The majority of fellowships and awards, in this section, are distributed to academic units annually, as part of the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS) internal funding allocation.
Every eligible student is automatically considered for faculty/departmental awards, unless an application procedure is specified. For more information on fellowships and awards available to you, please contact your academic unit.
Wherever central competitions are administered by GPS, details on the application process are provided under the following link.
Alexander McFee Fellowship
| Eligibility | Open to graduates of any approved university who are resident full-time candidates for higher degrees or diplomas at McGill. The award will be given in Physics, Chemistry, and Medical Sciences (with preference for Cancer research). |
| Value | $10,000 |
Alma Mater Fellowship
Established in 1982 by generous contributions to the Alma Mater Fund from many graduates who designated their gifts to the area of scholarships and student aid.
| Eligibility | Open to students in any degree program in Graduate Studies. No citizenship restrictions. |
| Value | $10,000; renewable once |
Beijing Memorial Award
| Eligibility | Awarded on the basis of academic merit to a student working towards a higher degree at McGill University, with a preference to those from the People's Republic of China. |
| Value | Varies |
BMO Financial Group Major Fellowships
Established in 2007 by BMO Financial Group.
| Eligibility | Awarded by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies to outstanding graduate students entering any Doctoral degree program, on the basis of academic merit. |
| Estimated Value | $23,000 each; renewable twice |
Clifford C.F. Wong Fellowships
Established in 1981 by the late Clifford C.F. Wong, BArch 1960 with an additional contribution made by the family in 2011 for outstanding graduate students from China.
| Eligibility | Awarded by the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Office to full-time degree students on the basis of academic merit with preference given to students in specific academic areas. |
| Value | Varies |
Dr. Joanne Jepson Fellowship
Established in 2024 through the generous bequest of Dr. Joanne Jepson, MD CM 1959.
| Eligibility | Awarded by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies to Canadian Indigenous students entering or enrolled in any graduate degree program in Sciences, Engineering, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Medicine and Health Sciences, Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences at McGill University or any Interfaculty programs including one of these Faculties or Department. |
| Value | Varies |
Dr. Morris Karmazyn and Dr. Margaret P. Moffat Fellowship in Cardiovascular Research
Established in 2022 by Morris Karmazyn, MSc 1977, PhD 1979, to support an outstanding graduate student at McGill University.
| Eligibility | Awarded annually by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies on the basis of academic merit to one PhD student entering or enrolled in any faculty at the University, who is pursuing cardiovascular research. Preference will be given to a student conducting research in the area of heart disease related to myocardial ischemia, heart failure, or cardiac arrhythmias. One award will be held at any given time. |
| Value | The fellowship is renewable and may be held for a maximum of four years. |
Last update: 06 Jul. 2022
Eben Hopson Fellowship for Study at McGill
Established through a 1988 donation from the North Slope Borough of Alaska in honour of Eben Hopson, Mayor of the North Slope Borough from 1972 to 1980, to advance the pursuit, promotion and sharing of knowledge in areas of common interest and relevance to the scientific, social and economic development, and the greater welfare of the North Slope Borough and the counties of the Circumpolar North.
| Eligibility | Awards will be made for graduate studies at McGill in appropriate areas of Arctic studies, including but not necessarily limited to environmental problems within the Arctic regions, Arctic archaeology and prehistory, social problems of the Arctic (development, impact assessment studies, psychology, rural education, etc.), Arctic health and medicine, communications, indigenous Native Peoples (rights, languages and traditional culture), Humanities and Social sciences and Natural Sciences. |
| Value | $6,000; awards are renewable for a second year for Master’s studies and up to a fourth year for Doctoral studies. |
Esterina and Gaetano Liberatore Fellowship
Established in 1995 through the generous gift of Luigi Liberatore.
| Eligibility | The fellowships may be held by students registered in any graduate program at McGill. No citizenship restrictions. |
| Value | $10,000; renewable twice |
F. Grey Woods Fellowships
Established in 2010 by Tiffany Woods in memory of her father, F. Grey Woods.
