) must submit up to 20 slides of 20 original works. Film-makers and video artists must submit at least one recent film, indicating when it was made, how the applicant was involved in its production and the running time. These must be provided on CD/DVD, be dated, and clearly identified with the applicant's name.
Applicants in Music* must submit CDs of three works totaling no more than 30 minutes. The recordings of singers and instrumentalists must be chosen from three different musical periods, except in the case of Baroque musicians, who must include movements from three different types of pieces. Piano accompaniments may be included. Composers must submit scores and recordings of three different types of works composed by them. All recordings must begin with a spoken declaration by the applicant's music professor that the samples on the recording were performed or written by the applicant and are unedited.
Applicants in Architecture* must submit up to 10 reproductions of drawings, provided on CD/DVD.

*Only samples as specified above will be presented to the selection committee. Samples can be returned following the competition; please indicate the return address. However CBIE, while taking all reasonable care, cannot be held responsible for the loss or damage of artwork samples.

Step Two: MEXICAN GOVERNMENT APPLICATION

Applicants must complete the Mexican Government Application (Form A or Form B) in either English or Spanish and submit all documents listed at the end of the form with the exception of any documents already submitted as part of Step One.

Deadline

Complete application (Step 1 and Step 2) must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. EST, January 25, 2010. Supporting documents must be postmarked on or before this date.

It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that supporting documents are submitted by the deadline. The selection committee will not accept incomplete files. All required information must appear in the space provided: supporting documents other than those SPECIFICALLY requested will not be accepted.

We strongly recommend that you collect all the required supporting documents in sealed envelopes and send them to CBIE in one package by a method which will provide you with confirmation of its delivery, such as courier service or registered mail.

If you are unable to collect all the required supporting documents, please ensure that your referees and institution(s) issuing transcripts submit the documents directly to CBIE by the deadline. Be sure to identify the name of the scholarship program for which you are applying on all documentation sent to CBIE.

Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE)
Attn: Foreign Government Awards Program – Mexico
220 Laurier Ave. W., Suite 1550
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5Z9

We are unable to acknowledge receipt, by letter or telephone, but you can e-mail us at: scholarships-bourses@cbie.ca

Notification

Applicants who are pre-selected by the Canadian Scholarship Selection Committee will be notified in mid-December by CBIE that their applications will be forwarded to the Embassy of Mexico in Ottawa as nominees.

Those who are not pre-selected will be notified in late March by CBIE.

Final Selection

The final selection of award recipients is made by the host country and is communicated to CBIE in spring.

Notification will also be sent out by the host country in spring to successful candidates.

All recommendations of the Canadian Scholarship Selection Committee and decisions made by the host countries are final and are not open to appeal.