The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) awards scholarships to international graduate and undergraduate students from selected countries, to attend Canadian universities under exchange programs. The DFAIT scholarships program has encompassed a variety of sub-programs over the years, but as of the 2011-12 academic year these include:
All of the DFAIT scholarship programs are administered by the Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE).
Since 2007, Dalhousie University has hosted many international students who have been awarded DFAIT Scholarships. Their details are as follows:
| PROGRAM NAME | SCHOLAR NAME & COUNTRY | DALHOUSIE SUPERVISOR & UNIT | DATES | VALUE |
| Canadian Commonwealth Scholarships Program | Nikihara Singh, India | Dr. Raymond Klein, Psychology | March-July 2012 | $7,500 |
| Canadian Commonwealth Scholarships Program | Ganesan Vadivu, India | Dr. Evangelos Milios, Computer Science | March-July 2012 | $7,500 |
| Canada-Chile Leadership Program | Daniela Gomez Garcia, Chile | Dr. Daniel Ruzzante, Biology | August 2011-February 2012 | $10,000 |
| Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program | Franco Barbi, Brazil | Dr. Julio Militzer, Engineering | August-December 2011 | $7,500 |
| Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program | Yusney Marrero Garcia, Cuba | Dr. Evangelos Milios, Computer Science | October 2011-February 2012 | $10,000 |
| Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program | Yudlema Rodriguez, Cuba | Dr. Bob Huish, IDS | January-June 2012 | $10,000 |
| Canada-Chile Leadership Program | Federico Jara Crua, Chile | Dr. Daniel Ruzzante, Biology | January-April 2012 | $7,500 |
| Canada-Chile Leadership Program | Maria Verdugo Avello, Chile | Dr. Marlon Lewis, Oceanography | January-April 2012 | $7,500 |
| Canadian Commonwealth Scholarships Program | Naznim Daisy, Bangladesh | Dr. Muhammad Habib, Planning | March-August 2012 | $10,000 |
| Canadian Commonwealth Scholarships Program | Angus Oli, Nigeria | Dr. Remi Agu, Pharmacy | February-August 2012 | $10,000 |
| Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program | C. Gianola, Argentina | Dr. Talan Iscan, Economics | January-April 2011 | $7,500 |
| Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program | I. de Souza Barbosa, Brazil | Dr. Julio Militzer, Engineering | January-July 2011 | $10,000 |
| Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program | G. Ameloti, Brazil | Dr. Julio Militzer, Engineering | January-July 2011 | $10,000 |
| Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program | B. Trovant, Argentina | Dr. Daniel Ruzzante, Biology | September 2010-February 2011 | $10,000 |
| Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program | T. Loeza Quintana, Mexico | Dr. Christophe Herbinger, Biology | September 2010-February 2011 | $10,000 |
| Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program | L. Queiroz, Brazil | Dr. Ray Cote, SRES | January-July 2011 | $10,000 |
| Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program | K. Green, Bahamas | Dr. Alex Brodsky, Computer Science | September-December 2010 | $7,500 |
| Canadian Commonwealth Scholarships Program | D. Ikpi, Nigeria | Dr. Richard Brown, Psychology | January-July 2011 | $10,000 |
| Canadian Commonwealth Scholarships Program | C. Ihekwereme, Nigeria | Dr. Remi Agu, Pharmacy | January-July 2011 | $10,000 |
| Faculty Leadership Pilot Program | M. Elliott, Bahamas | Dr. Keith Taylor, Mathematics | January 2011 | $3,000 |
| Faculty Leadership Pilot Program | J. Chisholm Lightbourne, Bahamas | Dr. Deborah Buszard, College of Sustainability | January-July 2011 | $10,000 |
| Graduate Students' Exchange Program | I. Nzekwe, Nigeria | Dr. Remi Agu, Pharmacy | February-July 2010 | $10,000 |
| Graduate Students' Exchange Program | J. L. Songue, Cameroon | Dr. Robert White, Chemistry | February-July 2010 | $10,000 |
| Graduate Students' Exchange Program | S. F. Cheong, Malaysia | Dr. Raza Abidi, Computer Science | February-July 2010 | $10,000 |
| Graduate Students' Exchange Program | S. Hazra Chowdhury, India | Dr. Prabir Basu, Enigneering | February-March 2010 | $10,000 |
| Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program | T. Rodrigues, Brazil | Dr. Julio Militzer, Engineering | January-June 2010 | $10,000 |
| Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program | F. Carrasco, Chile | Dr. Randall Martin, Physics | January-June 2010 | $10,000 |
| Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program | J. Barquero, Costa Rica | Dr. John Cameron, International Development Studies | January-June 2010 | $10,000 |
| Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program | A. Cooke, Barbados | Dr. Lucia Fanning, Marine Affairs | September-December 2009 | $7,500 |
| Graduate Students' Exchange Program | F. Best, Barbados | Dr. Valerie Trifts, Business | March-September 2009 | $10,000 |
| Graduate Students' Exchange Program | D. Gleice, Brazil | Dr. Julio Militzer, Engineering | March-September 2009 | $10,000 |
| Graduate Students' Exchange Program | B. Dutta, India | Dr. Michael Shepherd, Computer Science | January-May 2009 | $10,000 |
| Graduate Students' Exchange Program | E. Asuquo, Nigeria | Dr. Josephine Etowa, Nursing | January-June 2009 | $10,000 |
| Graduate Students' Exchange Program | J. A. P. Fajardo, Cuba | Prof. Aldo Chircop, Law | August 2008-February 2009 | $10,000 |
| Graduate Students' Exchange Program | I. Vera-Escalona, Chile | Dr. Daniel Ruzzante, Biology | November 2008-February 2009 | $10,000 |
| Graduate Students' Exchange Program | C. Carrea, Argentina | Dr. Daniel Ruzzante, Biology | August-December 2008 | $10,000 |
| Graduate Students' Exchange Program | I. A. Urraza, Argentina | Dr. Marcos Zentilli, Earth Sciences | March-July 2008 | $10,000 |
| Graduate Students' Exchange Program | C. Tushabomwe Kazooba, Uganda | Dr. Owen Willis, International Development Studies | January-May 2008 | $10,000 |
| Commonwealth Africa Grad Student Exchange | S. A. Bisong, Nigeria | Dr. Richard Brown, Psychology | February-August 2007 | $11,920 |