Graduate Fellowships
The School of Graduate Studies (SGS) has general information on internal and external funding opportunities. These fellowships include Federal and Provincial awards, awards funded by Concordia University, and special awards for students with particular backgrounds or studying particular research areas. Please consult this database and agency websites for the most up-to-date information including eligibility information, application procedures and deadlines.
Fall Information Sessions
Please attend information sessions relevant to your application to NSERC, CIHR, and SSHRC. Dates are usually announced late in August.
Federal and Provincial Agency Websites
Deadlines are usually in October or November
- NSERC – Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
- CIHR – Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- SSHRC – Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
- FRQSC – Fonds de recherche du Québec - Society and Culture
- FRQNT – Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature and Technologies
- FRQS – Fonds de recherche du Québec – Health
Awards for students from underrepresented groups
- Concordia Indigenous Graduate awards ($500-$10,000)
- Information from federal government about assistance for Indigenous students
- Concordia Scholarships for students from Black communities ($2,500)
- Canadian Federation of University Women Fellowships ($5,000 - $25,000 awards for Indigenous and non-Indigenous women; December deadline)
- The Nadia Chaudhri Wingspan Award (approximately $13,000/year)
Concordia Special Entrance Awards
Special Entrance Awards / Awards of excellence may be offered to students starting their degree program at Concordia who at the same time will begin receiving full external fellowships from a designated provincial (Québec) or federal granting agency. Awards are for one year, and are valued at $6,000 at the Masters level, and $10,000 at the doctoral level.
Entrance and In-Course Awards
Internal Concordia Awards include Entrance awards for new students and In-Course awards for continuing students. The awards vary in value and duration, and are prioritized for students without external scholarship support. All students who are beginning the MA or PhD degree are considered for Entrance awards based on their application materials. Students that are continuing in the program, and that have not secured external scholarship support, apply for In-Course awards in May. The awards are tenable within the first 2 years of the MA program, and within the first 4 years of the PhD program (unless indicated otherwise for a particular award). A leave of absence (LOA) does not count towards the time spent in the program when determining tenability of the awards. Further, if a student receives an award and takes a LOA, payments will be stopped during terms with an LOA notation, and the award disbursements will continue once the leave is complete, so that the total value of the award will not be affected by the LOA. The procedures for adjudication of these scholarships is described here.
Additional Concordia Awards
- Quebec Merit Fellowships for Foreign Students (PBEEE)
The application deadline for these Doctoral and Postdoctoral fellowships is usually in July.