McGill University is committed to helping graduate students finance their education and offers research students the most competitive and generous funding levels in Quebec. We are doing our utmost to provide you with a dependable income for the duration of your graduate studies, through both fellowships and bursaries. Upon admission to McGill, research students are automatically considered for funding and the details of your personalized support package will be confirmed once you have accepted our offer of admission. This funding comes from a number of sources, which may include McGill graduate fellowships, departmental and faculty awards, stipends from research grants or contracts, teaching and research employment, and, in certain cases, exemptions from tuition and ancillary fees. Course-based and professional Master's students are eligible for need-based financial support and some internal fellowships and bursaries.
The following information is intended to help you to understand and provide detailed information on the various forms of graduate student support available at McGill. If you have any questions regarding graduate student support, please contact your Graduate Program Coordinator who will be more than happy to help you find the answers.
Funding from external sources may form an important complement to the funding package offered to you by McGill. In the 2007 funding year, Federal and Quebec government agencies granted over 20 million dollars in direct awards to students pursuing graduate studies at McGill. External Fellowships are available from various sources, including government departments and agencies, foundations and private companies. The value of awards offered by these agencies varies from $15,000 to $50,000 per year, and up to $50,000 for health professionals. These awards are often renewable. The deadlines to apply for the majority of external fellowships fall between October and November for fellowships tenable in September of the following year. To view a list of the agencies offering graduate student funding opportunities and individual application deadlines, please see
section 3, “External Fellowships”.
For information on funding opportunities to support graduate study and research outside of Canada, please see
section 8, “Exchange and Travelling Fellowships”.
Loans and/or bursaries are administered by the province in which you are legally resident, and are usually restricted to full-time, Canadian students (although certain categories of permanent residents may also be eligible). Most loans are granted exclusively on the basis of financial need. To find out more about the application procedures for government loan programs please see
section 6, “Student Financial Assistance” or contact the McGill Student Aid Office at 514-398-6013 or by email at
student.aid@mcgill.ca.
