Opportunities for Canadian professionals

The following awards are available through Global Affairs Canada for Canadian professionals wishing to study or undertake research abroad.

Organization of American States (OAS) - Professional Development Scholarship Program

• Opportunities for professional development through short-term courses in specialized areas of training.

Canada-China Scholars' Exchange Program

• Short-term non-degree-seeking awards for Canadian academics, students and professionals who wish to study and/or undertake research at participating Chinese institutions.

Other opportunities

Additional opportunities are also offered to Canadian professionals by other federal departments and agencies as well as other governments:

• Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program: Japanese government sponsored exchange programme that offers university graduates full-time jobs as either an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) teaching with a Japanese Teacher of English in elementary and secondary schools or as a Coordinator for International Relations (CIR) in selected local government offices in Japan.