| Eligibility | Awarded by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies on the basis of academic standing to outstanding graduate students in all faculties who are conducting research related to sustainability and/or urban planning through the protection of the environment and ecosystem integrity in residential areas. All things being equal, preference will be given to students working in or on West Island Montreal communities. |
| Value | Varies |
Friends of McGill Fellowship
The fellowship is made available through the McGill Development program by the Friends of McGill Inc., New York.
| Eligibility | Open to graduate students in any discipline who are citizens of the United States of America. |
| Value | $10,000 |
Greville Smith Research Fellowship
| Eligibility | Three fellowships are endowed by the trustees of the Greville Smith bequest for research by graduate students, one in Engineering, and one in Management, and one in any discipline, for overall excellence. The leadership qualities of the candidate, together with the usefulness to the community of the proposed study, are taken into consideration by GPS in their choice of fellows. No citizenship restrictions. |
| Value | $15,000; renewable twice |
Harold H. Helm Fellowship
Established in 1960 in honour of Harold Helm, then Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of Princeton University.
| Eligibility | Open to students in any degree program in graduate studies at McGill. No citizenship restrictions. |
| Value | $10,000; renewable once |
Heather Munroe-Blum Fellowship in Public Policy
Established in 2013 by an anonymous donor, in honour of Professor Heather Munroe-Blum, for outstanding graduate students pursuing research related to Public Policy in any Faculty.
| Eligibility | Awarded by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies on the basis of academic merit. |
| Value | Varies |
Heller Family Fellowships in Arts and Science
Established in 2007 by William Jacob Heller, B.Com. 1978 for outstanding doctoral students in the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Science.
| Eligibility | Awarded by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies upon the recommendation of the faculties of Arts and Science. |
| Value | Estimated $10,000 each |
James McGill Society Prize
Established in 2018 by the James McGill Society to create an awareness and appreciation of the historical background of McGill University and of its faculty, staff, students, research, and services.
| Eligibility | Awarded by the McGill University Library and Archives on the recommendation of a committee of the James McGill Society, to undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in any Faculty who have completed an outstanding paper on a McGill topic or on a topic making use of McGill's heritage resources. |
| Value | Varies |
Last updated: 14 Jun. 2018
J.W. McConnell Memorial Fellowship
Established by the J.W. McConnell Foundation to support graduate studies and research at McGill University, and so to strengthen, in quality and in numbers, the academic staff of Canadian universities and schools.
| Eligibility | The fellowships may be held by students registering in any graduate research program (except Medicine) at McGill. |
| Value | Varies |
Kenneth Downes Graduate Award
Established in 1998 by Kenneth Downes (Class of 1947).
| Eligibility | Awarded by GPS to an outstanding graduate student. |
| Value | Varies; one award available |
Lloyd Carr-Harris Fellowship
Established in 1995 through the generosity of the Lloyd Carr-Harris Foundation.
| Eligibility | The fellowships may be held by students registered in any graduate program in the health sciences at McGill. No citizenship restrictions. |
| Value | $20,000; renewable twice |
Margaret Gillett Fellowship for Research on Women
Established in 2020 through the generous bequest of Dr. Margaret Gillett, Professor Emerita and Chairholder of the Sir William C. Macdonald Chair in Education at McGill University, to encourage and foster feminist research. Dr. Gillett, 1996 recipient of the Governor General’s ‘Persons Award’, actively supported women's groups and organizations in the community.
| Eligibility | Awarded on the basis of academic merit by the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies to one or more outstanding graduate students and who are pursuing research on women's issues. |
| Value | Varies. May be renewable once. |
Margaret Gillett Graduate Research Awards
Funded by both the McGill Women's Alumnae Society and the McGill Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies (IGSF). These awards are granted by the IGSF in honour of Dr. Margaret Gillett, now retired, Macdonald Professor of Education at McGill University. Dr. Gillett initiated the Women's Studies program at McGill and was founding director of IGSF. Deadline:
March 15. Application: Application details and further information may be obtained from the IGSF, McGill University, 3487 Peel Street, 2nd floor, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1W7 or www.mcgill.ca/igsf.
| Eligibility | For graduate students in any McGill department for research in Women's Studies leading to a degree. |
| Value | Maximum $1,000; including travel for research purposes |
Max E. Binz Fellowship
Established from the estate of the late Max E. Binz, who was born in Switzerland, emigrated to Canada in 1930, established a successful textile company, and became a generous benefactor of McGill University.
