Funding opportunities & awards
Every year, undergraduate and graduate students in the department are recognized through honours and awards funded by faculty, staff and external donors.
Browse awards and funding opportunities available at Concordia and beyond.
Departmental awards
Undergraduate students can apply to a range of awards and scholarships, as well as summer programs and internships related to physics.
Awarded to a student who has completed the equivalent of 1-2 full-time semesters of a physics program by the end of the current fall term. To be eligible, a student must have taken 9 credits of physics program courses in the fall and be taking 9 credits of physics program courses in the winter. The recipient will be the candidate with the best academic performance in physics program courses since registering in the program. Both physics program GPA and course load are considered.
Value: $1,500
Awarded to a student who has completed the equivalent of 3-4 full-time terms of a physics program by the end of the current fall term. To be eligible, a student must have taken 9 credits of physics program courses in the fall and be taking 9 credits of physics program courses in the winter. The recipient will be the candidate with the best academic performance in physics program courses in the most recent winter, summer and fall terms. Both physics program GPA and course load are considered.
Value: $1,500
Awarded to a student who has completed the equivalent of 5 or more full-time terms of a physics program by the end of the current fall term. To be eligible, a student must have taken at least 6 credits of physics program courses in the fall and be taking at least 6 credits of physics program courses in the winter. will be the candidate with the best academic performance in physics program courses in the most recent winter, summer and fall terms. Both physics program GPA and course load are considered. A student may receive this award only once.
Value: $1,500
Friends of the department support the following awards, which are administered by the university:
Established following a bequest from Marlene Pring, this scholarship recognizes and rewards female full-time students in their second year of studies in the BSc program.
The Dr. Nishith Mukerji and Dr. Gyan Upreti Memorial BSc Entrance Scholarship honours the memory of two late members of the Department of Physics. Funded by family and friends of Dr. Mukerji, the award is intended to encourage academic excellence in physics and is available to newly admitted BSc students.
Summer funding opportunities
Explore summer research programs, awards and internship opportunities related to physics in Canada and abroad. These opportunities available to Concordia students support hands-on experience, skill development and professional exploration.
Financial support for graduate students typically includes research assistantships from supervisors, fellowships from the Faculty of Arts and Science and/or teaching assistantships. Additional merit-based awards are available in limited numbers.
Most admitted international students receive financial support to help maintain tuition costs at the Quebec resident rate. Funding packages may be adjusted accordingly for students that secure external funding or internship support.
Departmental awards
Information on how to apply for departmental awards is shared with students by email in January.
Friends of the department support the following awards, which are administered by the university:
Funded by Lorraine Gosselin, the awards aim to support newly admitted graduate students in the Department of Physics with a preference given to female students.
The Mostafa Showleh Laboratory Teaching Award honours the memory of Mostafa Showleh, a laboratory supervisor who worked for the department from the early 90s until 2007, and is funded by the family of Mr. Showleh and by faculty and staff members. The award aims to recognize the work done by graduate students as tutors in the physics laboratories.
More funding opportunities
At Concordia, graduate students have at their disposal several funding sources. Visit the websites below for current deadlines and how to apply.
MSc students
- Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ): Complete Program Directory
- Mackenzie King Open Scholarship (graduate of a Canadian university, early February) – $8,500
- NAGAP Graduate Student Research Grant – research grants
- Mitacs (various programs, no fixed deadline)
- Quebec’s Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur (MES): Quebec Mobility Bursary
- Concordia Stand-Out Graduate Research Award – $1,000
- Conference and Exposition Allowance – $250 to $1,000
- Graduate Student Association Conference: Special Project and Academic Funding Assistance
- Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ): Complete Program Directory
- Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s Program (GPA 3.7, early December) – $17,500
- Fulbright Scholarship (study in the U.S., mid-November) – $15,000 USD
- Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ): Complete Program Directory
PhD students
- Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ): Complete Program Directory
- Mackenzie King Open Scholarship (graduate of a Canadian university, early February) – $8,500
- NAGAP Graduate Student Research Grant – research grants
- Mitacs (various programs, no fixed deadline)
- Quebec’s Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur (MES): Quebec Mobility Bursary
- Concordia Stand-Out Graduate Research Award – $1,000
- Conference and Exposition Allowance – $250 to $1,000
- Graduate Student Association Conference: Special Project and Academic Funding Assistance
- NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship/Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Doctoral program – $40,000 per year
- Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements Program (for Vanier or Graham Bell Scholarship recipient) – $6,000
- Fulbright Scholarship (study abroad, mid-November) – $15,000 USD
- Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ): Complete Program Directory
- FRQ – Science en exil – Students (2025-2026)
- Merit scholarship program for foreign students (PBEEE) (early November) – $25,000
Postdoctoral fellows
- Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ): Complete Program Directory
- NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship/Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Doctoral program – $40,000 per year
- Mitacs (various programs, no fixed deadline)
- Conference and Exposition Allowance – $250 to $1,000
- Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ): Complete Program Directory
- Merit scholarship program for foreign students (PBEEE) (early November) – $35,000
The following students received honours and awards from the Department of Physics in 2025:
- Josephine Lavoie, Lorraine Gosselin Graduate Award
- Methembe Moyo, Physics Department MSc Student Entrance Award
- Mehdi Shamekhi, Mostafa Showleh Memorial Laboratory Teaching Award
- Asaad Hanna, Physics Undergraduate Summer Research Award
- Kateryna Gurina, FAS Undergraduate Summer Research Award
- Indra Guzman Moreno, Concordia Undergraduate Summer Research Award
- Sophia Padvaiskas, NSERC Undergraduate Summer Research Award
- Sophia Padvaiskas, Marlene Pring Memorial Scholarship
- Zella Pearse, Taubi W. Landsberger Award
- Brienna Fraser, Dr. Nishith Mukerji / Dr. Gayan Upreti Memorial Scholarship Entrance Award
- Sophia Padvaiskas, Physics Award for Best Academic Performance – Year 3
- Phillipe Michaud, Physics Award for Best Academic Performance – Year 2
- Colin Slack, Physics Award for Best Academic Performance – Year 1