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.