| Eligibility | The fellowship is open to all students in degree programs in graduate studies. No citizenship restrictions. |
| Value | Varies |
Max Stern Recruitment Fellowships
Established in 1944 through a generous bequest from Dr. Max Stern, offered to students entering a graduate program at McGill University.
| Eligibility | These fellowships are awarded to outstanding students seeking first admission to graduate studies in any of the selected departments at McGill University. |
| Estimated Value | $14,000 for one year consisting of a $10,000 award from the Max Stern Estate plus $4,000 from the award holder's department |
McGill Alumnae Society Fellowship
Established in 1988 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the McGill Alumnae Society.
| Eligibility | To be awarded to a research student in any faculty who is pursuing studies of benefit or significance to women. Preference will be given to women applicants. No citizenship requirements. |
| Value | $10,000; renewable twice |
McGill International Research Master's Awards
Established in 2007 by a generous graduate of the Faculty of Arts in order to encourage international students to pursue graduate studies at McGill.
| Eligibility | Awarded by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies to international students in full-time research-based Master's degree programs. |
| Estimated Value | The foreign tuition supplement for up to two terms |
McGill-UAE Graduate Studies Fellowships
Established in 2019 by the Presidential Court, formerly the Crown Prince Court, of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), for one or more full-time students in a Master’s or doctoral program in the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Engineering (including the Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture and the School of Urban Planning), the Department of Economics in the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Medicine, and the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences with preference for those studying Food Security.
| Eligibility | Awarded by the University on the basis of academic merit to students who are UAE citizens. |
| Value | $70,000; may be renewable. |
Last update: 18 Oct. 2023
Neil Croll Memorial Award
Established in memory of the late Professor Neil Croll, Ph.D., M.D., Professor of Parasitology and Director of McGill International, and a teacher and friend of students from developing countries.
| Eligibility | Awarded by the Fellowships Committee of GPS to an outstanding graduate student, with a preference to students from developing countries. |
| Value | Varies |
Peter Holland Fellowships
Established in 2022 thanks to a generous bequest made by Professor Peter George Holland, former President of the New Zealand Geographical Society and member of the McGill University Department of Geography, where he contributed in the late 1960s to the creation of the biogeography program.
| Eligibility | Awarded by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies on the basis of academic merit to one or more Master’s or doctoral students pursuing research in the atmospheric and earth sciences, ecology, or environmental studies. Each year, at least one fellowship will have a preference for a Canadian Indigenous student or a student from a developing nation who is entering any Master’s or doctoral program at McGill. |
| Value | Varies. May be renewable. |
Last update: 28 Jun. 2022
Philip F. Vineberg Graduate Fellowship
Endowed in 1992 in memory of Philip F. Vineberg, O.C., Q.C., B.A., M.A., B.C.L., L.L.D., former Professor and Emeritus Governor of McGill University.
| Eligibility | Open to graduate students pursuing an advanced degree in Arts, Education, Law, Library Science, Music, Religious Studies or Social Work, to finance one year of study. Awarded to a graduate student who best exemplifies the qualities of intelligence as demonstrated by academic record and creative thinking; breadth of interest, perspective and tolerance as demonstrated by cross cultural interests; record of service to others; excellence as demonstrated by a record of disciplined undergraduate achievement at another university and the promise of more to come. The fellowship is open to all eligible students with preference to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. |
| Value | Varies |
Philip P. Baily Fellowship
Established in 1995 through a generous bequest by Philip Pendlebury Baily, B.Sc. 1913, M.Sc. 1914.
| Eligibility | For students registered in any graduate program in the Faculty of Medicine or Science. No citizenship restrictions. |
| Value | Varies |
Pilarczyk Fellowship
Established in 1997 for outstanding students to pursue graduate studies at McGill.
| Eligibility | Open to students in any faculty with preference given to Polish citizens entering the MBA program. |
| Value | Varies |
Richard H. Tomlinson Fellowships in University Science Teaching
Established in 2003 by a generous gift from Dr. Richard H. Tomlinson, Ph.D. 1948.
