Awards and Scholarships
* Also applicable to Undergraduate Students.
Graduate Entrance Awards and Scholarships
- BMO Financial Group Major Fellowships
- Canadian Federation of University Women Fellowships
- Ellen Edith Grubb Stansfield Award
- Max Stern Recruitment Fellowships
- SSHERC Master’s Fellowships
- Solvay Fellowship
- Philip Vineberg Graduate Fellowship
- R.E. Wilkinson Award
Graduate Awards and Scholarships
- Alma Mater Student Travel Grant
- Canada Graduate Scholarships
- Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) *
- CIHR Doctoral Research Awards
- Dan Q. Marisi Award
- David L. Montgomery Award
- EGSS Fellowships
- FQRNT-NSERC Bourses en Milieu Pratique BMP-Innovation
- FSRSC-SSHRC Bources en Milieu Pratique BMP-Innovation
- THE GUHA AWARD FOR RESEARCH IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION
- Herschel and Christine Victor Fellowship in Education
- Lloyd Carr-Harris Fellowship
- Max Bell Foundation Fellowships
- Max Stern Fellowship in Humanities and Social Sciences
- Montreal Lakeshore University Women’s Club Scholarship *
- NSERC Graduate Scholarships
- Royal Bank Fellowship in University Teaching
Graduating Awards and Scholarships
Graduate Entrance Awards and Scholarships
BMO Financial Group Major Fellowships
Awarded by the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Office to outstanding graduate students entering any Doctoral degree program, on the basis of academic merit.
Estimated value: $23,000 each, renewable twice
Funding: Endowment of $1,400,000
Further information is available at the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies website.
Canadian Federation of University Women Fellowships
Open to women who, at the time of application, are citizens of Canada or who have held permanent resident status for at least one year, have been accepted into the proposed place of study and hold a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a recognized university. Usually given to students already enrolled in a program
Value: ranging from $3,000 to $11,000
Deadline: November 1st
For more information write to: CFUW National Office, 251 Bank Street, suite 600, Ottawa, Ontario K2P 1X3.
Ellen Edith Grubb Stansfield Award
Awarded by the Faculty of Education to an outstanding student entering the first year of a full-time M.A. thesis or Ph.D. program in the Faculty of Education with research in classroom and school contexts.
Value: $1,000
Further information is available at the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies website.
Max Stern Recruitment Fellowships
McGill University provides a small number of recruitment fellowships to selected academic departments for outstanding applicants seeking first admission to graduate studies at McGill. All applicants for first-time graduate admission are automatically considered by departments for a recruitment fellowship, if the unit has one to offer. There are no application forms, since awards are based exclusively on departmental nomination.
Value: $14,000 per year
SSHERC Master’s Fellowships
Canadian Citizens or permanent residents living in the country. Applicants must intend to pursue full-time studies in the first year of a master’s program in the social sciences or humanities that includes advanced research training, or completed, at the time of taking up the award, no more than 12 months of full time study or equivalent at the graduate level. McGill applicants must have a first class average.
Value: $17,500 for one year.
Deadline: Applicants enrolled at McGill, to the department in October (check for precise deadlines).
Further information is available at the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies website.
Solvay Fellowship
Offered for the first year of graduate study in any department of McGill. The holder must have graduated in any undergraduate faculty of McGill in the session prior to that for which the award is given, and must obtain permission to proceed to graduate study. No citizenship restrictions.
Value: $10,000; non-renewable
Philip Vineberg Graduate Fellowship
Open to graduate students pursuing in an advanced degree in Arts, Education, Law, Library Science, Music, Religious Studies and Social work, to finance one year of study.
The fellowship is open to all eligible students with preference to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.
Value: $10,000 non-renewable
Further information is available at the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies website.
R.E. Wilkinson Award
Awarded by the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education to a student who has obtained a B.Ed. (Major in Phys.Ed) or a B.Sc. (Kinesiology) from McGill and who is entering a full-time graduate program in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education.
