Funding sources
The are many possible scholarship programs and funding agencies. To help students navigate these diverse opportunities, GradProSkills and the Graduate Awards Office will be offering workshops and information sessions each year. Advance registration is required. Interested students must register in their MyConcordia portal (see instructional video). For questions regarding registration, please contact GradProSkills.
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 |
Degree |
Award Name |
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Canadian and Permanent Residents |
International |
Master’s |
Doctoral |
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Social Sciences and Humanities |
March 1 and September 1 each year 4 PM * |
◊ | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | FRQSC Relève étoile Paul-Gérin-Lajoie Award |
| March 5 and December 5 each year 4 PM |
◊ | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | FRQSC Internship in a Practice Environment (BSMP) | |
| March 5 and December 5 each year 4 PM |
◊ | ◊ | FRQSC Internship outside Quebec (BSHQ) for FRQSC holders | |||
| October 7, 2020 4 PM |
◊ | ◊ | ◊ | FRQSC Master's Research Scholarships (B1Z) and Scholarships for re-entering the Research Community/Master's (A2Z-M) | ||
| October 14, 2020 4 PM |
◊ | ◊ | ◊ | FRQSC Doctoral Research Scholarships (B2Z) and Scholarships for re-entering the Research Community/Doctoral (A2Z-D) | ||
| September 28, 2020 8 PM |
◊ | ◊ | SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships/Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS-D) | |||
| December 1 each year 8 PM * |
◊ | ◊ | SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship Master's | |||
| January 28, 2020 5 PM |
◊ | ◊ | ◊ | SSHRC Storytellers Contest | ||
Health |
March 1 and September 1 each year 4 PM * |
◊ | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | FRQS Relève étoile Jacques-Genest |
| October 15, 2020 4:30 PM |
◊ | ◊ | ◊ | FRQS Doctoral Training | ||
| October 15, 2020 4:30 PM | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | FRQS Master's Training | ||
| October 8, 2020 8 PM |
◊ | ◊ | CIHR Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS-D) | |||
| December 1 each year 8 PM |
◊ | ◊ | CIHR Canada Graduate Scholarship Master's | |||
Natural Sciences and Engineering |
September 1 and March 1 each year 4 PM * |
◊ | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | FRQNT Relève étoile Louis-Berlinguet Award |
| October 6, 2020 4 PM |
◊ | ◊ | ◊ | FRQNT Master's Program of Scholarship for 2nd cycle (B1X) and Scholarship for re-entering the research community (A2X) |
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| October 6, 2020 4 PM |
◊ | ◊ | ◊ | FRQNT Doctoral Program of Scholarship for 3rd cycle (B2X) and Scholarship for re-entering the research community (A2X) | ||
| October 1 (transcripts to SGS) October 8, 2020 8 PM |
◊ | ◊ | NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships (PGS)/ NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS-D) | |||
| December 1 each year 8 PM * |
◊ | ◊ | NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship Master's | |||
| January 13, 2020 11:59 PM |
◊ | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | NSERC Science Exposed | |
Open |
September 16, 2020 |
◊ | ◊ | ◊ | Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship | |
| October 21, 2020 | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST) Scholarships in Occupational Health and Safety | ||
| May 10 and September 10 each year |
◊ | ◊ | ◊ | Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement | ||
| September 30, 2020 4 PM |
◊ | ◊ | FRQNT Frontenac Scholarship | |||
| July 31, 2020 | ◊ | ◊ | PBEEE: Quebec Merit Scholarship for Foreign Students | |||
Foundation and Private-Sector Funded Research |
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Field(s) of Research |
Deadline Dates |
Degree |
Award Name |
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Canadian and Permanent Residents |
International |
Master’s |
Doctoral |
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| November 12, 2019 | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | Graduate Student Research Grant | |
| November 15, 2020 |
◊ | ◊ | ◊ | Fulbright Scholarship | ||
| January 5, 2021 |
◊ | ◊ | ◊ | Trudeau Foundation Scholarship | ||
| February 1, 2021 8 PM |
◊ | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | Mackenzie King Foundation Scholarship | |
| April 15, 2021 | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | Bertram Scholarship | ||
| N/A | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | MITACS: Globalink Graduate Scholarship | |
| Business and Computer Science and Engineering | June 3, 2020 | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | Arbour Foundation Scholarship |
Concordia University Funded Research |
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Field(s) of Research |
Deadline Dates |
Degree |
Award Name |
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Canadian and Permanent Residents |
International |
Master’s |
Doctoral |
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Open |
January 6, 2020 | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | Science Captured Prize |
| See deadline details | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | Mobility Award | |
| Normally early March and early September each year |
◊ | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | Stand-Out Award | |
| Eight weeks before the project’s event | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | Graduate Community Building Fund | |
| No deadline date | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | Conference and Exposition Award | |
| 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 graduate program contact for details. | ||||||
| * When the deadline falls on a weekend, the deadline is extended to the next business day. | ||||||
| ** The Graduate Awards Office aims to provide accurate program information and dates on these pages, but applicants must always consult the agency-specific websites directly for most up-to-date and comprehensive instructions. | ||||||
