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 Subject: Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP) / Le programme des futurs leaders dans les Amériques (PFLA)]
 
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Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP)
 At the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago, Prime Minister 
Stephen Harper announced that Canada will allocate $18 million over the 
next four years for a new scholarship program. The Emerging Leaders in 
the Americas Program (ELAP) will award up to 1600 new scholarships for 
Latin American and Caribbean students to pursue studies or research in 
Canada.
 The ELAP will support human capital development and a new generation of 
leaders in the Americas while strengthening linkages between Canadian 
institutions and those in the region.
  
 
The first round of ELAP scholarships is now underway for study or 
research commencing in the Fall of 2009. The deadline for applications 
from Canadian post-secondary institutions is June 29, 2009 .
 
Program Description
 The scholarships will be facilitated through inter-institutional 
exchange agreements and will provide students with the opportunity to 
undertake study or research at Canadian universities and colleges. 
Recipients will remain students of their home institutions during this 
exchange. In addition, the ELAP will offer a study tour component to 
selected students to expose them to Canadian governance, business and 
civil society in key priority areas.
 
Interested institutions and students should consult: 
http://www.scholarships.gc.ca or contact scholarships-bourses@cbie.ca 
mailto:scholarships-bourses@cbie.ca> for more information.