Annual Graduate Student Awards

Outstanding PhD Oral Health Sciences Student Award

This award recognizes a PhD student who has submitted their thesis and has demonstrated a high level of excellence and expertise in their field during the course of their studies. This can include academic and research achievements, excellence beyond course work, and commitment to their area of study. The award is given to one student from the faculty.

Eligibility: PhD student who has submitted their thesis.

Application process: Students need to submit the application form, a 250-word statement of purpose, and their CV.

*Applications are closed for this cycle.

Outstanding MSc Dental Sciences - Thesis Student Award

This award recognizes a MSc Dental Sciences - Thesis student who has submitted their thesis and has demonstrated a high level of excellence and expertise during the course of their studies. This can include academic and research achievements, excellence beyond course work, and commitment to their area of study. The award is given to one student from the Faculty.

Eligibility: MSc Dental Sciences - Thesis student who has submitted their thesis.

Application process: Students need to submit the application form, a 250-word statement of purpose, and their CV.

Nomination deadline: May 8, 2023

Award announcement: May 30, 2023

Outstanding MSc Dental Sciences - Non-Thesis Student Award/Recognition

This award recognizes a MSc MSc Dental Sciences - Non-Thesis student who has finished the course requirements and has demonstrated a high level of excellence and expertise in their field. This can include academic and research achievements, excellence beyond course work, and commitment to their area of study. The award is given to one student from the faculty.

Eligibility: MSc Dental Sciences - Non-Thesis student who has finished the course requirements.

Application process: Students need to submit the application form, a 250-word statement of purpose, and their CV.

Nomination deadline: May 8, 2023

Award announcement: May 30, 2023

Graduate Student Teaching Assistant Award

This award recognizes excellence among graduate students serving as teaching assistants (TA). The award is given to one student from the Faculty.

Eligibility: Full-time graduate students who served as a TA during the 2022-2023 academic year.

Application process: Students need to submit the application form, a 250-word statement of purpose, and their CV.

Nomination Deadline: May 8, 2023

Award announcement: May 30, 2023

Academic Performance Award (Dean’s honor list)

This award recognizes academic excellence among MSc Dental Sciences (Thesis and Non-Thesis) and PhD Oral Health Sciences students based on their grade point average (GPA).

Eligibility: Full-time graduate students (MSc Thesis / MSc Non-Thesis/ PhD) during the 2022-2023 academic year.

Application process: : All full-time students in good standing [MSc Non-Thesis, MSc Thesis (MSc1 and MSc2), PhD (PhD2 to PhD4) will be automatically considered for this award.

Award announcement: May 30, 2023

3M Thesis Award

This award is given to the winner of the Faculty 3M Thesis competition. 3MT competitions are an opportunity for graduate students to showcase their leading-edge research before a live audience. With only three minutes and a single slide, students will be judged on their ability to engage their audience and convey the complexities of their work to a diverse, non-expert audience.

Application process: Registration for the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences 3MT competition is in January. The competition is held each February.

Students compete for three prizes:

• Overall Presentation PhD
• Overall Presentation MSc
• People’s choice award (PhD and MSc)

*Applications are closed for this cycle.

Best Oral and Poster Presentation

These awards are given to the winners of the best oral and poster presentation during the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences annual Research Day.

Best Paper Award

This award recognizes the excellence of the work carried out by Faculty students.

Application process: Students can submit a paper published within one year of the competition deadline. In case of multiple student authorship, the award will be divided among the student authors enrolled at the Faculty.

*Applications are closed for this cycle.

Students will be also competing for the Best Paper Award by Community Vote.

Best Paper Award by Community Vote

Application process: Students can submit a lay language summary (maximum 250 words) of their paper published within one year of the competition deadline.

*Applications are closed for this cycle.

Graduate Research Enhancement and Travel (GREAT) Awards

The GREAT Award Program offers funding to facilitate conference travel and other research training enhancement options such as fieldwork trips, archival research, and extramural collaborative research in Canada*. One GREAT Award per student is allowed each year.

Eligibility: Thesis Master's or Doctoral students in good standing, registered full-time, and have completed a travel registry if the activity is outside the Greater Montreal Area with no time limitation. GREAT Awards are not for practicum or internship funding.

Application process: The student must submit the online application form, a budget justification, supervisor’s statement, and acceptance of abstract.

Value of award and payment: half the estimated costs for travel, lodging, conference expenses, etc. up to a maximum of $500. Original receipts are required for reimbursement. Please note that the supervisor contributes an amount equal to the faculty.

Application Deadline:

• August 15, 2023 for activities held from September 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 inclusive.
• November 15, 2023 for activities held from January 1, 2023 to April 30, 2024 inclusive.
• March 15, 2024 for activities held from May 1, 2024 to August 31, 2024 inclusive.

Click here to access the application form

The MDGSS Award

This award is given to the graduate student who has had the most involvement/social participation in events held by the McGill Dentistry Graduate Student Society (MDGSS).

Application process: Students need to submit the application form and a 250-word statement of purpose.

Nomination Deadline: May 8, 2023

Award announcement: May 30, 2023

Excellence in Community Award

This award is given to the graduate student who has shown outstanding performance in community outreach and engagement.

Application process: Students need to submit the application form and a 250-word statement of purpose.

*Applications are closed for this cycle.

Excellence in Leadership Award

This award is given to the graduate student who has shown outstanding leadership qualities.

Application process: Students need to submit the application form and a 250-word statement of purpose.

Nomination Deadline: May 8, 2023

Award announcement: May 30, 2023

Outstanding Student Leader in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Award

This award recognizes the contribution of graduate students to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and is given to the student who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in EDI.

Application process: Students need to submit the application form and a 250-word statement of purpose.

Nomination Deadline: May 8, 2023

Award announcement: May 30, 2023

McGill Helping Hand Award

This award is given to the graduate student who has excelled at helping fellow students in the Faculty. The nominee should demonstrate strong ethics and concern for others.

Selection process: The graduate student must be nominated by another member of the faculty (student or staff member). The nominations can be sent to the MDGSS: mdgss.pgss [at] mail.mcgill.ca

Nomination Deadline: May 8, 2023

Award announcement: May 30, 2023