Graduate funding
There are many funding opportunities for graduate students, including:
- Departmental teaching and research assistantships
- Concordia University awards and fellowships
- Opportunities Through Research Centers/Networks
- Federal and Provincial funding through the SSHRC and FQRSC programs, respectively. For specific application requirements, please visit the graduate funding section of the Concordia website.
- Financial Aid programs are also available to graduate students. Learn more.
Departmental Teaching Assistantships: Open semester competitions
All current graduate students and new applicants are encouraged to apply for teaching assistantships. PhD receive teaching assistantships for the first three years of their program as part of their funding packages. MPPPA students will be funded as far as possible, but typically are not considered beyond the second year of study in the program.
The department offers two levels of teaching assistantship.
GRADE 1 – Tutorial Leader
Grade 1 Teaching Assistants are required to perform a 130 hours of marking during the term and may be called upon to grade final examinations. In addition to 130 hours of marking. Grade 1 Teaching Assistants are required to attend lectures, lead seminars and to hold regular office hours during the term.
GRADE 2: Tutorial Leader
Grade 2 Teaching Assistants are required to perform 130 hours of marking during the term and may be called upon to grade final examinations. In addition to 130 hours of marking, Grade 2 Teaching Assistants are required to attend lectures and to hold regular office hours during the term.
The following list only highlights some of the available funding for graduate students at Concordia. For a more comprehensive list of funding opportunities, including deadlines for application, please consult the School of Graduate Studies Graduate Awards Directory.
Special Entrance Awards and Awards of Excellence
Offered to students who accept their offer of admission to Concordia and have received a fellowship/scholarship offer from one of the designated provincial or federal agencies (SSHRC or FQRSC). At the doctoral level, students receive a Special Entrance Award valued at $10,000 in the first year of tenure of their external award. At the master’s level, students receive a Special Entrance Award valued at $6,000 in the first year of tenure of their external award.
Faculty of Arts and Science Fellowships
The Faculty of Arts and Science offers, on a competitive basis, recruitment fellowships to incoming students valued at up to $7000 for one year in MA programs and $12,000 per year for three years at the PhD level. In addition, graduate students are eligible to hold teaching assistantships through their departments and to work as research assistants with faculty members and research centers in the Faculty.
Concordia University International Tuition Fee Remission Awards
This award exempts students from paying tuition fees at the international student rates, however candidates will be expected to pay tuition fees at the regular (Quebec) rate, as well as foreign insurance. These awards are valued at 11.25 credits per term.
Concordia University Open-Competition
There is an Open Competition for select awards for which all students are eligible. These awards range in value from $2,500 to $20,000 per year, and are granted based on the applicant’s ranking in the competition.
Supplemental Funds for Conferences
Funds are available to registered graduate students for presentations at major scholarly conferences, or artistic exhibitions in a peer-reviewed or juried context. Download the Department of Political Science Travel Support Form here. Deadlines are announced during the academic year. Learn more about conference funding & download forms.
CSDC
Antoine Bilodeau and Mebs Kanji are members of the Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship, a FRQSC regroupement stratégique , that brings together a group of scholars from five Québec universities, who work on research related to democratic citizenship. The purpose of the Centre is to develop interdisciplinary and multiple methodological perspectives in the study of challenges that democracies face in a rapidly changing world.
The Centre’s main goals are to promote scientific research on fundamental questions relating to democratic citizenship, to contribute to policy debates on strengthening democracy both in Canada and abroad, to take a leadership role in the development of large-scale cross-national research projects, and to provide an enriched training environment for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
Graduate students working under the supervision of Professor Bilodeau or Professor Kanji can become student members of the CSDC and hence be eligible for various sources of funding, including travel grant, training grants, and research grants,
For more information about these funding opportunities please contact Professor Bilodeau or Professor Kanji or visit the CSDC website: http://csdc-cecd.ca/resources/csdc-student-funding/
FQRSC (Provincial)
All applications and recommendation letters MUST be submitted electronically to FQRSC and applicants must submit a cover page, the official transcripts, copy of medicare card, as well as the copy of IMM1000 (for Permanent residents only), to the Graduate Awards Office (M-205) in mid-October. Please check the FQRSC website for this years deadline. At the time of application, a candidate must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and have been a resident of Quebec for at least one year. Both master’s and doctoral students are eligible.
Note: The MA competition requires a minimum 3.7 cumulative GPA.
M.A. (B-1 competition) $15,000
Duration: Two years after initial registration in the graduate program.
Ph.D. (B-2 competition) $20,000
Duration: To a maximum of three years.
SSHRC (National)
https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/home-accueil-eng.aspx
Applications to SSHRC must be submitted to the Department if the student is currently registered at Concordia. Those submitted through the University are first ranked at the Departmental level, and then sent to a University Committee where a set number of applications are chosen to send on to national competition. Applicants must be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants.
