Post-Secondary Sector and Scientific Knowledge in French Support Fund — Minority Language Education
Community, Regional & Enterprise Development
Creative Arts, Culture and Heritage
Governance and Public Policy
Social Justice
Deadlines
Academic Unit: Inquire with Unit
Memorial Deadline: Thursday 30th, October 2025
External Deadline: Tuesday 4th, November 2025
Description
The Post-Secondary Sector and Scientific Knowledge in French Support Fund subcomponent aims to:
- to support post-secondary education in the minority language, including distance education and the development of a virtual post-secondary education network
- to facilitate access to post-secondary education in the language of the minority, so as to enable more Canadians to improve their first language skills
- to contribute to research and dissemination of knowledge, methods and tools so as to support minority-language education
More specifically, the projects must contribute to:
Support for the Post-Secondary Sector
- stabilizing and strengthening the minority-language post-secondary education sector;
- increasing collaboration between Official Language Minority Community (OLMC) organizations and post-secondary institutions serving these communities;
- expanding and diversifying the range of partnerships to improve service and program offerings and access to quality post-secondary education in the minority language;
- fostering the development of minority-language post-secondary education through initiatives aimed at collaboration, mobility or sharing of resources among eligible post-secondary institutions.
Scientific Knowledge in French
- contributing to the dissemination and promotion of scientific knowledge in French;
- promoting better mobilization of scientific knowledge in French;
- strengthening exchanges, linkages and networking between the scientific community and target partners;
- having a strategic impact on the future of Official-Language Minority Communities (OLMC) and target populations.
Application Deadline – November 4
When an application deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or statutory holiday, it is extended to the following working day.
How to apply
Applicants are required to:
- review the Application Guidelines; and
- contact the Official Languages Support Programs of the Department of Canadian Heritage to request a funding application package and to submit the required documentation.
Additional information can be found here.