Value: $800.00
Deadline: September 30th
Application Forms are available at the General Office at the Kinesiology and Physical Education Department or download R. E. Wilkinson Award Application Form [.pdf]
Graduate Awards and Scholarships
Alma Mater Student Travel Grant
The Alma Mater Student Fund, administered by the GPSO, will provide awards for McGill graduate students in any discipline to travel to attend a scholarly meeting or conference where they will be presenting a paper relating to their graduate research. Support for this program comes from three sources: the Alma Mater Fund of McGill University, SSHRC and PGSS (Post graduate students’ society)
Value: $750.00
Deadlines: September 15, January 15, and May 15 of each year.
Further information is available at the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies website.
Canada Graduate Scholarships
In 2003, the Canadian Government announced the creation of new Canadian Graduate Scholarships, to be administered by three funding councils: CIHR, NSERC and SSHERC. Details can be found under the graduate scholarship/fellowships sections of the three councils websites, as wells as our website. Students who apply for masters or doctoral funding from these agencies are automatically considered for Canada Graduate Scholarships. To qualify, you need to apply for CIHR, NSERC or SSHRC graduate funding.
Value: Master’s $17,500: Doctoral: $35,000
Further information is available at the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies website.
Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR)
Open to Canadian citizens and permanent residences. Candidates must have completed or be in the last year of a bachelor’s degree or have been registered for no more than 10 months as a full time student in a master’s degree. Only those student engaged in full-time master’s programs in which research is a major component are eligible for support.
Value: $17,500
Further information is available at the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies website.
CIHR Doctoral Research Awards
Open to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada, engaged in full-time studies at the Ph.D. level in a discipline funded by the CIHR, normally under the supervision of a researcher who holds a CIHR grant.
Value: from $22,000 up to $35,000 for a maximum of 3 years
Deadline: October 15, directly to the CIHR office
Further information is available at the cihr website.
Dan Q. Marisi Award
Awarded by the Department of Kinesiology & Physical Education to a graduate student (Masters or Doctorate) in Sport and Exercise Psychology. All applicants must have been a full-time student for at least two semesters at McGill. Criteria used to assess the award include: academic merit (current graduate GPA and undergraduate CGPA), conference attendance and presentations, research publications, and community (non-paid/volunteer) service in sport and exercise psychology.
Value: $500.00
Deadline: December 1st
Application: Submit the Dan Q. Marisi Award Application Form [.pdf] to graduate program coordinator of the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education.
David L. Montgomery Award
Awarded by the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education to a graduate student (Master’s or Doctorate) in Sport and Exercise Physiology. All applicants must have been a full-time student for at least one semester of the current year. Applicants will be assessed based on academic merit, conference presentations, and community service in sport and exercise physiology.
Value: $1000
Deadline: February 1st
Application: Submit the David L. Montgomery Award Application Form [.pdf] to graduate program coordinator of the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education.
EGSS Fellowships
Doctoral Awards for Research and Professional Excellence
Two awards for research and professional excellence are granted to outstanding PhD students in the Faculty of Education. These awards, valued at $1000 each, recognize students who have applied their research or academic learning and have made distinctive contributions to the profession or wider community. The award recipients will be selected on the basis of: (a) academic merit in terms of grade point average and other academic distinctions, (b) aptitude for research, and (c) leadership, as assessed by the student’s curriculum vitae and personal statement demonstrating research excellence and professional involvement above and beyond program requirements.
For further information, please contact andrew [dot] large [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Associate Dean Research and Graduate Students, Prof. Andrew Large) at the Faculty of Education, room 230. Tel.: (514) 398-7037.
FQRNT-NSERC Bourses en Milieu Pratique BMP-Innovation
Awards are based on a specific research proposal in the National Sciences and Engineering involving student, faculty supervisor, and collaborating company. All applicants require university endorsement and signed commitment from the sponsoring company. Open to Canadian citizens and permanent residences.
