Cynthia Weston Fellowship in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

In order to be eligible for the Weston Fellowship, candidates must:

• be registered in a graduate degree program at McGill or have applied and received an offer of admission at McGill;
• be registered full-time for the duration of the award;
• Master's students must be M1 or M2 (as appears on their Minerva transcripts);
• Doctoral students must be PhD1 to *PhD5 (as appears on their Minerva transcripts); 
• be conducting (or be planning) research on university teaching and learning in any Faculty.

Preference will be given to doctoral students.

*Students from Clinical Psychology are eligible from PhD1 to PhD6

Applicants are required to submit their completed package to fundingapplications.gps [at] mcgill.ca with the subject line “Weston Fellowship” by March 12, 2026. Please ensure that each item listed below is included in your application package.

1. Completed and signed application form;
2. Curriculum vitae;
3. Certified copies of all official transcripts from university level studies (graduate and undergraduate);
4. Explanation of special circumstances (if applicable) that includes any special considerations that may have had an effect on your performance or productivity (e.g. barriers in your academic experience, delays in research results, gaps in your experience); and
5. Two Referee’s Reports on the prescribed form and sent separately by each referee to fundingapplications.gps [at] mcgill.ca by March 12, 2026.

The selection committee will review applications and invite the short-listed candidates to an interview towards the end of April. Please note that this interview is mandatory for those who wish to be considered in the final round.

Candidates and departments will be informed of the results of the competition in May.