The International Leader Scholarship is an application-based entrance award from the University of Alberta in Canada. It rewards well-rounded applicants with superior academics and a record of leadership.
Applicants apply for undergraduate admission first, then complete the university’s single entrance-scholarship application in the Awards Hub, which matches them to this and other awards.
Benefits & funding
- Up to CAD 15,000.
- The university does not publish the number of awards, a minimum value or whether it renews.
Eligibility
- On a Study Permit and entering the first year of a University of Alberta undergraduate degree.
- Superior academic achievement.
- No nationality or country-of-residence restriction is published.
Can you apply?
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Education required
High School
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Application process
- 1Apply to a University of Alberta undergraduate program (CAD 150 non-refundable application fee for new applicants).
- 2Sign in to the Awards Hub with your University of Alberta CCID.
- 3Complete the General Application and the Entrance Scholarship Application by January 10, 2027; submissions cannot be reopened after the deadline.
Program timeline
Entrance-scholarship application window opened.
Oct 1, 2026
Application deadline.
Jan 10, 2027
Offers begin.
Early winter 2027