International student?

Find country-specific funding opportunities through our sponsorship and fellowship agreements

International Student & Postdoctoral funding

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McGill holds sponsorship agreements with several countries.

Presented below are some major fellowships for which international students may be eligibleFollow the links to learn about each award including: application dates, guidelines, required documents, and forms. 

Award Citizenship Student Status Field of Study
Anti-Black Racism Initiative Recruitment Awards No restriction Incoming students All fields
Arbour Foundation – Scholarship for study in Computer Science, Engineering, and Management ** Some restrictions Current students Computer Science, Engineering, or Management

Delta Kappa Gamma World Fellowship

* NO Fall 2023 competition for McGill *

Non-Canadian Current FEMALE students All fields
Dissertation and Convocation Awards No restriction Graduating students All fields
Global Affairs Canada ** Some restrictions incoming exchange All fields
GREAT No restriction Current students All fields
Indigenous Graduate Excellence Recruitment Fellowship Canadian/US Incoming students All fields
NSERC-Collaborative Research and Training Experience at McGill ** Some restrictions Current students Natural Sciences & Engineering
Québec Provincial Agency Awards - FRQ-NT Some Québec residency restrictions Incoming and current students Natural Sciences & Engineering
Québec Provincial Agency Awards - FRQ-S Some Québec residency restrictions Incoming and current students Social Sciences, Humanities and Fine Arts
Québec Provincial Agency Awards - FRQ-SC Some Québec residency restrictions Incoming and current students Health Sciences
Senior Women Academic Administratiors of Canada (SWAAC) **Next round 2025** No restriction Current WOMEN Students All fields
Tomlinson Doctoral Fellowships No restriction Incoming students All fields
Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarship No restriction Current students Humanities and Social Sciences
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship - CIHR, NSERC & SSHRC No restriction Incoming and current students All fields
Weston Fellowship No restriction Current students All fields

We also encourage you to contact your country's educational authorities as well inquire about funding opportunities to study at McGill. Please contact your Academic Unit for more details on the funding available to you.

Other external opportunities can be found here. 

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Differential Fee Waivers (DFWs) are available to non-Canadian graduate students at McGill University whose visa status requires them to pay full international tuition fees. It covers only the international student supplement.

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