Financial assistance

Bursaries and Scholarships

Hugh Hood M.A. Entrance Scholarship

Alma Mater Travel Fund

Direction des Relations Internationales de l'UdeM (Travel Fund for International Conferences)

A: Bursaries and Scholarships

Residents of Quebec may be eligible for financial aid under the government's programme of loans and bursaries or for the Bourses d'excellence offered by F.Q.R.S.C. (Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la société et la culture). Ph.D. candidates who are residents of Canada may apply for fellowships offered by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council or the Canada Council. The deadlines are around early October. Students in their final undergraduate year should apply through their home universities. Outstanding Ph.D. students may receive from F.É.S. a supplemental grant of $2000 to $6000 per year (Bourse de doctorat de l'Université de Montréal). Application forms are available at the department. Some of these grants are awarded on an “early decision” basis (Bourse de doctorat de l'Université de Montréal - volet accéléré). Applicants who wish to be considered for this early decision must see that their complete applications arrive at the University by February 1.

The department administers a limited number of additional fellowships for Ph.D. students (bourse de l'entente). All applicants for full-time study whose applications are received by February 1 are automatically considered for these fellowships. All Ph.D. students who are Canadians or permanent residents do not pay out-of-province fees. The department offers a very limited number of assistantships and part-time teaching jobs to Ph.D. students in their second or third year, most often after completion of their course work and comprehensive exams.

Students from other countries may apply to their governments or to such bodies as the Commonwealth Association for fellowships. In addition, citizens of many foreign countries may be exempted from the foreign student tuition fees through programmes administered by their embassies. These countries include most of South America and many French-speaking countries. (See ‘Étudier à l’Université de Montréal’ ‘Guide du candidat étranger’ for further information).

B: Hugh Hood M.A. Entrance Scholarship

Jennifer Toohy was awarded the Hugh Hood M.A. Entrance Scholarship of $3000 for 2009-2010. Matthew Halse and Haslam Bronwyn were awarded the Hugh Hood M.A. Entrance Scholarship for 2010-2011.

C: Alma Mater Travel Fund

Eligibility and terms:

all requests must be submitted in advance of the planned travel. For International Conferences, please apply to DRI program (Volet 4 : Recherche - Soutien aux doctorants et aux chercheurs postdoctoraux).
only travel expenses can be reimbursed to a maximum of $400
grants are intended primarily for Ph.D. students registered ‘en rédaction’
limit of one grant per student over the course of their degree
conference paper must be linked to the main area of doctoral research

Deadlines for submitting travel fund applications:

February 15 (for conferences in March, April, May, June, July, August, and September)
September 15 (for conferences in October, November, December, January, and February)

Application procedure:

First, submit in a one single e-mail to Mélanie Deit, Administrative Assistant for the Chair, the following documents:

conference call for papers
copy of the accepted abstract/proposal
statement explaining how the paper relates to student’s doctoral research
letter of acceptance or copy of the conference programme (can also be submitted in paper form)

Second, submit the paper form in Mélanie Deit's postal box at the Department's Office, room C-8132-1. Please provide a realistic estimate of travel costs.

Finally, the student should ask her/his supervisor to forward a brief letter of support to the Director of Graduate Studies.

If a grant is awarded, students must submit original receipts and boarding passes in order to be reimbursed.

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Update 28-02-2012

Département d'études anglaises - FAS / UdeM