About BCDI 2030
What is BCDI 2030?
The Canadian International Development Scholarships 2030 (BCDI 2030) is a unique international development program that leverages higher education to strengthen social and economic development in 26 developing countries.
Funded by Global Affairs Canada, the program provides higher education and technical and professional training focused on the needs of partner countries in priority areas related to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
BCDI 2030 aims to ensure that women and men have inclusive and equitable access to a wide range of learning opportunities.
BCDI 2030 will directly benefit more than 7,000 scholars, 51% of whom are women, from 26 partner countries.
$80M
CA in funding from Global Affairs Canada
75%
of program funding goes to Francophonie countries
25%
to Commonwealth member states and other Small Island Developing States
90%
of the funding goes to Sub-Saharan African countries
Key Thematic Areas
STEM
(Science, Technology,
Engineering and
Mathematics)
Artificial Intelligence
Green and Blue
Economy
Climate Action
Health Sciences
Governance and
Administration
Empowering People in 26 Partner Countries
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Central African
Republic
Chad
Congo
Democratic Republic
of the Congo
Egypt
Gabon
Ghana
Guinea-Bissau
Haiti
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Madagascar
Mali
Mauritania
Morocco
Niger
Rwanda
Sao Tome and
Principe
Senegal
South Africa
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Our Partners, Funding and Management.
To ensure programming is meeting partner countries’ labour market and development needs, BCDI 2030 builds on partnerships with regional organizations and ministries responsible for higher education, including higher technical education.
BCDI 2030 Projects
BCDI 2030 operates through two program streams, each designed to drive change through partnerships in higher education. Stream 1 provides scholarships for studies in Canada, while Stream 2 delivers customized training opportunities that meet partner countries’ unique needs.