Joint Doctoral Program and partnerships

Joint PhD / cotutelle program

A cotutelle refers to an agreement on joint supervision between two universities at the doctoral level. It allows the students to get a double / joint PhD degree delivered and recognized by both institutions.

Full-time doctoral students can take advantage of an exceptional opportunity to earn a joint PhD degree while developing strong connections with international partners. Through the cotutelle program, PhD candidates work in collaboration with distinguished faculty members from Concordia and an international partner university to produce an original thesis.

Build your own cotutelle program

Explore existing partnerships

Algant

Established in 2004, the ALGANT consortium now consists of nine universities on three continents, namely the universities of

Université de Bordeaux (France)
Concordia University (Canada)
Universität Duisburg-Essen (Germany)
Universiteit Leiden (Netherlands)
Università degli Studi di Milano (Italy)
Università degli Studi di Padova (Italy)
Université Paris-Saclay (former Université Paris-Sud, France)
Universität Regensburg (Germany)
Stellenbosch University (South Africa)

The consortium offers a two-year world-class integrated master course and a joint doctorate program in pure mathematics, with a strong emphasis on Algebra, Geometry and Number Theory. Both programs have received the Erasmus Mundus label.

Concordia University/China Scholarship Council Joint Scholarship Agreement

Concordia University (CU) and the China Scholarship Council (CSC) have offered the Concordia University/China Scholarship Council Joint Scholarship since Fall 2009. The scholarship is intended to provide outstanding Chinese students with the opportunity to study abroad. The agreement is aimed at applicants who are applying to PhD programs and Postdoctoral Fellows. Priority is given to applicants to a PhD program.

Funding

Scholarship winners are covered for the following expenses:

The China Scholarship Council covers the student’s visa application fees and annual living allowance, including Overseas Student Health Cover;
Concordia University covers the tuition portion of fees for approved PhD candidates and will consider them in competition for further fellowships.

Candidates are advised to access the China Scholarship Council website for additional details on funding.

Eligibility for Scholarship

Applicants must meet the following criteria to be eligible for the scholarship:

Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the People’s Republic of China at the time of application;
Applicants cannot be working or studying abroad at the time of application;
Applicants must receive an unconditional offer of admission from Concordia University.

Application Process

Applicants to the Concordia University/China Scholarship Council Scholarship must follow the procedures outline below:

Doctoral candidates must first apply for admission to Concordia University;
Once candidates have applied, they will receive a Student Identification Number; they must contact the School of Graduate Studies at Irene.Grigoropoulos@concordia.ca and state that they are interested in the Concordia University/China Scholarship Council Joint Scholarship. The student must include their name and ID number in the e-mail;
Upon receiving an unconditional offer of admission, the applicants must also apply to the China Scholarship Council for funding. access the following link to fill out an application form. Candidates can visit the CSC website to fill out an application form

Deadlines

Applications for admission to Concordia University and for the China Scholarship Council must be submitted by the deadlines listed below:

Candidates must apply to Concordia University by the degree program’s deadline date or by March 1, whichever date is earlier. The application will be reviewed for admission for the upcoming Fall term. Since some degree programs may have an earlier date of admission, applicants are advised to consult the degree program’s section in the Graduate Calendar for specific admission dates.

China Scholarship Council

There are two (2) deadline dates to apply to the China Scholarship Council: March 20 and May 20. Applications submitted by the March 20 deadline will be reviewed in April. Applications submitted by the May 20 deadline will be reviewed in June.

Required Documents for Concordia

The following documents are required as part of the application package for Admission to Concordia University:

Required documents for admission to Concordia are listed on the Admissions Requirements page. Individual degree programs may have additional requirements. Candidates are advised to consult the degree program entries in the Graduate Calendar.

The following documents are required as part of the application package to the China Scholarship Council:

A completed application form (application forms and additional information on applying to the Council can be found on the China Scholarship Council website;
A paper copy of the signed CSC Application form;
A completed CSC Employer Reference Form;
A copy of the full application to Concordia University plus supporting documents such as communications with the supervisor;
A copy of the unconditional offer of admission from Concordia University.

Note: PhD applications to Concordia University must be received, along with all required documents, by the stated deadlines. All application fees must also be paid by this date. Late or incomplete applications will not be reviewed in time for the China Scholarship Council deadline.