Tomlinson Doctoral Fellowships

• The Tomlinson Doctoral Fellowships are for incoming students accepted into a doctoral degree at McGill University* with a start date of Fall 2022. Students currently enrolled at McGill, or whose latest degree was completed or in progress at McGill, are ineligible. Former McGill students who later completed a graduate degree elsewhere may apply. Visiting students at McGill, who are completing the requirements for a degree from another university, may apply.
• Only applicants with a 1st class academic record. McGill considers a first-class GPA to be 3.7 (or 3.5 in Law) in each of the last two (2) years of full-time study at the undergraduate and post-graduate level.

Applicants must submit their application package to the department/academic unit where they intend to study. An internal deadline that is earlier than the GPS deadline could apply. Please contact the department directly for more information about the submission process.

Your application package must include:

1. The Application Form  
2. Two letters of reference
   • Provide letters from two external referees commenting on the applicant's academic/research accomplishments and potential. Referees to send the letters directly to the academic unit.
3. Proposed supervisor's statement commenting on:
   • how the applicant's proposed project integrates with the supervisor's research program;
   • source(s) of funding available for the research program; and
   • available resources, such as space, facilities, equipment, and access to required expertise.
4. All official transcripts or certified copies from university level studies (graduate and undergraduate)

If selected, your intended department/academic unit will submit your application package along with the other required documents to GPS on your behalf. Application documents should not be submitted directly to GPS.

Academic unit may submit a maximum of 1 nomination. Your nomination package must include:

1. The Nomination Form
2. Letter of endorsement by the GPD or Chair on a separate sheet, or completed on page 2 of the nomination form
3. Candidate's application package (in the order presented in "Application Process and Required Documents" section)
4. A copy of the offer of admission letter

More information on CGPA calculation and international grade conversion is provided on the Staff website.

Academic unit must enter a candidate's application on FAD. Please merge and submit all the documents listed above via email to GPS (gradcomp.gps [at] mcgill.ca).