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The various scholarships
Each year, some students end up working part-time to supplement their income. For others, financial challenges and the Parisian cost of living can become an obstacle to their continued stay in Paris.
Scholarship programs were created to encourage worthy students in the pursuit of their studies.
Important: Only candidates eligible for the MEC are eligible for scholarships.
MEC Scholarship
Launched in 2019, the MEC Graduate Scholarship enables a Canadian enrolled in a graduate program to consider pursuing part of his/her graduate studies in Paris
under optimal conditions.
The house offers the successful candidate accommodation during his/her academic stay in Paris, up to
a maximum of 10 months.
This scholarship is worth $10,000 CAD, applicable on housing.
David et Liliane Stewart’s scholarship
La bourse d’études supérieures David et Liliane Stewart permet à une Canadienne ou un Canadien
inscrit à un programme d’études de 3e ou 2e cycle d’envisager poursuivre une partie de ses études
supérieures à Paris dans des conditions optimales.
This scholarship is worth $10,000 CAD, applicable on housing.
Baxter & Alma Ricard’s scholarship
La bourse de logement de la Fondation Baxter & Alma Ricard permet à une canadienne ou un canadien
vivant dans une situation linguistique francophone minoritaire au Canada inscrit à un programme
d’études de 3e ou 2e cycle d’envisager de poursuivre une partie de ses études supérieures à Paris dans
des conditions optimales.
La Fondation offre à la candidate ou au candidat retenu le logement pendant son séjour académique
à Paris en 2025/2026 jusqu’à concurrence de 10 mois de redevance pour une grande chambre.
Ainsi, si vous faites une demande d’admission à la MEC indépendamment de la demande de bourse,
veuillez au préalable faire votre demande d’admission et fournir le numéro de dossier CIUP dans votre
lettre de motivation.
This scholarship is worth $10,000 CAD, applicable on housing.
JURY COMPOSITION
- Représentant de L’académie de Paris ou Representative of L’académie de Paris or the Canadian Embassy or the CIUP
- Representative of the MEC Board of Directors
- Director of the Maison des étudiants canadiens
The selection committee met in August 2025. The results were announced at the end of the committee meeting.
Student Involvement scholarship
The Student Involvement Bursary is awarded to 4 MEC residents who contribute
fully to the experience of living together at La Maison.
The MEC offers successful candidates a bursary worth one month’s rent
for a standard room, during their stay from September to June.
Winners also receive an official certificate from the Canadian Ambassador to France.
Student Involvement scholarship
The Student Involvement Bursary is awarded to 4 MEC residents who contribute
fully to the experience of living together at La Maison.
The MEC offers successful candidates a bursary worth one month’s rent
for a standard room, during their stay from September to June.
Winners also receive an official certificate from the Canadian Ambassador to France.
Conditions for receiving the scholarship:
- At the end of the year, produce a short report on your experience and contribution to the MEC.
- Attend between 6 and 8 team meetings lasting approximately 60 minutes, from September to June.
- Take the PAIRS aidants training course.
Meet our scholarship holders
MEC Scholarship
Angela Nelson
Scholarship holder 2025-2026, MEC Scholarship
Angela grew up in Montreal, instilling her early on with a love for multilingualism. After completing the first year of her Master’s in London, she is now studying cognitive neurosciences at ENS & Sorbonne Université.
Her current research explores fluctuations in the stream-of-consciousness. While in Paris and benefitting from student pricing, she is also taking oenology and sculpture classes. Angela hopes to eventually channel her interdisciplinary interests in science, philosophy, and the arts into applied, socially minded projects.
Charlotte Larocuhe
2024-2025 scholarship holder, MEC scholarship
Originally from Québec City, Charlotte Larouche is one of our ambassadors and MEC scholarship recipients. With her radiant smile, she shares her academic journey with stars in her eyes.
Charlotte enthusiastically recounts that she studied History and Civilization at Cégep de Sainte-Foy. To her, history is like listening to stories—she loves being carried away by the narratives. Although passionate about history, the young woman reveals that fashion and the arts have always intrigued her. That’s why she bravely moved to Montreal to study Fashion Design at UQAM.
Clémence Duranleau-Hendrickx
2023-2024 scholarship holder, MEC scholarship
Clémence is a French-Quebecois legal professional with a passion for law. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the Université de Montréal and has passed the entrance exams for the Québec Bar School.
