Undergraduate funding
- Admission Scholarships
- Scholarships for students
- Other sources of funding
- Other international programs
- Sample student budget
Admission Scholarships
Supplemental tuition fee exemption scholarships
Offered to certain international students registered at Université Laval, these scholarships allow them to pay the same tuition fees as Quebec students.
Learn moreCitizens of the World scholarships
Excellence scholarships
In support of academic excellence.
$20,000
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Scholarships for students
available each year
Other sources of funding
for international students
assistant
Available to undergraduate and graduate students
Jobs helping teaching staff or research teams with course- or research-related tasks.
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Other international programs
Scholarship programs resulting from agreements with the CALDO consortium
Agreements signed between the CALDO consortium, of which Université Laval is a member, and the governments of certain Latin American countries with a view to providing scholarships to resident students so they can pursue their studies and develop their expertise in their field at our university. The signatory countries at this time are Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay.
For more information, please email us at: CALDO@daif.ulaval.ca.
Consult the CALDO consortium website for more details.
Rotary Foundation scholarships
The Rotary Foundation runs the world’s largest privately funded scholarship program. The program makes a variety of scholarships available to allow thousands of university students to study abroad. Scholarship recipients, who hail from nearly 70 countries, act as goodwill ambassadors for the Rotary organization.
Sample student budget – Person from abroad
Fatoumata’s budget for a year of her undergraduate program at Université Laval
Fatoumata
Ivory Coast
Bachelor’s degree, Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences
| Scholarships and annual income | |||||
| Admin. assistant income (summer student job) |
$8,860 | ||||
| Income from a part-time student job during the fall and winter semesters | $5,040 | ||||
| Economy / Funding from parents
(amount varies based on type of housing) |
$28,790 to $31,958 | ||||
| Other sources of income are available but vary by situation. Contact your faculty, your home country government, and funding agencies to explore your options. | |||||
| Total annual income | $42,690 to $45,858 | ||||
| Additional savings needed for one-time expenses in the first year of study |
$875 to $3,275 | ||||
| Annual expenses | |||||
| 2023–2024* tuition fees for 1 academic year without a supplemental tuition fee exemption scholarship**
(30 credits)
*Tuition fees are indexed annually. They vary based on the student’s legal and resident status and program of study. Find out more. |
$23,759 | ||||
| Health and hospital insurance | $972 | ||||
| Housing
ULaval residences or shared off-campus housing
Important: Make sure to reserve your place before your arrival.
|
$4,740 to $7,908 | ||||
| Groceries | $6,500 | ||||
| Public transit for Québec City and Lévis for the fall and winter semesters | Pass included in tuition fees | ||||
| Health care (medication and personal care) | $1,300 | ||||
| Academic and personal expenses (sports, leisure, clothes, books, immigration document renewal, etc.) | $3,700 | ||||
| Total annual expenses | $40,971 to $44,139 | ||||
| One-time expenses | |||||
| Application fee | $97 | ||||
| Québec Acceptance Certificate (CAQ) | $128 | ||||
| Study permit | $150 | ||||
| Travel upon arrival and temporary accommodation (if required), etc. | $500 | ||||
| Used furniture and accessories for off-campus housing | $800 | ||||
| Winter clothing and accessories | $500 to $800 | ||||
| Computer | $800 | ||||
| Total one-time expenses – First year of study | $875 to $3,275 | ||||
Last updated on February 16th, 2024.
Amounts are in Canadian dollars. This budget reflects a modest lifestyle and is only meant to serve as a guide. It may vary depending on the economic context and the student’s situation.
**Several tuition fee exemption scholarships exist for students, especially French and French-speaking Belgian students, to reduce the additional foreign fees required by the Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur (MES).
For an overview of the annual costs you can expect if you benefit from an exemption, see the Tuition fees section for your student profile.