Arts Dissertation Awards
The Arts Insights Dissertation Awards recognize excellence in doctoral research in the Faculty of Arts and will be awarded at the Arts Faculty Meeting in April/May 2026. PhD students who defended their dissertation during the previous calendar year may be nominated for this award. Since 2011, two awards are given: one in the Humanities and one in the Social Sciences. The Committee on Graduate Studies invites nominations from the Faculty. Only one nomination per department will be considered..
Required Dossiers
Dossiers must include:
- a letter of recommendation from the GPD, which must indicate either a humanities or social sciences nomination and explain the selection process;
- reports of the internal and external examiners; a copy of the candidate’s CV;
- a copy of the dissertation’s Abstract, Table of Contents, first chapter and one other representative chapter,
- a copy of the unofficial McGill graduate transcript.
Please address your nomination letter to the Committee on Graduate Studies and submit it by email to adr.arts [at] mcgill.ca, no later March 11, 2026
Contact
Please contact adr.arts [at] mcgill.ca or 514-398-1447 if you have any questions.
Arts Graduate Student Teaching Award
The Faculty of Arts Graduate Student Teaching Awards are designed to recognize outstanding teaching in the Faculty by graduate students and will be awarded at the Arts Faculty Meeting in April/May 2026.
Eligibility and Nomination
All full-time Arts graduate students in good standing who are Teaching Assistants or Course Lecturers are eligible for this award. Any member of the academic staff may submit a nomination for only one student and one course. Self-nominations are not considered.
Components of a nomination package:
- Up to 2 letters of support, each up to 2 pages in length maximum
- CV
- Copy or summary of course evaluation
Three awards of $500 each will be made.
DEADLINE: March 11, 2026.
Please submit your nomination package by email to adr.arts [at] mcgill.ca, no later than Wednesday, March 11, 2026.
Any questions please contact adr.arts [at] mcgill.ca .
Contact
Please contact adr.arts [at] mcgill.ca or 514-398-1447 if you have any questions.
Arts Internship Awards
The David M. Culver Centre: Arts Internship Office Program allows McGill University to offer the kind of global exposure that simply cannot be replicated in the classroom.
Description
McGill University is deeply committed to ensuring that our students are provided with every possible opportunity to make the most of their undergraduate years and to provide them with the necessary tools so they will be sought after by both the best graduate schools and employers. Internships are an ideal way for students to translate their classroom experience into real-world situations and gain valuable experience related to their field of study.
To reach the David M. Culver Centre: Arts Internship Office home page, click here.
To go directly to the Arts Internship Awards page, click here.
Awards for Faculty and Staff
Arts Award for Distinction in Research
The Associate Dean (Research and Graduate Studies) presents this award annually to a faculty member who has made outstanding research contributions to their field. The award alternates between "emerging" and "senior" scholars. In 2024-2025, the award will be given to an emerging scholar—a scholar 10 years or less from completion of their PhD. They must therefore have received their PhD no earlier than 2015. Please note that accommodations will be made for parental/other leaves. The nominee should include any leaves in their CV.
Nomination Procedures
Nominations require a cover letter (2 pages maximum) identifying the nominee and describing the candidate's research achievements, and a copy of the candidate's full curriculum vitae.
Nominations are solicited from Chairs and Directors, but may also be submitted from departments’ awards committees or from other members of the academic staff.
Departments are limited to one nomination.
Deadline: Friday, March 14, 2025.
Please submit nominations electronically to kathleen.holden [at] mcgill.ca (Kathleen Holden).
Arts Award of Excellence for Administrative and Support Staff
This award is conferred every year, however, alternating between ranks (one year to management staff and one year to clerical/technical staff).
Nomination Procedures
Early in March a memo from the Dean is sent to all staff requesting nominations for the Arts Award of Excellence to acknowledge outstanding performance and achievement by members of the Administrative and Support Staff.
Nominations require a detailed letter of support, signed by a minimum of five (5) individuals of which one may be a student. All members of the Faculty of Arts may support a nomination, that is, academic, clerical, managerial and technical staff, as well as students registered in a Faculty of Arts department. The letter of support should profile the nominee's contributions to the Department, the Faculty, and the University.
For further information, please contact richard.courtois [at] mcgill.ca (Richard Courtois), Director of Administration.
H. Noel Fieldhouse Award for Distinguished Teaching
The H. Noel Fieldhouse Award for Distinguished Teaching is designed to recognize outstanding teaching in the Faculty of Arts, and is awarded each June at Convocation.
