Doctoral Funding
The McGill Engineering Faculty Awards program aims to recruit the best and brightest new doctoral students from all over the world. Selection for these awards is based on the excellence of a student’s academic and research record. This includes publications, presentations, and the student's potential to make a major impact on the quality of research both in McGill University's Faculty of Engineering and in the field of engineering as a whole.
General Doctoral Funding Information
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Awards are not subject to taxes.
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Students remain on the funding plan that corresponds to the semester and year that they started their program.
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Award payments are subject to the awardee remaining a full-time student. The definition of “full-time student” can be found on McGill's Program Requirements section of the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Calendar.
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Please refer to your offer letter or contact the Faculty of Engineering at graduatestudies.engineering [at] mcgill.ca for further information on your funding package.
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Students are required to notify their supervisor, department, and graduatestudies.engineering [at] mcgill.ca of any external awards they receive.
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For information on program progression and program residency, please visit McGill’s PhD Program Progression page.
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Non faculty award holders starting in Fall 2025 or later and receive $35,000 or less per year in external funding are entitled to $5,000 per year of internal funding for their first 4 years of studies.
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Non faculty award holders starting in Fall 2025 or later and receive over $35,000 per year in external funding are not entitled to any additional funding.
Applicants
The Faculty of Engineering offers the below entrance awards for domestic students. Students are automatically nominated for these awards by their supervisor(s) during their application. Faculty awards replace the minimum stipend of $20,000.
McGill Engineering Doctoral Award (MEDA)
In addition to full tuition coverage, MEDA recipients receive $24,000 per academic year for 4 years. Recipients who receive an external award have their award adjusted to be a Leveraged MEDA. Leveraged MEDA recipients who receive an external award of $25,000 (FRQNT) are entitled to $5,000 per year of internal funding. Leveraged MEDA recipients who receive an external award of $40,000 (NSERC) are not entitled to internal funding. Leveraged awards are only available for the remaining duration of a student's faculty award, as indicated in their funding offer letter.
Vadasz Engineering Fellowship
The Vadasz Engineering Fellowship was established in 2006 by the Vadasz Family Foundation to recruit outstanding domestic students into the Faculty of Engineering's doctoral programs. With the generous support from the Vadasz Scholars Program, future engineering leaders will gain the expertise and skills needed to solve problems that matter. In addition to full tuition coverage, recipients receive a minimum of $29,000 per academic year for 4 years.
Vadasz Engineering Fellowship recipients who receive an external award will have their fellowship adjusted to be a Leveraged Vadasz Engineering Fellowship. Leveraged Vadasz recipients who receive $25,000 per year (FRQNT) in external funding will receive $9,000 from their Vadasz Engineering Fellowship. Leveraged Vadasz recipients who receive an external award of $40,000 (NSERC) are not entitled to internal funding. Leveraged awards are only available for the remaining duration of a student's faculty award, as indicated in their funding offer letter.
Indigenous and Black Engineering and Technology (IBET) Momentum Fellowship
The McGill Faculty of Engineering is committed to increasing the diversity of the Canadian workforce by increasing the number of underrepresented populations in the engineering profession. As part of our efforts to encourage, mentor, and support tomorrow’s diverse leaders, the Faculty of Engineering is offering the Indigenous and Black Engineering and Technology (IBET) Momentum Fellowship to attract and financially support domestic applicants who identify as Indigenous or Black.
In addition to full tuition coverage, this prestigious fellowship will provide recipients with $30,000 per year for 4 academic years. It is intended to help build and support an equitable environment that is reflective of Canada’s population and reconcile the under-representation of Indigenous and Black scholars at McGill University. An integral component of the IBET Momentum Fellowship will be access to mentorship and community-wide support.
IBET Momentum Fellowship recipients who receive an external award will have their fellowship adjusted to be a Leveraged IBET Momentum Fellowship. Recipients who receive an external award of $25,000 (FRQNT) will be entitled to $10,000 of internal funding. Leveraged recipients who receive an external award of $40,000 (NSERC) are not entitled to internal funding. Leveraged awards are only available for the remaining duration of a student's faculty award, as indicated in their funding offer letter.
Application
To be eligible for this award applicants must:
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Be a Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident of Canada who self-identifies as Black or Indigenous. For the purpose of this fellowship, an Indigenous person is a person who self-identifies as First Nations (Status/Non-Status), Métis, or Inuit as defined in the Canadian Constitution Act 1982.
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Meet the minimum program admission requirements. Regular PhD candidates will be evaluated based on combined undergraduate and master's CGPA. Direct Entry PhD candidates may be evaluated based on their undergraduate CGPA.
