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Current Award Competitions | Important Dates | Orientation | Registration | Thesis Submission | Research Progress Tracking
This web page is intended to provide currently registered and newly admitted Master's and Ph.D. students with a quick reference for deadlines and links to detailed information.
If you have comments or suggestions, grad.ece [at] mcgill.ca (email) us.
Current Award Competitions
Below are award competitions currently in progress. For more information on funding available to graduate students, see Funding Opportunities.
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship
Canadian, permanent residents and international student are eligible to be nominated for a Vanier CGS. Please refer to the email sent to all ECE graduate students on May 11, 2018.
- June 1, 2018 - deadline to submit CV and evidence of leadership by email to department.
- July 14, 2018 - deadline for invited applicants to submit hard copy of on-line application to ECE Graduate Program Office for further department consideration.
- September 20, 2018 - deadline for recommended applicants to submit on-line application via ResearchNet.
Please see GPS website for full details: https://mcgill.ca/gps/funding/students/vanier
PBEEE/FQRNT(DE) - Quebec Merit Scholarship for Foreign Students
For international doctoral students, postdoctoral students and short-term researchers. Candidates may not be Canadian citizens or Permanent Residents of Canada and must not have applied for permanent residency in Canada.
- June 27, 2018: Deadine to submit Eligibility Screening Form, Pre-Selection application and copies of transcripts to ECE Graduate Programs Office (caroline.brown [at] mcgill.ca).
- November 1, 2018 (to be confirmed): Deadline for nominated candidates to submit online application and original, supporting hard-copy documents to Agency.
Please see GPS website for full details: https://mcgill.ca/gps/funding/international/pbeee
Important dates
For a detailed list of dates and deadlines concerning registration, lectures, exams, etc. for the academic year, see Important Dates for Students
Mandatory research progress tracking
The supervisor together with the student (M.Eng. and Ph.D.) must complete a Research Progress Tracking Form [PDF] and submit it to the ECE Graduate Programs Office, McConnell Room 633 on May 31st of each year.
Details can be found in the following documents: MEng Regulations & Policies and PhD Regulations & Policies.
Orientation
Orientation for all new* graduate students who are starting in Winter 2019 will be held on January 21, 2019. Attendance is mandatory. More information will be sent to students by email.
*New students to McGill and/or McGill students starting a new graduate program.
Registration
Newly admitted students for January 2019 - must register for the Winter 2019 term between December 4, 2018 and January 7, 2019, inclusive, to avoid late registration fees. See Winter 2019 - New Students [PDF] for details.
Newly admitted students for September 2018 - must register for the Fall 2018 and Winter 2019 terms between July 4 and August 14, 2018, inclusive, to avoid late registration fees. See Fall 2018-Winter 2019 New Students [PDF] for details.
Current (returning) students - must register for the Fall 2018 and Winter 2019 terms between April 4 and August 14, 2018, inclusive, to avoid late registration fees. See Fall 2018-Winter 2019 Returning Students [PDF] for Details.
Thesis submission
Thesis Preparation and Submission Guidelines