But above all, Clémence is passionate about human relationships and the opportunity to dedicate her time and attention to others. That’s why she decided to pursue a career in the field of human rights, earning a master’s degree from Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas.
Farid Pesteh
2023-2024 scholarship holder, MEC scholarship
Born in Iran, he moved to Toronto when he was 15 years old.
He studied Criminology at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) and worked in TMU’s research office for five years as a research administrator.
He is currently pursuing his Master’s degree at Sciences Po (Paris School of International Affairs), specializing in International Security.
Alexandre Lloyd
2021-2022 scholarship holder, MEC scholarship
Jad Orphée Chami,
2020-2021 scholarship holder, MEC scholarship
At the age of 4, Jad Orphée was already playing the piano!
By 15, he was composing his first pieces. Jad Orphée is a composer for film and stage. After earning a bachelor’s degree in music from Concordia University, he completed a master’s degree in social sciences at EHESS. In 2019, he co-composed the score for the Quebec feature film Antigone.
In 2020, he joined the ArTec Graduate School (École Universitaire de Recherche ArTec).
Passionate about the past and memory, he decided to dedicate his research to these two themes.
David et Liliane Stewart’s scholarship
Elisabeth Prégent
2024-2025 scholarship holder, David et Liliane Stewart’s scholarship
Élisabeth Prégent-Bastien is a 24-year-old woman who completed her bachelor’s degree in preschool education between 2020 and 2024. As part of her training, she completed a three-month internship in Paris, where she taught at a nursery school.
Driven by this curiosity, Élisabeth decided to pursue a master’s degree in education sciences, specializing in international cooperation in education and training. This program allows her to further her skills while preparing for a career with international organizations working in the field of education.
Ella Noel
2024-2025 scholarship holder, David et Liliane Stewart’s scholarship
Ella Noël, one of our two ambassadors, comes straight from Montreal with an already impressive academic and professional background. A graduate in Political Science from McGill University, she also has strong experience in the international sector. Today, she is continuing her academic journey at Sciences Po Paris, where she is pursuing a master’s degree in International Governance and Diplomacy.
Althea Yi
2023-2024 scholarship holder, David et Liliane Stewart’s scholarship
Althea is a producer and web developer born in Toronto. With a background in History and French Linguistics from the University of Toronto, she is currently pursuing a Master’s in Cultural Organization Management at Université Paris Dauphine.
She has worked as a screenwriter, director, and producer on numerous films and a web series, notably The Girls of Bathroom B, which she presented at CitéSHORTS, the short film festival of the Cité Internationale. Her passions include skateboarding, baking, and writing, among other things.
Baxter & Alma Ricard’s scholarship
Jon Gill
2025-2026 Scholarship Recipient, Baxter & Alma Ricard Scholarship
A master’sOriginaire de la Colombie-Britannique, Jon Gill est étudiant en deuxième année de master en droits humains et action humanitaire à Sciences Po Paris.
Jon studies migration issues and is interested in how states apply and comply with international law in receiving asylum seekers and creating legal pathways to regularization for migrants.
He takes advantage of the opportunity to speak French with his friends and the residents of the MEC, and is also learning Arabic.
Polina Petrova
2024-2025 scholarship holder, Baxter & Alma Ricard’s scholarship
A master’s student in Biomedical Engineering at Université Paris Cité, she is a dynamic and motivated woman. This year, she successfully took on the challenge of serving as president of the MEC Residents’ Committee.
Student Involvement scholarship
- Hana Naiem – Basement Manager
- Matthew ANGHELESCU – First Floor Manager
- Aime Pamela SALDIAS – Manager, 3rd floor
- Victor LUCY – Manager, 4th floor
Scholarships from the cité internationale
The scholarships of the Cité internationale allow students, artists and élite athletes with limited financial means the opportunity to continue their studies and their stay at the Cité internationale in the best circumstances.
Selection criteria :
- Quality of the academic project for the next year.
- Solidity of the study program, and fit with professional ambitions.
- Budget (resources) of the student.
- Interest in life in the Cité internationale and the « mentoring » program.
To apply, you must, among other things, be a resident in a house of the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris, and have an offer of housing for the following academic term.