| Eligibility | The awards are for outstanding graduate and postdoctoral students in the Faculty of Science and other faculties, who will be engaged in research in the teaching of science at the university level. Awarded by the Dean of Science on the basis of academic merit upon recommendation from the Director of the Tomlinson University Science Teaching Project. Professors in the Faculty of Science and other faculties will nominate candidates to the Director of the Tomlinson University Science Teaching Project, who will forward recommendations to the Dean of Science. |
| Value | Maximum $20,000; renewable |
Robert and Mary Stanfield Dissertation Fellowship
Established in 1994 through the Robert and Mary Stanfield Foundation.
| Eligibility | This fellowship is awarded to an outstanding doctoral student whose research focuses on Canada or some aspects of Northern Studies nearing the completion of a Ph.D. degree. |
| Value | Varies; one award available |
Robert Rabinovitch Recruitment Fellowships
Established in 2009 in honour of Robert Rabinovitch, B.Com. 1964, and his exceptional service to McGill University.
| Eligibility | Awarded on the basis of academic merit by GPS to one or more outstanding graduate students entering any graduate degree program. |
| Value | Varies |
Ruth Hoyt Cameron Fellowship
Established in 2011 by the late Ruth Hoyt Cameron, M.A. 1949, Ph.D. 1952.
| Eligibility | Awarded by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies to students pursuing a doctorate degree in any discipline on the basis of academic merit. |
| Value | Varies |
Saul Hayes Graduate Fellowship
Established by Edgar and Charles Bronfman in memory of Saul Hayes.
| Eligibility | For graduate students undertaking research with preference to the areas of Civil Liberties and Human Rights. No citizenship restrictions. |
| Value | $10,000; tenable for up to four years |
Solvay Fellowship
| Eligibility | Offered for the first year of graduate study in any department at McGill. The holder must have graduated in any undergraduate faculty of McGill in the session prior to that for which the award is given, and must obtain permission to proceed to graduate study. No citizenship restrictions. |
| Value | $10,000; non-renewable |
Stavros S. Niarchos Foundation
Established in 2013 by the Stavros S. Niarchos Foundation.
| Eligibility | For full-time graduate students in any faculty in celebration of the 70th anniversary of Canada-Greece relations. Awarded by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies on the basis of academic merit for applicants in research-based graduate programs and upon nomination of the department. Preference will be given to students with permanent residence status in Greece. |
| Value | Varies; renewable once |
The Weston Fellowship
Established in 2007 by Arthur and Dawn Weston to recognize and promote the development of university teaching and learning expertise in various disciplines.
| Eligibility | Awarded by the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Office upon the recommendation of Teaching and Learning Services to an outstanding full-time graduate student conducting research on post-secondary teaching and learning in any faculty. Preference for doctoral students. |
| Value | Varies; renewable once at the Master’s level, twice at the Doctoral level |
Tomlinson Doctoral Fellowships
Established in 2000 through a very generous gift from Dr. Richard H. Tomlinson, Ph.D. 1948.
| Eligibility | Awarded annually by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies to recruit outstanding students into Master’s and Doctoral degree programs. Tomlinson fellows who accept a fellowship from an agency external to McGill will be entitled to one-half the full value of the Tomlinson Fellowship. $50,000 will be the maximum amount to be awarded to students receiving an external fellowship (federal or provincial). The Tomlinson Doctoral Fellowships are for new students accepted into a doctoral degree at any department at McGill University. |
| Value | $35,000; renewable annually based on satisfactory progress, to a maximum tenure of 3 years for Doctoral level |
Walter Hitschfeld Award
Established in honour of W.F. Hitschfeld Ph.D., F.R.S., F.R.S.C., a teacher and friend of many such students and former Director of McGill International.
| Eligibility | For graduate students, with a preference to those from developing countries. |
| Value | Varies |
Wolfe Fellowships in Scientific and Technological Literacy
Established in 2010 for outstanding graduate students in any Faculty who are conducting research in the area of scientific and technological literacy.
| Eligibility | Awarded by the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Office on the basis of high academic standing, community involvement and athletic activities . |
| Value | Minimum $6,000 |