G Table of Contents 1 Graduate Studies Office, Fellowships RADUATE 1. Graduate Studies Office, Fellowships and Awards, and Awards page 41 1.1 Location, page 41 1.1 Location 1.2 Administrative Officers, page 41 1.3 A Message from the Associate Vice-Principal Graduate Studies Office, Fellowships and Awards (Graduate Studies), page 41 Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research James Administration Building, Room 400 2. Financing Graduate Education, page 42 845 Sherbrooke Street West 2.1 General Fellowships Information, page 42 Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T5 2.2 Reference Books, page 42 F Canada 2.3 Funding Information on the Web, page 43 2.4 Information for International Students and Telephone: (514) 398-3990 ELLOWSHIPS Fellows, page 43 Fax: (514) 398-2626 3. External Fellowships, page 43 E-mail: [email protected] 4. McGill Graduate Faculty Awards, page 50 Web: http://www.mcgill.ca/fgsr 4.1 Max Stern Recruitment Fellowships, page 50 4.2 McGill Major Fellowships 1.2 Administrative Officers (for continuing students only), page 50 4.3 Complementary McGill Awards to Major MARTHA CRAGO, B.A., M.Sc.A., Ph.D.(McG.) Associate Vice-Principal (Graduate Studies) Fellowships, page 52 4.4 Dissertation Fellowships, page 53 CLAUDE LALANDE, B.Sc.(Montr.), M.B.A.(McG.) Manager, 4.5 Differential Fee Waivers, page 53 Admissions, Fellowships and Systems 4.6 Graduate Studies Fellowships, page 53 DEBRA BLANCH External Fellowships 5. Fellowships Awarded by Departments and Faculties, (Administration of Awardees) page 53 JOCELYNE RÉGNIER External Fellowship Competitions AND 5.1 Multidisciplinary, page 53 BRENDA STEWART McGill Fellowships and 5.2 Medical and Health Sciences, page 54 Differential Fee Waivers 5.2.1 Various Medical Science Units 5.2.2 Faculty of Medicine: Internal Studentships CATHY DUGGAN Reception and General Funding Information A 5.2.3 Dentistry 5.2.4 Nursing 5.2.5 Physical and Occupational Therapy 1.3 A Message from the Associate Vice-Principal WARDS 5.3 Natural Sciences and Engineering, page 57 (Graduate Studies) 5.3.1 Various Agricultural and Biological Sciences Graduate study and research in all scholarly, scientific and Units professional disciplines depends upon adequate financial 5.3.2 Chemical Engineering support for students and postdoctoral fellows. At McGill Uni- 5.3.3 Chemistry versity, the Graduate Studies Office, Fellowships and Awards 5.3.4 Earth and Planetary Sciences in the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research provides 5.3.5 Mining and Metallurgical Engineering information and administers several major internal fellowship 5.3.6 Various Physical Science and Engineering competitions each year. The Office also coordinates McGill Units applications and distributes information related to numerous 5.4 Social Sciences and Humanities, page 64 graduate and postdoctoral fellowship and award competitions 5.4.1 Various Social Science and Humanities administered outside the University. The Office works closely Units with individual applicants, academic departments at McGill, 5.4.2 Law and external granting agencies in order to facilitate applica- 5.4.3 Library and Information Studies tions for all these sources of funding. 5.4.4 Management This Graduate Fellowships and Awards Calendar is pub- 5.4.5 Music lished yearly by the Graduate Studies Office, Fellowships and 5.4.6 Religious Studies Awards to furnish current and prospective McGill students 5.4.7 Social Work with information about financing graduate education. It con- 6. Loans and Bursaries, page 71 tains descriptions of all McGill's internal graduate fellowships, 6.1 Government Loans and Bursaries, page 71 as well as many external fellowships tenable for graduate and 6.2 McGill Loans and Bursaries, page 72 postdoctoral level study. In addition to this Calendar, the 7. Postdoctoral Fellowships, page 72 Office maintains a computerized data bank of many other, 8. Exchange and Travelling Fellowships, page 76 smaller or more specialized external fellowships and awards. 9. Index of Fellowships and Awards, page 82 Students seeking admission to a McGill graduate program should note that individual academic departments make deci- Please note that in the body of this Calendar, awards are list- sions about admission. The Graduate Studies Office, Fellow- ed alphabetically by their complete official names. In the in- ships and Awards will be pleased to advise about possible dex, awards are listed alphabetically by family name of sources of funding; however, applications for funding should benefactor if applicable. be directed to the department into which admission is sought. All efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of infor- Students already enrolled in graduate studies at McGill may mation in this Calendar. However, it is