Graduate Fellowships and Awards 2012-2013




6 Student Financial Assistance : 6.2 McGill Financial Aid

6.2
The Scholarships and Student Aid Office also administers the University’s need-based financial aid programs which include short term loans to cover emergency situations, longer term loans, a number of graduate bursaries, and a Work Study program. All applicants for aid must first apply for the maximum government assistance for which they may be eligible.
Applications are available on the Financial Aid Menu on Minerva.
Student Aid Office
Brown Student Services Building
3600 McTavish Street
Montreal, Quebec, H3A 0G3
Telephone: 514-398-6013 ext. 6014
Email: Website: www.mcgill.ca/studentaid
 
Caroline and Richard Renaud Bursaries
Endowed in 1999 with a generous gift from Carolyn and Richard Renaud.
Eligibility:
Awarded on the basis of financial need by the Student Aid Office to students entering or enrolled in graduate studies at McGill with a preference to students in programs in the Graduate School of Library and Information Studies.
 
Dr. Milton C. and Nina E. Wilson Award
Established in 1970 by a bequest from the late Milton C. Wilson.
Eligibility:
The annual income provides support for undergraduate or postgraduate students in the Faculty of Medicine who are in financial need.
 
Georges, Paul and Robert Masson Bursaries in Science
Established in 2002 by Georges Masson, Ph.D. 1942, Paul Masson, B.A. 1968, and Robert Masson, B.Sc. 2002, to commemorate the three generations of Massons at McGill.
Eligibility:
Awarded to one or more students in good academic standing, enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate degree program in any department in the Faculty of Science. Preference shall be given to students in the departments of Biology and Mathematics. Awarded by the Student Aid Office on the basis of financial need.
 
GOLDMAN FEINGLOS MEMORIAL ENTRANCE BURSARY
Established in 2008 by Mrs. Beryl Goldman, and the estate of Ralph Goldman, in memory of their daughter, Susan Goldman Feinglos, B.A. 1970, M.L.S. 1972.
Eligibility:
Awarded by the Scholarships and Student Aid Office to a full-time graduate student entering the Master of Library and Information Studies program on the basis of demonstrated financial need and academic achievement.
 
Graduate Students' Loan Fund
Established in 1951 by the Board of Governors for students in Graduate Studies. Awarded by the Student Aid Office.
 
Irving Orrin Vincent Bursary
Established by Mrs. J.B. Owen in memory of her father, the late Irving Orrin Vincent, B.A. 1907, M.A. 1908, a noted teacher and Principal of Edward VII School in Montreal from 1912 until his death in 1920.
Eligibility:
Awarded annually by the Student Aid Office on the ­basis of academic merit and financial need to a graduating student in the Faculty of Arts proceeding towards an M.A., M.Ed., or Doctorate in Classics or Education.
 
Jennie and Joseph Salomon Memorial Bursary
Established by the children of Mr. and Mrs. J. Salomon in their memory.
Eligibility:
Awarded to a deserving student in need who has completed the final undergraduate year in the Faculty of Arts or Science, and is entering a graduate program. Tenable for one year.
 
PGSS/GPS EDUCATION BURSARIES
Established in 2009 by the Post Graduate Students' Society of McGill University (PGSS).
Eligibilty:
Awarded to one or more graduate or postdoctoral students in good academic standing who demonstrate financial need. Awarded by the Student Aid Office on the basis of good academic standing and financial need.
 
SYRA DEENA TARSHIS FLEISHMAN BURSARY
Founded in 1966 by the National Council of Jewish Women in memory of a former student of the School of Library Science.
Eligibility:
Awarded by the Scholarships and Student Aid Office to a full-time graduate student in the Master of Library and Information Studies program on the basis of demonstrated financial need and academic achievement.

The University reserves the right to make changes without prior notice to the information contained in this Calendar, including alteration of conditions and values of awards.

Please note that in the body of this Calendar, awards are listed alphabetically by their complete official names. In the index, awards are listed alphabetically by their complete official names as well as by family name of benefactor, if applicable.

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