The project provides scholarships for college, undergraduate and graduate students registered with universities and colleges in ASEAN member states to attend Canadian colleges and universities for up to 2 academic sessions or 8 months. The program is open to candidates from all 10 ASEAN member states. Most scholarships are allocated to candidates from the eight ODA-eligible ASEAN countries, with an emphasis on Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), Myanmar and Vietnam. Opportunities are also available to candidates from Singapore and Brunei, provided that they meet the goal of SEED to contribute to poverty reduction in the ASEAN region. SEED scholarships are facilitated through institutional collaborations and student exchange agreements between Canadian and ASEAN colleges, technical or vocational institutions and universities.The Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (also known as “Global Affairs Canada”) is seeking a Contractor to implement and administer Global Affairs Canada’s Canada-ASEAN Scholarships and Educational Exchanges for Development (SEED) Project and distribute funds approved by Global Affairs Canada for that purpose, while ensuring that the project continues to achieve its current success. Global Affairs Canada is looking for a Contractor who can liaise with the Canadian and ASEAN academic communities, promote and administer international scholarship competitions, oversee the disbursement of funds, organize auxiliary events to increase the skills and knowledge of international scholars and strengthen ties between Canadian and ASEAN academic institutions, develop an alumni network, and manage data and a scholarships mechanism or tool for the project. The Contractor must also be able to make recommendations to improve the program as a whole or in part, as it relates to a specific scholarship and/or its operation in the ASEAN region or a specific ASEAN country.
