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Scholarships for international students: find support suited to your plans
Identify relevant scholarships, check eligibility and prepare a realistic funding application, from undergraduate studies to research.
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Studying in Canada: build a realistic budget from departure to year-end
Calculate your total study cost in Canada: tuition, accommodation, settling in, cash flow and financial requirements. A numerical example helps you prepare your own budget.
Planning your budget
Student living costs in Canada: build and track an expense table
A useful budget distinguishes monthly expenses, settling-in costs and annual deadlines. It should reflect your city, housing and circumstances, then be corrected using amounts actually paid.
Planning your budget
Comparing study costs across destinations: calculate the entire project
Destinations cannot be compared solely through tuition or average rent. Use the same method for duration, expenses and resources, then examine the tradeoffs each scenario requires.
Scholarships and financial aid
Funding a master’s or doctorate in Canada: read an offer and build a sustainable plan
Graduate funding may combine scholarships, assistantships and other resources. Compare amounts, durations and conditions, then calculate what actually remains available after fees and obligations.
Scholarships and financial aid
FIDERH and studies in Canada: prepare a funding application from Mexico
FIDERH may form part of postgraduate funding for a Mexican applicant. Examine the applicable call, loan obligations and expense timeline without confusing eligibility with funding approval.
Scholarships and financial aid
Lånekassen and studies in Canada: check the program and prepare funding
For applicants connected to the Norwegian system, Lånekassen may support studies abroad. Personal eligibility, program eligibility and disbursement conditions require separate checks.
Planning your budget
Student cards and discounts in Canada: check usefulness before paying
Student cards and promotional offers may reduce some expenses, but conditions vary. Compare benefits you will actually use, required evidence and the purchase’s final cost.
Planning your budget
Travel and transport discounts: compare final prices and conditions
Student or youth fares are not always the cheapest or most suitable journeys. Compare complete itineraries, luggage and change options, then check offer eligibility when booking.
Banking, taxes and payments
Bank accounts in Canada: choose the services you need
Useful accounts should match your payments, transfers and money-management habits.
Banking, taxes and payments
Money transfers and currencies: send the right amount to the right place
Transfer costs depend on applied exchange rates, fees and received amounts.
Banking, taxes and payments
Purchase taxes: read final prices and recognise outdated information
Sales taxes vary by location and product. Learn to check invoices and distinguish current rules from old refund programs still cited in archives.
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