Global Learning Award
Up to $2,000 to fund your Global Experience
Support for your Global Experience
The Global Learning Award supports University of Calgary students participating in an official UCalgary Global Learning programming.
This includes:
- Global Study, including international exchanges, and Global Classrooms
- Credit-bearing work-based programs such as co-ops, practicums, internships and research placements
- Teaching Across Borders program
We are committed to making international opportunities as accessible as possible. The Global Learning Award can help make your education abroad experience more affordable by contributing to some of the extra costs involved, such as flights and accommodation. The Global Learning Award is a competitive award and not all eligible applicants will receive funding.
Students cannot have previously received funding from the Global Learning Award, International Study Travel Grant, International Studentship, UGo Virtual Learning Grant, Undergraduate International Research Grant, or the Global Skills Opportunity Program including the Global Indigenous Skills or Global Access Fund competitions. Recipients are not eligible for more than one award during the same term.
This fund includes the the Graeme Bell Graduate Travel Award to support graduate students in their academic journey involving travel furthering their graduate level learning and experience. The Graeme Bell Graduate Travel Award is a competitive process, and not all eligible application will receive funding.
Important dates
Am I eligible?
To be eligible for a Global Learning Award, applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Must be earning credit towards a degree at the University of Calgary (UCalgary), i.e. accepted into and registered in a degree program at time of submitting the award application;
- Must be participating in a UCalgary Global Experience, such as an international exchange program, Global Classroom, or Teaching Across Borders, or an unpaid credit-bearing work-based program such as a co-op, practicum, internship or research placement;
- Must be applying for a Global Experience that has a cost of at least $1,000;
- Have not received funding from the Global Learning Award, International Study Travel Grant, International Studentship, UGo Virtual Learning Grant, Undergraduate International Research Grant, or Global Skills Opportunity Program including the Global Indigenous Skills or the Global Access Fund competitions. Recipients are not eligible for more than one award for an individual experience and preference will be given to applicants who are not receiving another award in the same term.
How do I apply?
Every student who applies for a Global Experience will be automatically submitted for a Global Learning Award.
How are recipients selected?
Award recipients will be selected via lottery with consideration for equitable distribution across faculties and Global Experience programs.
How will I know if I've been selected?
To check the status of your application, please follow these steps:
- Log into RAISA: www.ucalgary.ca/UCI/RAISA
- Click on the tab labeled “My Applications” and then click on "view fund applications".
The status of your application will be shown on the right-hand side of the Fund application title.
Here is what each status means:
Accepted - Congratulations, you have been awarded an award. You will receive an email within 24 hours of this status change with the award details. If it has been more than 24 hours, please email slfunding@ucalgary.ca to have the letter re-sent. Please make sure to check your junk/spam mailbox.
Applied - Your application has been completed and successfully submitted. Your application will remain at the applied status until the system is updated with the committee decisions.
Declined - Regretfully, you have not been awarded an award.
Saved - You have a draft application. Any applications that are saved are not considered by the committee. Please ensure you complete and submit your application by the deadline.
Withdrawn -You have not been able to complete the study program or an acceptable alternative and are therefore ineligible for an award so your funding has been withdrawn. This is only used for students who withdraw an application before the committee considers it or who withdraw after they have been awarded.