ultimately the respon- apply for some fellowships on their own and some through sibility of fellowship and award seekers themselves to verify the auspices of their academic department. Appropriate pro- program deadlines and requirements with the source cedures for application vary according to the particular fellow- agencies. ship. The Graduate Studies Office, Fellowships and Awards The staff of the Office is well-informed and friendly, and cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions, but encourages all current and prospective McGill students to would appreciate being informed of these, for correction or visit, call, e-mail or write to obtain further information on addition in the next edition. appropriate sources of funding for graduate education. The University reserves the right to make changes without Dr. Martha Crago, prior notice to the information contained in this Calendar, Associate Vice-Principal (Graduate Studies) including alteration of conditions and values of awards. McGill University, Graduate Studies and Research 2000-2001 FGSR – 41 Admissions, Recruitment and Graduate Calendar - First Page Registrar’s Home Page additional information, students should consult the academic unit 2 Financing Graduate Education from which they request admission. 3) McGill Departmental and Faculty Awards are listed in There are five ways to finance graduate studies at McGill Univer- Section 5, “Fellowships Awarded by Departments and Faculties”. sity. A graduate student can: It is the responsibility of the department, academic unit or faculty 1) win a fellowship from an external granting agency; administering these awards to determine deadlines and values. 2) win an internal McGill Graduate Faculty Award; Consequently, they vary greatly. The student should contact the 3) win a McGill departmental or faculty award; Graduate Studies Coordinator or Director of the academic unit in 4) earn money by working as a research or teaching assistant which he/she intends to study for more information regarding for a McGill professor or department or; departmental and faculty awards. 5) receive funding in the form of loans and bursaries from the federal or provincial government. 4) Research and Teaching Assistantships are handled by individual academic departments at McGill. Many departments 1) External Granting Agency Fellowships are listed in employ graduate students as research or teaching assistants and Section 3, “External Fellowships”. Currently, the value of awards may offer up to 12 hours of employment per week without chang- offered by these agencies (including those supported by the Cana- ing the student's full-time status. In all cases, the appointment of dian and Quebec governments) varies from approximately assistants is recommended by the Chair of the department con- $11,000 to $21,000 per year. Many may be renewed. Application cerned. All assistantship inquiries should be directed to depart- deadlines for the majority of external granting agency fellowships ments. It is not general policy to waive tuition or other fees for fall during October to November, for fellowships tenable in Sep- assistants, demonstrators or fellows, though in some cases provi- tember of the following year. Fellowships offered by external grant- sion is made for a basic stipend and fees. International students ing agencies for postdoctoral level study and research are should note that Canadian Immigration regulations permit them to described in Section 7, “Postdoctoral Fellowships”. Opportunities work part-time on the University campus provided they remain for funding to pursue graduate study and research outside of Can- registered full-time. ada are listed in Section 8, “Exchange and Travelling Fellowships”. 5) Loans and Bursaries are administered by the province in 2) McGill Graduate Faculty Awards are described in detail in which the student is deemed to be a resident. Basic qualifications Section 4, “McGill Graduate Faculty Awards”. McGill Graduate are that the applicant is a full-time student and a Canadian citizen; Faculty Major Fellowships (valued at $10,000 - $15,000 per year, certain categories of Permanent Residents may also be eligible. for one or more years) are offered only to students already enrolled The Quebec Student Loan and Canada Student Loan programs in a Master's or doctoral program at McGill, who meet the specific operate exclusively on the basis of financial need. Several prov- eligibility requirements of the year's competition. Details regarding inces augment their loan programs with a loan forgiveness pro- eligibility and specific deadlines for McGill Major Fellowships are grams to help students reduce their debt loads. The McGill Student available in early September from departments and the Graduate Aid Office provides information regarding