For the MA fellowship, GPA must be 3.7 or over for the last two years of full-time study.
M.A. Scholarship Value: $17,500
Deadline for Submission to the Department: mid-October. Confirm specific date with Graduate Program Assistant.
Doctoral Fellowship Value: $20,000 - $35,000. (The top-ranked winners are awarded “Canada Graduate Scholarships,” worth $35,000 per year, for three years; the regular doctoral fellowships are worth $20,000 per year, for up to four years).
Deadline for Submission to the Department: mid-October. Confirm specific date with Graduate Program Assistant.
Fellowship: International Political Economy of Development Finance
2024-2025
$5,000 per year
This fellowship is for a student in the MA or PhD in Political Science in the Political Science Department at Concordia University. The fellowship will be awarded to a student with an interest in international political economy and/or development studies with a strong academic track record, qualitative and/or quantitative research skills, and proven ability to work independently. The student will work alongside Prof. Zeitz on research on the contemporary politics of development finance. The research will examine the effects of the rise of China on international development finance, including examining debt restructuring negotiations in developing countries that have borrowed extensively from China. The fellow’s responsibilities as part of the project will include, among others, background research on case study countries, developing a sample frame of interviewees in case study countries, designing interview questionnaires, and analyzing interview data after the interviews are conducted.
Applicants should note their interest in the fellowship in their application to the graduate program and contact Prof. Alexandra Zeitz at alexandra.zeitz@concordia.ca for further information.
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IRI - Concordia Fellowship on Immigration Research
Doctoral scholarship
AN ENGLISH VERSION IS AVAILABLE BELOW
L'Initiative de recherche sur l'immigration (IRI)
& Le Département de science politique de l'Université Concordia sont fiers d'annoncer la
Bourse IRI - Concordia sur la recherche en immigration
Bourse de doctorat d’une valeur de 56 000$ pour une thèse liée à l’immigration et la diversité ethnoculturelle (14 000 $ par année pour quatre ans)
Pour postuler :
• Soumettre votre demande d'admission au doctorat au département de science politique de l'Université Concordia.
• Indiquez dans votre lettre d'intention que vous souhaitez être pris·e en considération pour la bourse de recherche sur l'immigration de l'IRI.
Pour plus d'informations sur la bourse et sur l’IRI, veuillez contacter Antoine Bilodeau (iri@concordia.ca)
Pour plus d'informations sur le processus d'admission au Département de science politique de l'Université Concordia, veuillez consulter : https://www.concordia.ca/artsci/polisci.html
Date limite de candidature : 1er février 2025
Profils recherchés : Les activités de recherche de l’IRI s’organisent autour de deux axes : (1) les sentiments d’identification nationale chez les populations immigrantes et les minorités ethnoculturelles, et (2) la place de l’immigration et de la diversité ethnoculturelle dans la construction de l’identité nationale au sein de la société d’accueil. La priorité sera accordée aux candidatures développant un projet de recherche portant sur le Québec et/ou tout autre État multinational, mais les projets proposés peuvent aussi porter sur d’autres cas d’études, y compris, mais sans s'y limiter, les pays, nations, ou régions marqués par une immigration importante.
* La personne sélectionnée doit travailler sous la supervision d’Antoine Bilodeau ou Mireille Paquet.
** La personne sélectionnée demeure éligible pour un soutien complémentaire offert par le Département de science politique et/ou l’Université Concordia.
*** Possibilité d'exonération des frais de scolarité pour les étudiants et étudiantes de l’international.
https://www.irimmigration.org
The Immigration Research Initiative & The Department of Political Science at Concordia University
are proud to announce the IRI - Concordia Fellowship on Immigration Research
Doctoral scholarship worth $56,000 for a thesis on immigration and ethnocultural diversity
($14,000 per year for four years)
To apply:
• Submit your doctoral application to Concordia University's Department of Political Science.
• Indicate in your letter of intent that you wish to be considered for the IRI Immigration Research Fellowship.
For more information about the fellowship and IRI, please contact Antoine Bilodeau (iri@concordia.ca)
For more information on the admission process to Concordia University's Department of Political Science, please visit: https://www.concordia.ca/artsci/polisci.html
Application deadline: February 1, 2025
Profiles of interest: IRI's research activities are centred around two main areas: (1) the feelings of national identification among immigrants and ethnocultural minorities, and (2) the place of immigration and ethnocultural diversity in the construction of national identity within the host society. Priority will be given to projects focusing on Quebec and/or any other multinational states, but proposed projects may also focus on other case studies, including, but not limited to, countries, nations, or regions characterized by significant immigration.
* The selected candidate must work under the supervision of Antoine Bilodeau or Mireille Paquet.
** The selected candidate remains eligible for additional support offered by the Department of Political Science and/or Concordia University.
*** Possibility of tuition fee waiver for international students
https://www.irimmigration.org
Elsewehere in the Faculty of Arts and Science
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