Official Languages Programs for Students

Intensive French Immersion Studies Bursary

You are an Anglophone Manitoba student and want to be completely immersed in the French language and culture outside your home province? The French Immersion Studies Bursary worth $2,500 is available to you for a one-year French Immersion Intensive Program offered in various Canadian bilingual or French-language post-secondary institutions outside Manitoba! First, you must contact your institution of choice for more detailed information about their programs, then, you can apply for the bursary!

Bourses aux étudiants du Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface

The purpose of the Bourse aux étudiants du Collège universitaire (French form only) worth $500 is to encourage students to pursue their post-secondary studies in French at the Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface. Download the application form for more information and eligibility criteria.

French Language Studies Bursary

This bursary is offered to Manitoba residents who wish to pursue their post-secondary studies in a program which is not offered in Manitoba in the French language. The “French Language Studies Bursary” worth a maximum $2,500 is available as a supplementary financial aid for travel costs, living expenses or any other costs incurred related to their out-of-province studies.

Explore

Discover another region of Canada and use this opportunity to improve your knowledge of French. Explore offers you five weeks full of opportunities to make discoveries, meet new people, and exchange ideas in a stimulating setting for learning your second language. Experience something new. Explore your country and your personal capabilities!

Explore is a five-week intensive language-learning course. You can take the course in the spring or summer, whichever you prefer! This means that you can take a job for the rest of the summer, if you wish.

Knowing a second language is essential, and with French you can get around almost anywhere in the world. So why not grab this opportunity to add to your chances of having the best possible future?

If you have any questions on any of the bursaries described above, please contact:

Provincial Co-ordinator of Official Languages Programs
Bureau de l’éducation française Division
Telephone: 204-945-6935
Toll-free (in Manitoba only): 1-877-866-4242 (in Manitoba)

E-mail: languesofficielles@gov.mb.ca