Value: $21,000 per year at the Master’s level for up to 2 years and $27,000 per year at the doctoral level
Deadline: No FRQNT deadliness. McGill Deadline: 3 months prior to the beginning of term of tenure.
Further information is available at Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies website or at the fqrnt website.
FSRSC-SSHRC Bources en Milieu Pratique BMP-Innovation
Awards are based on a specific research proposal in the Social Sciences and Humanities involving student, faculty supervisor and collaborating company. All applications require university endorsement and signed commitment from the sponsoring company. Open to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada.
Value: Minimum $21,000 per year at the Master’s level for up to two years and $27,000 per year at the doctoral level for up to three years.
Deadline: No FQRSC deadlines. McGill deadline: 3 months prior to the beginning of term of tenure.
Further information available at http://www.mcgill.ca/gps/students/fellowships
The Guha Award for Research in International Development Education
This award was established in 2003 by Dr. Ratna Ghosh in the name of her late father, Dr. Gauri Shankar Guha, to recognize and promote the academic achievement of an outstanding graduate student pursuing research in international development education in the Faculty of Education. The award is granted on the basis of academic excellence and aptitude for research.
Estimated value: $1,000
Further information is available at the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies website.
Herschel and Christine Victor Fellowship in Education
Awarded by the GPSO upon recommendation by the Faculty of Education on the basis of academic merit.
Estimated value: $10,000
Further information is available at the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies website.
Lloyd Carr-Harris Fellowship
The fellowships may be held by students registered in any graduate program in the health sciences at McGill. No citizen restrictions.
Value: $15,000
Further information is available at the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies website.
Max Bell Foundation Fellowships
Awarded by the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Office to outstanding entering graduate students studying in the areas of medicine, education, or environment.
Value: Minimum $20,000; renewable once at the Master’s level and twice at the Doctoral level.
Further information is available at the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies website.
Max Stern Fellowship in Humanities and Social Sciences
The fellowship may be held by students registered in any graduate program in the humanities or social sciences at McGill. No citizen restrictions.
Value: $15,000, renewable twice
Further information available at http://www.mcgill.ca/gps/students/fellowships
Montreal Lakeshore University Women’s Club Scholarship (Women)
2 awards offered to female residents of the West Island undertaking or returning to full-time graduate or undergraduate study.
Value: $2,000
Deadline: March 31.
Information and application forms are available from MLUWC Scholarship Committee (514) 697-8672. (Mrs. Betty Chinn). Alternate phone numbers: (514) 694-0698; (514) 697-2262; (514)695-3469.
NSERC Graduate Scholarships
For Canadian citizens or permanent residents who hold, or expect to hold, a degree in science or engineering from an approved Canadian university. Funding is available to undertake study and research in one of the fields (principally engineering, science, computing information services and agriculture) supported by NSERC.
Value: Master’s from $17,300 up to $17,500 for one year.
Deadline: Early October
Further information is available at the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies website and at the nserc webiste.
Royal Bank Fellowship in University Teaching
Awarded by the McGill Centre for University Teaching and Learning to a doctoral student who will conduct research in university teaching. Fellowship holders are expected to become involved in teaching improvement programs offered by the CUTL.
Value: $15,000 renewable once
Deadline: February 28
Application: Apply to the Director, Centre for University Teaching and Learning, 3700 McTavish, Montreal, H3A 1Y2.
Graduating Awards
Delta Upsilon Memorial Scholarship
Open to students who have received an undergraduate degree from McGill University in any faculty and tenable for graduate study at any recognized university. The necessary CGPA is 3.7 or above.
Value: Average of $5,000 (awards of lesser value may be made in certain cases).
Deadline: February 1st
Further information is available at the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies website.
John Williamson Frederick Peacock Memorial Scholarship
Open to students who have received an undergraduate degree from McGill University in any faculty and tenable for graduate study at any recognized university. The necessary CGPA is 3.5 or above.
Value: Average of $5,000 (awards of lesser value may be made)
Deadline: February 1st
Further information is available at the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies website.