Funding sources

This chart of funding opportunities shows you an overview of available funding sources sorted by:

Field of research
Name of award
Degree
Citizenship

Application information for each award is available in the far right column.

Please note that the list of awards below is not an exhaustive list of what the provincial and federal granting agencies have to offer. Please visit their websites for a full list of award opportunities.

information for award holders

Government Funded Research
Field(s) of Research	Deadline Dates	Citizenship			Degree		Award Name
Field(s) of Research	Deadline Dates	Quebec Residents	Canadian and Permanent Residents	International	Master’s	Doctoral
Social Sciences and Humanities	September 1, 2019 4 PM	◊			◊	◊	FRQSC Relève étoile award (previously called Étudiants-chercheurs étoiles)
	September 25, 2019 8 PM		◊			◊	SSHRC Doctoral /SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship Doctoral
	October 5, 2019 4 PM *	◊	◊	◊	◊	◊	FRQSC Internship in a Practice Environment (BSMP)
	October 5, 2019 4 PM *	◊			◊	◊	FRQSC Internship outside Quebec (BSHQ) for FRQSC holders
	October 9, 2019 4 PM	◊	◊	◊	◊		FRQSC Master's Research Scholarships (B1Z) and Scholarships for re-entering the Research Community/Master's (A2Z-M)
	October 16, 2019 4 PM	◊	◊	◊		◊	FRQSC Doctoral Research Scholarships (B2Z) and Scholarships for re-entering the Research Community/Doctoral (A2Z-D)
	December 2, 2019 8 PM	◊	◊		◊		SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship Master's
	December 5, 2019 4 PM *	◊	◊	◊	◊	◊	FRQSC Internship in a Practice Environment (BSMP)
	December 5, 2019 4 PM *	◊			◊	◊	FRQSC Internship outside Quebec (BSHQ) for FRQSC holders
	January 28, 2020 5 PM	◊	◊		◊	◊	SSHRC Storytellers Contest
	March 1, 2020 4 PM	◊			◊	◊	FRQSC Relève étoile award (previously called Étudiants-chercheurs étoiles)
	March 5, 2020 4 PM *	◊	◊	◊	◊	◊	FRQSC Internship in a Practice Environment (BSMP)
	March 5, 2020 4 PM *	◊			◊	◊	FRQSC Internship outside Quebec (BSHQ) for FRQSC holders
Health	September 3, 2019 4 PM	◊			◊	◊	FRQS Relève étoile award (previously called Étudiants-chercheurs étoiles)
	October 8, 2019 8 PM		◊			◊	CIHR Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS D)
	October 15, 2019 4:30 PM	◊	◊	◊		◊	FRQS Doctoral Training
	October 15, 2019 4:30 PM	◊	◊	◊	◊		FRQS Master's Training
	December 2, 2019 8 PM	◊	◊		◊		CIHR Canada Graduate Scholarship Master's
Natural Sciences and Engineering	September 1, 2019 4 PM	◊			◊	◊	FRQNT Relève étoile award (previously called Étudiants-chercheurs étoiles)
	October 2, 2019 4 PM		◊		◊	◊	Bourses pour la francophonie canadienne
	October 2, 2019 4 PM	◊	◊	◊	◊		FRQNT Master's Program of Scholarship for 2nd cycle (B1X)
	October 2, 2019 4 PM	◊	◊	◊		◊	FRQNT Doctoral Program of Scholarship for 3rd cycle (B2X)
	October 8, 2019 8 PM	◊	◊			◊	NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships (PGS)/ NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS)
	December 2, 2019 8 PM *	◊	◊		◊		NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship Master's
	January 13, 2020 11:59 PM	◊	◊	◊	◊	◊	NSERC Science Exposed
	January 2020	◊	◊		◊	◊	NSERC Science Action
	March 1, 2020 4 PM	◊			◊	◊	FRQNT Relève étoile award (previously called Étudiants-chercheurs étoiles)
	March 1, 2020 4 PM	◊	◊	◊	◊	◊	FRQNT International internship program
Open	September 16, 2020	◊	◊	◊		◊	Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship
	October 16, 2019	◊	◊		◊	◊	Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST) Scholarships in Occupational Health and Safety
	December 2, 2019 4:30 PM	◊	◊	◊		◊	DIALOGUE – Volet Relève étudiante
	Every May 10	◊	◊		◊	◊	Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement
	May 2020	◊	◊		◊		FRQNT Frontenac Scholarship
	July 31, 2020			◊		◊	PBEEE: Quebec Merit Scholarship for Foreign Students
	Every September 10	◊	◊		◊	◊	Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement

Foundation and Private-Sector Funded Research
Field(s) of Research	Deadline Dates	Citizenship			Degree		Award Name
Field(s) of Research	Deadline Dates	Quebec Residents	Canadian and Permanent Residents	International	Master’s	Doctoral
Open	November 12, 2019	◊	◊	◊	◊	◊	Graduate Student Research Grant
	November 15, 2019 11:59 PM	◊	◊		◊	◊	Fulbright Scholarship
	December 9, 2019 8 PM	◊	◊	◊		◊	Trudeau Foundation Scholarship
	February 3, 2020 8 PM	◊	◊	◊	◊	◊	Mackenzie King Foundation Scholarship
	May 28, 2020	◊	◊	◊		◊	Bertram Scholarship
	N/A	◊	◊	◊	◊	◊	MITACS: Research Internship Programs
	N/A	◊	◊	◊	◊	◊	MITACS: Globalink Research Award
Business and Computer Science and Engineering	June 3, 2020	◊	◊	◊	◊	◊	Arbour Foundation Scholarship

Concordia University Funded Research
Field(s) of Research	Deadline Dates	Citizenship			Degree		Award Name
Field(s) of Research	Deadline Dates	Quebec Residents	Canadian and Permanent Residents	International	Master’s	Doctoral
Open	January 6, 2020		◊	◊	◊	◊	Science Captured Prize
	February 22, July 19, November 22		◊	◊	◊	◊	Mobility Award
	March 8, 2020		◊	◊	◊	◊	Stand-Out Award
	Eight weeks before the project’s event		◊	◊	◊	◊	Graduate Community Building Fund
	No deadline date		◊	◊	◊	◊	Conference and Exposition Award
		Varies			Varies		Donor-Based Awards †

† A number of awards are available for discipline-specific areas. These awards are funded through the generosity of individual donors. Please contact your department for details.
* These dates are subject to change without prior notice. The official competition deadline is posted in the Summary.

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Government Funded Research

Field(s) of Research

Deadline Dates

Citizenship

Degree

Award Name

Quebec Residents

Canadian and Permanent Residents

International

Master’s

Doctoral

Foundation and Private-Sector Funded Research

Field(s) of Research

Deadline Dates

Citizenship

Degree

Award Name

Quebec Residents

Canadian and Permanent Residents

International

Master’s

Doctoral

Concordia University Funded Research

Field(s) of Research

Deadline Dates

Citizenship

Degree

Award Name

Quebec Residents

Canadian and Permanent Residents

International

Master’s

Doctoral

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