Funding Opportunities

Leyton Addiction Research Prize

Details:

• A prize of $1,000.00 awarded annually to the student who has published the best addiction-related paper each year. 
• Please see the News section of the Department of Psychiatry's website in mid-February for detailed announcement and application details.

Criteria:

• A first author on a drug or alcohol addiction-related paper either published or in press in the last 12 months

• Conducted the research with primary supervision from a faculty member in McGill University’s Department of Psychiatry, irrespective of the program that the trainee is registered in

Marion Birmingham/Trevor Dennis Student Research Day Prize

• For the top presentation by a student in the Department of Psychiatry ($1,000)

The Child and Youth Psychiatry Award ($500)

• For the top presentation at Student Research Day on disorders that affect young people by a student supervised by a faculty member whose primary position is within the Department of Psychiatry. 

International Student Tuition Differential, Department allocated

• A tuition differential will be offered to international students registered in the Graduate Program in psychiatry to cover the differential between international and Quebec fees for MSc students during their first year and PhD students during their first three years. Students receiving funding for tuition do not qualify for a differential fee waiver.

Graduate Excellence Fellowship in Mental Health Research

• About: These one-time awards are meant to recognize the excellence of graduate students in psychiatry, and to help offset the costs of student stipends provided by the supervisors
• Eligibility: MSc and PhD students in good standing (registration, progress, tracking, etc.) Students holding an external fellowship or HBHL funding are not eligible.
• Amount: $5,000
• Application: Complete the application form and submit together with the required documents, as instructed on the form to graduate.psychiatry [at] mcgill.ca
• Deadline: October 16, 2023, 17:00. Late and incomplete applications will not be considered.
• Results: Announced in November
• gefmhr_form_template_2023.pdf

Faculty of Medicine Internal Studentship

• Value $10,000 for MSc students, $12,000 for PhD students for one year
• By application
• www.mcgill.ca/medresearch/graduate/funding/studentships/

Tuition Differential, Faculty Allocated

• A tuition differential is offered to international students registered in the Graduate Program in Psychiatry. Specifically, the differential between international and Quebec fees is covered for M.Sc. students during their first year and Ph.D. students during their first two years in the program.

GREAT: Graduate Research Enhancement and Travel Awards

• Limited number per university fiscal year
• By application to the graduate.psychiatry [at] mcgill.ca (subject: GREAT%20Award%20Application) (Graduate Program Coordinator)
• For conference or research consultation travel
• *Please note that the student has to have already incurred the expenses (i.e. pre-purchasing of plane tickets or registration fees)
•  great_award_application_form_2024-2025.pdf

Robert C. Paterson Graduate Research Awards

• In support of graduate research in suicide prevention and treatment in the Faculty of Medicine
• Value to be announced
• By nomination

Other Awards

• Allocated to the departments on a rotating basis
• By nomination
• Announced throughout the year