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
- UQAM’s graduate scholarships: Master’s $4,000; Doctoral $13,000
- Scholarships managed by the Service à la vie étudiante
- Scholarships from the Fondation UQAM
- Other scholarships at UQAM
Affiliated research centers
Occasional funding opportunities
- Center for Research on Social Innovations (CRISES)
- Centre de recherche sur le développement territorial (CRDT)
- Centre interuniversitaire d’études et de recherches autochtones (CIÉRA)
- Groupe de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les affirmations autochtones contemporaines (GRIAAC/CIERA-Montréal)
- Institut Nordique du Québec (INQ)
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