Beaver Lake on Mount Royal in its full autumn glory.
David K. Chen

General information

For detailed information regarding living expenses, financial aid, banking in Canada and other financial details, please refer to the Pre-Departure and Immigration Guide which will be available shortly for 2009-2010.

To see if you qualify for an exemption from international tuition fees, click here.

Living expenses

Though Montreal is a relatively inexpensive city by North American standards, the cost of living here is significantly higher than in many parts of the world. McGill provides estimates of annual living expenses in Montreal -- including tuition and academic fees -- for both graduate and undergraduate students.

In addition, McGill's Student Aid Centre runs budgeting workshops for students throughout the academic year.

Financial aid

To be considered for financial aid, students must be registered full time in a degree program, be in satisfactory academic standing and demonstrate financial need. Awards values vary and do not cover the full cost of attendance at McGill. Information and applications are available in the Financial Aid menu on Minerva, and can also be found at McGill's Office of Scholarships and Student Aid.

Additional aid opportunities may exist for some graduate students, as well as some American students.

The following categories of students are not eligible for financial aid:

• Special students
  Students who register for credit courses without being admitted to a program fall into this category.
• Visiting students
  This includes individuals who have completed at least two semesters of study at another university and who seek to take courses at McGill toward a degree elsewhere.
• Exchange students
  This includes students who are registered in a degree program at a university that has an official exchange agreement with McGill, and who have been officially nominated by their home university to participate in an exchange.
• Qualifying students
  Students who do not meet the full entry requirements of a given McGill program may in some cases be permitted to register as a qualifying student
• Continuing education students
  This includes students enrolled in programs and courses offered by McGill's Centre for Continuing Education, who are not also enrolled in a for-credit program at McGill.