New $30M Phd Scholarship Program in Ontario

The fight to attract  the best and brightest global  innovators is well underway.  Globalization is real  and brainpower is the major ingredient for the  innovation and competitiveness recipe.  Now Ontario  Premier Dalton McGuinty has announced a new Ontario Trillium Scholarship for international students program.

The new scholarship will provide 75 of the world’s best students with $40,000 each year for up to four years to pursue doctoral studies at an Ontario university. During the initial four years, Ontario will invest $20 million to support the program, with participating universities contributing a further $10 million. This follows on the heels of the recently announced Canada Excellence Research Chairs Progra

Offering scholarships to the world’s brightest students will help Ontario universities compete with top international universities.

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