Volt-Age Master's and PhD Cohort FAQ

To obtain a stipend, students must first secure a supervisor participating in a Volt-Age project and be admitted to a thesis-based graduate program at Concordia. Please view open roles and available supervisors here:

• Master's Scholarship
• Doctoral Fellowship

Apply according to the instructions in the How to Apply section.

You can contact the Volt-Age recruitment team at volt-age.recruitment@concordia.ca. Please provide your academic CV and preferred research domain. We will follow up with you.

If a professor agreed to supervise you, you need to apply officially to a MSc or PhD program at Concordia, for ex. PhD in Mechanical Engineering. You need to provide all the required documents as listed on the official web page of the program. Upon admittance, you will be assigned a Volt-Age scholarship. You become a member of the Volt-Age Cohort.

Application deadlines for specific roles are mentioned in the role descriptions. Application deadlines for official programs vary. Please check the dedicated web page of your intended program, for ex. MA in Design.

The first official Cohort started in Fall 2025.

Required documents for the role are listed in the How to apply section. Required documents for program application are written on the dedicated program page, for ex. PhD in Civil Engineering.

Please check if your supervisor participates in a Volt-Age project. If yes, contact them and ask about your eligibility and open positions. If your supervisor does not participate in a Volt-Age project, or you do not have a supervisor in your current program: please view our current open roles and apply according to the instructions.

Please check if your supervisor participates in a Volt-Age project. If you have started after Fall 2025, you may be eligible for a Volt-Age stipend.

Postdoctoral fellows are hired directly by the participating professors. Please check our Impact Projects and Living Labs pages to find out about eligible professors.

Please check open positions and apply according to the instructions in the How to Apply section. When contacting a professor, please mention that you are a current Concordia student and provide your student ID.

You can apply without a supervisor. However, to be admitted, you need a supervisor who will recommend you for admission.

Your statement of purpose should be aligned with the research domain and Volt-Age project of your supervising professor. Project details can be found on Impact Projects and Living Labs pages. 

Please check the official requirements of your intended program on the dedicated web page, for ex. MSc in Geography, Urban and Environmental Studies.

No, Volt-Age does not provide visa assistance. However, the International Students Office can support you during your process. For more information, please visit: International Students Office - Immigration Assistance.

MSc scholarship is 22K CAD per year, for 2 years, no tax. For MSc tuition rates, please check the tuition calculator page.

PhD Fellowship is 35K CAD per year, for 4 years, no tax. All PhD students, both local and International, pay the Quebec resident tuition fee, which amounts to 5K CAD per year (as of February 2026). Please check the tuition calculator page.

You can apply for certain external awards, work as RA or TA. For the full list of additional funding opportunities, please check: Volt-Age Master's Scholarship and Volt-Age Doctoral Fellowship.