Funding

The Chair

Coming soon

UQAM

Department of Geography

  • Scholarships and research assistant contracts: announced occasionally on the Department of Geography website
  • Monitor and teaching assistant contracts: announced each session on the Human Resources website, according to course offerings
  • Lecturer: for advanced doctoral students only, according to course offering

Social Sciences Faculty

The Social Science Faculty offers:

  • Excellence scholarships: Master’s $5,000; Doctoral $6,000
  • Graduation scholarships: Master’s $2,000; Doctoral $3,000
  • Bursaries for participation in scientific meetings: up to $750
  • Additional tuition waiver scholarships for students from abroad: automatic if student is eligible

UQAM

Government scholarships

Fonds de recherche du Québec

The Fonds de recherche du Québec offers scholarships based on your degree level.

  • Undergraduate Research Initiation Grant: up to $5,000
  • Master’s Training Scholarship: $20,000/year for 2 years
  • Doctoral Training Scholarship: $25,000/year for 3 years
  • Postdoctoral Training Scholarship: $45,000/year + $10,000/year if the internship location is more than 250km from Quebec’s borders
  • Dialogue – Student component: $10,000
  • Merit scholarship program for foreign students (PBEEE): variable

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council offers scholarships based on your degree level.

  • SSHRC Master’s Fellowships: $27,000 for 1 year 
  • SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships: $40,000/year for 1 to 4 years
  • SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships: $70,000/year for 1 to 2 years
  • Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships: $70,000/year for two years

Internships

  • Professional and academic internships: announced on the website of the Geography Department
  • Mitacs programs