Indian Students got Canadian Scholarships

Two Indian doctoral students have been awarded Canadian scholarships among 37 international researchers.

The two Indian receivers for the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship for 2009 are Neladri Chattopadhay, who will follow cancer research at the University of Toronto, and Atam Kapoor, who will put his efforts effort in the field of chemical engineering at the University of Alberta.

The awards will enable them to receive $50,000 each per year for up to three years. Once at full capability, the program will support up to 500 new students yearly.

These scholarships were publicized by the Canadian government in budget 2008 and are awarded to the world’s leading doctoral students hailing from crossways Canada and abroad.

Announcing the scholarships in Ottawa, Canadian State Minister of Science and Technology Gary Goodyear said that the recipients of these scholarships are the world’s leading doctoral students and the next age group of researchers, professors and industry leaders who will make significant economic and social contributions in Canada and abroad.

The scholarship program aims to catch the attention of and retain world-class doctoral students by supporting students who express a high standard of scholarly attainment in graduate studies in the social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and engineering, and health, in addition to leadership skills.

Indian Community in Canada

Canadians of East Indian origin compose of one of the major non-European national groups in Canada. If truth be told, people of East Indian basis make up the tenth biggest ethnic group in Canada. East Indian Canadians also make up the second biggest non-European ethnic society in the country. In 2002, more than 710,000 people of Indian origin were living in Canada with a 2.4% of the total Canadian population.

The majority of Indo-Canadian community lives in two major provinces i.e. Ontario and British Columbia where 60% of Indian population lives in Ontario. As far as the major Indo-Canadian cities are concern, they are Toronto and Vancouver.

The majority of Indian population living in Canada is young and bilingual. Indians feel sense of belonging in Canada and proudly identify them as east Indians.

Indian Restaurants in Canada:

Indo-Canadian community always prefers to visit Indian restaurants rather than fast food. They often have the taste of Chinese food. Indian restaurants in Canada spread all over the country but most Indian restaurants can found at restaurants Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary.