Internal/External Awards

Not sure what funding you may be eligible to apply for? 

Consult the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies list of Funding Opportunities!

Internal Awards 

McGill Fellowships - This is funding that is awarded by Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies (GPS) either through nomination by academic departments or sometimes by student application directly to GPS. They are usually awarded in the winter or spring before the start of the award. These are listed in the Fellowships Calendar on the GPS Funding website.

Internal Studentships - GPS offers these funding opportunities to highly qualified graduate students who are registered full time in a research training program leading to an MSc or PhD degree. You can find more information regarding eligibility and application forms here. 

Travel Awards

Graduate Research Enhancement & Travel (GREAT) Awards

The GREAT Awards program provides financial assistance for graduate student travel and research dissemination. The funds for these awards are provided by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Students must be registered full time in MSc 1-3 or PhD 1-7, in good standing and not in time limitation at the time of travel and when the award is paid.

Criteria used in the selection process for the GREAT Award may vary depending on the number of applicants, the funds requested, and the available funds. Preference may be given to students applying for an oral presentation, students applying to attend an international conference,  students who have not previously received a GREAT award, and students who may otherwise not be able to attend the conference. The GREAT allocation is be divided amongst more than one applicant. The award amount per student will be determined based on the total number of applicants, and the above criteria. The award amount is announced after all applications are submitted.

GREAT applications must be submitted via webform by the deadlines below.

Application deadlines for GREAT awards: 

Graduate Mobility Award

Awards for studying and conducting research abroad, funded by the Government of Quebec and administered by the University. More Info. 

External Awards

These are awarded by federal and provincial government agencies and some other private agencies that rely on McGill to recommend candidates. The application process is usually held one academic year in advance of receipt of the award. E-mail reminders will be sent to your McGill email address with deadlines and eligibility for all external fellowships. Information on all external funding opportunities for Canadian Citizen/Permanent Resident students and International students on the GPS funding website for Graduate Students.