Nomination Procedures
All full-time academic staff in the Faculty of Arts are eligible for this award. Any student, alumnus, or member of the academic staff may submit a nomination. The Arts Prizes and Awards Committee requires for each nominee a completed nomination form
2025_fieldhouse_nomination_form.docx, at least one nominating letter from a current or former undergraduate or graduate student, and at least one nominating letter from a fellow faculty member.
Letters should specify what, in the nominator's opinion, constitutes distinguished teaching. Please include supporting evidence drawn from the nominee’s teaching. When referencing specific courses please include the course number and the year.
Please submit nominations by email to kathleen.holden [at] mcgill.ca (Kathleen Holden). Deadline: Friday, March 14th. Should you have any questions, reach out to her.
The Arts Opportunities Fund
The Arts Opportunities Fund provides essential funding for programs such as internship awards, research internships, and student advising, as well as numerous events, research projects, and publications by students and faculty members.
For more information, refer here.
McGill International Experience Awards
The McGill International Experience Awards provides students with the opportunity to study abroad. Students are able to participate in academic activities that can range in length from one semester to a full academic year, including internships and field research trips, and courses abroad.
Description
The McGill International Experience Awards (MIEA) were established in 2013 through a donation by Joseph Schull and Anna Yang. The MIEA includes the Schull Yang International Experience Award and other awards supported by other donors and matched by Joseph Schull and Anna Yang.
The MIEA provides students with the opportunity to study abroad. Students are able to participate in academic activities that can range in length from one semester to a full academic year, including internships and field research trips, and courses abroad.
The MIEA benefit students in the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Law, and all other faculties through the Office of the Deputy Provost (Student Life and Learning). Each faculty administers its own awards; we encourage you to browse through the website and discover the different opportunities available.
For a list of all opportunities for students in the Faculty of Arts, visit the MIEA website.
Moyse Travelling Scholarship
Description
Founded by the late Right Honourable Lord Atholstan, to commemorate the "splendid services of Dr. Charles E. Moyse, for forty-two years Professor of English, during sixteen of which he was Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Vice-Principal of the University." Two scholarships, tenable for one year, are to be awarded. One scholarship will be awarded for distinction by the Faculty of Arts and the other for distinction by the Faculty of Science. The values for each Faculty will be approximately $10,000.
If there is no winner in one of these faculties, both scholarships may be awarded to applicants in the other faculty. Although this is highly unlikely, in the absence of applicants of sufficient merit in either of the faculties, applications from final year students in other undergraduate faculties, or from graduate students may be considered.
Eligibility is limited to B.A. students graduating in Fall 2025 or Winter 2026 and directly entering graduate studies in Fall 2026. Individuals who completed their undergraduate degree prior to Fall 2025 are not eligible, as gap years between undergraduate and graduate study are not permitted.
Holders must devote the year of tenure to advanced study, preferably in a British or European university, but not to the exclusion of other institutions approved by the Faculty of Arts or the Faculty of Science.
Competition Procedure
Application Deadline: March 31, 2026.
Award Value: Approximately $10,000
How to apply:
Letters of application, whether from graduate or from students in the final year of the undergraduate course, should reach the Faculty of Arts Office (c/o scholarships.arts [at] mcgill.ca) no later than March 31, 2026.
All documents must be submitted in PDF format.
Applications should be sent by email and should be accompanied by:
- The names of two referees who are familiar with the applicant's work, who have been asked by the applicant to write to the Associate Dean (c/o scholarships.arts [at] mcgill.ca) on the applicant's behalf. These letters should stress the academic and scholarly qualities that make the individual applicant outstanding in comparison with other students;
- The letters of reference themselves (it is the applicant's responsibility to have letters of reference in place to complete the file); References should be sent directly to scholarships.arts [at] mcgill.ca;
- 1 page statement of interest: A detailed and comprehensive statement of interest including the applicant's proposed course of study and the institution or centre at which he or she proposes to study;
- An official McGill Transcript if the applicant is not in the current graduating class;
- A statement indicating other sources of graduate funding acquired or are possibly available to the applicant.
**Please include your contact information (e-mail address, telephone number and mailing address)**
Students should only apply if their CGPA is above 3.50 and only if they are available for an interview (should an interview be held) some time in early May 2026.
Undergraduate Arts Research Internship Awards (ARIA)
The purpose of Arts Research Internship Award (ARIA) is to support students who undertake research during the summer under the direct supervision of a faculty member. Where possible, students should also be permitted to obtain academic credit for the research internship through the appropriate course offered by a department.