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.
Government Funded Research |
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Field(s) of Research |
Deadline Dates |
Citizenship |
Degree |
Award Name |
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Quebec Residents |
Canadian and Permanent Residents |
International |
Master’s |
Doctoral |
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Social Sciences and Humanities |
January 31 | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | SSHRC Storytellers Contest | ||
| September 5, 4PM | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | Relève étoile award (previously called Étudiants-chercheurs étoiles) |
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| September 5, 4PM | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | FRQSC Internship in a Practice Environment (BSMP) | |||
| September 5, 4PM |
◊ | ◊ | ◊ | Internship outside Quebec (BSHQ) for FRQSC holders | |||
| October 10, 4PM | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | Research Scholarships and Scholarships for re-entering the Research Community Master's/Doctoral (A2D) | |||
| October 10, 4PM |
◊ | ◊ | FRQSC Master's Research Scholarships (B1) | ||||
| October 17, 4PM | ◊ | ◊ | FRQSC Doctoral Research Scholarships (B2) | ||||
| October 22 | ◊ | ◊ | SSHRC Doctoral /SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship Doctoral | ||||
| December 3, 8PM | ◊ | ◊ | SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship Master's | ||||
Health |
September 5, 4PM |
◊ | ◊ | ◊ | Relève étoile award (previously called Étudiants-chercheurs étoiles) |
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| October 2 | ◊ | ◊ | CIHR Doctoral Research Award | ||||
| October 15, 4:30PM | ◊ | ◊ | FRQS Master's Training | ||||
| October 15, 4:30PM | ◊ | ◊ | FRQS Doctoral Training | ||||
| December 3, 8PM | ◊ | ◊ | CIHR Canada Graduate Scholarship Master's | ||||
Natural Sciences and Engineering |
September 5, 4PM |
◊ | ◊ | ◊ | Relève étoile award (previously called Étudiants-chercheurs étoiles) |
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| October 3, 4PM | ◊ | ◊ | FRQNT Master's Program of Scholarship for 2nd cycle (B1X) | ||||
| October 3, 4PM | ◊ | ◊ | FRQNT Doctoral Program of Scholarship for 3rd cycle (B2X) | ||||
| October 3, 4PM | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | FRQNT Thematic Scholarships (A4X-A7X) | |||
| October 15 | ◊ | ◊ | NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships (PGS)/ NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS) | ||||
| December 3, 8PM | ◊ | ◊ | NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship Master's | ||||
Open |
January 19 | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | NSERC Science Action | ||
| January 31 | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | NSERC Science Exposed Award | |||
| May 10 and September 10 | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement | |||
| July 31 | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | PBEEE: Quebec Merit Scholarship for Foreign Students | |||
| September 17, 8PM | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship | |||
| October 17 | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST) Scholarships in Occupational Health and Safety | ||
Foundation and Private-Sector Funded Research |
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Field(s) of Research |
Deadline Dates |
Citizenship |
Degree |
Award Name |
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Quebec Residents |
Canadian and Permanent Residents |
International |
Master’s |
Doctoral |
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Open |
February 1 | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | Mackenzie King Foundation Scholarship | |
| February 28 | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | Graduate Student Research Grant | ||
| May 17 | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | Bertram Scholarship | |||
| TBD | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | Forktip Women’s Innovation Scholarship | ||
| TBD | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | Trudeau Foundation Scholarship | |||
| November 15 | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | Fulbright Scholarship | |||
| N/A | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | MITACS: Research Internship Programs | ||
| Business and Computer Science and Engineering | June 5 | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | Pierre Arbour Foundation Scholarship | |
Concordia University Funded Research |
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Field(s) of Research |
Deadline Dates |
Citizenship |
Degree |
Award Name |
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Quebec Residents |
Canadian and Permanent Residents |
International |
Master’s |
Doctoral |
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Open |
January 13 | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | Science Captured Prize | |
| February 22, July 19, October 19 | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | Mobility Award | ||
| March 15 | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | Stand-Out Award | ||
| One semester before completing program | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | Accelerator 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. | |||||||