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Indicate to their PhD supervisor that they are eligible for the IBET Momentum Fellowship.
Current Students
McGill Engineering Doctoral Award (MEDA) - Domestic
In addition to full tuition coverage, MEDA recipients receive $24,000 per academic year for either 3 or 4 years. Please refer to your funding offer letter to review the duration of your award.
MEDA recipients who receive an external award will have their award adjusted to be a Leveraged MEDA. Leveraged MEDA recipients who receive $25,000 per year in external funding (FRQNT) receive $5,000 per year in internal funding. Leveraged recipients who receive an external award of $40,000 (NSERC) are entitled to $2,000 per year in internal funding. Leveraged awards are only available for the remaining duration of a student's faculty award, as indicated in their funding offer letter.
McGill Engineering International Tuition Award (MEITA)
In addition to full tuition coverage, students on this award plan will continue to receive the supervisor stipend of $19,500 per year for the remaining duration of their faculty award, as indicated in their funding offer letter.
MEITA recipients who receive an external award will have their MEITA adjusted to be a Leveraged MEITA. Recipients who receive an external award of $25,000 (FRQNT) will be entitled to $5,000 per year of internal funding for the remaining duration of their MEITA, as indicated in their funding offer letter.
Vadasz Engineering Fellowship
The Vadasz Engineering Fellowship was established in 2006 by the Vadasz Family Foundation to recruit outstanding domestic students into the Faculty of Engineering's doctoral programs. With the generous support from the Vadasz Scholars Program, future engineering leaders will gain the expertise and skills needed to solve problems that matter. In addition to full tuition coverage, recipients of this award receive $32,000 per academic year for 4 years.
Vadasz Engineering Fellowship recipients who receive an external award will have their fellowship adjusted to be a Leveraged Vadasz Engineering Fellowship. Leveraged Vadasz recipients who receive $25,000 (FRQNT) in external funding will receive $9,000 from their Vadasz Engineering Fellowship. Leveraged recipients who receive an external award of $40,000 (NSERC) are entitled to $2,000 per year from their Vadasz Engineering Fellowship. Leveraged awards are only available for the duration of a student's faculty award, as indicated in their funding offer letter.
McGill Engineering Doctoral Award (MEDA) - International (PhD2)
In addition to full tuition coverage, MEDA International (PhD2) recipients receive $24,000 per academic year for the remainder of their faculty award, as indicated in their funding offer letter.
MEDA International (PhD2) recipients who receive an external award will have their faculty award adjusted to be a Leveraged MEDA International (PhD2). Recipients who receive an external award of $25,000 (FRQNT) will be entitled to $5,000 per year of internal funding for the remainder duration of their award, as indicated in their funding offer letter.
McGill Engineering Doctoral Award (MEDA) - International (PhD1)
In addition to full tuition coverage, MEDA International (PhD1) recipients receive $24,000 per academic year for the remainder of their award period, as indicated in their funding offer letter.
MEDA International (PhD1) recipients who receive an external award will have their faculty award adjusted to be a Leveraged MEDA International (PhD1). Recipients who receive an external award of $25,000 (FRQNT) will be entitled to $5,000 per year of internal funding for the remainder duration of their award, as indicated in their funding offer letter.
Indigenous and Black Engineering and Technology (IBET) Momentum Fellowship
The McGill Faculty of Engineering is committed to increasing the diversity of the Canadian workforce by increasing the number of underrepresented populations in the engineering profession. As part of our efforts to encourage, mentor, and support tomorrow’s diverse leaders, the Faculty of Engineering is offering the Indigenous and Black Engineering and Technology (IBET) Momentum Fellowship to attract and financially support domestic applicants who identify as Indigenous or Black.
In addition to full tuition coverage, this prestigious Fellowship will provide recipients with $30,000 per year for 4 academic years. It is intended to help build and support an equitable environment that is reflective of Canada’s population and reconcile the under-representation of Indigenous and Black scholars at McGill University. An integral component of the IBET Momentum Fellowship will be access to mentorship and community-wide support.
IBET Momentum Fellowship recipients who receive an external award will have their fellowship adjusted to be a Leveraged IBET Momentum Fellowship. Recipients who receive an external award of $25,000 per year (FRQNT) will be entitled to $10,000 per year of internal funding. Leveraged recipients who receive an external award of $40,000 (NSERC) are entitled to $2,000 per year in internal funding. Leveraged awards are only available for the remaining duration of the faculty award, as outlined in a student's funding offer letter.