Doctoral Student Funding Opportunities

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What funding may I be eligible for?

 

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
Dissertation and Convocation Awards No restriction Graduating students All fields
Canada Graduate Scholarships-Doctoral - CIHR, NSERC & SSHRC Canadian & protected persons only Incoming and current students All fields
Graduate Award Program No restriction Current students 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 No restriction Incoming and current students Natural Sciences & Engineering
Québec Provincial Agency Awards - FRQ-S No restriction Incoming and current students Health Sciences
Québec Provincial Agency Awards - FRQ-SC No restriction Incoming and current students Social Sciences, Humanities and Fine Arts

Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada (SWAAC)  **Next round - 2025**

No restriction Current WOMEN Students All fields
Stavros S. Niarchos Foundation Fellowships for Excellence in Graduate Education No restriction  Incoming and current 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
Walter C. Sumner Fellowship Canadian only Incoming and current students Chemistry, Physics or Electronics
Weston Fellowship No restriction Current students All fields

International Students

Funding opportunities specifically for International Students

Funding for Travel

Funding available for graduate student mobility.

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