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Minimum Stipend
Overview: Full-time MSc-Thesis and PhD graduate students in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences will receive funding to support for their living expenses, tuition and fees. A student鈥檚 funding may come from a combination of sources including, but not limited to, the supervisor鈥檚 research funds, Graduate Excellence Funds, Differential Fee Waivers, and scholarships awarded to the student. Travel and presentation awards do not contribute to the minimum funding package.
M.Sc. students: The minimum stipend levels are outlined below:
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2024-2025 MSc Student Minimum Funding |
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MSc1 QC |
MSc2 QC |
MSc1 OOP |
MSc2 OOP |
MSc1 INTL |
MSc2 INTL |
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Living Allowance |
$22,285 |
$22,285 |
$22,285 |
$22,285 |
$22,285 |
$22,285 |
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Tuition/Fees/Insurance* |
$5,368 |
$5,568 |
$11,662 |
$8,715 |
$23,245 |
$14,769 |
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Minimum total funding |
$27,652 |
$27,853 |
$33,947 |
$31,000 |
$45,430 |
$37,054 |
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Tuition Support from MIMM Department |
$0 |
$0 |
$5,947 |
$3,000 |
$17,430 |
$9,054 |
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Supervisor Stipend Amount |
$28,000 |
$28,000 |
$28,000 |
$28,000 |
$28,000 |
$28,000 |
Ph.D. students: The minimum funding levels are outlined below:
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2024-2025 PhD Student Minimum Funding |
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PhD 1-4 CDN |
PhD 5-7 CDN |
PhD 1-4 INTL |
PhD 5-7 INTL |
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Living Allowance |
$23,785 |
$23,785 |
$23,785 |
$23,785 |
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Tuition/Fees/Insurance* |
$5,368 |
$4,581 |
$21,165 |
$5,106 |
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Minimum total funding |
$29,153 |
$28,366 |
$44,950 |
$28,891 |
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Tuition Support from MIMM Department |
$153 |
$ 0 |
$15,950 |
$0 |
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Supervisor Stipend Amount |
$29,000 |
$29,000 |
$29,000 |
$29,000 |
QC = Quebec; OOP = out of province Canadians/Permanent Residents, INTL = international; CDN = Canadians/ Permanent Residents.
A higher contribution to the stipend can be provided by the supervisor considering the excellence/potential of the newly recruited student or the progress of the student into the graduate program.听
* Tuition, fees and insurance calculated as per 平特五不中鈥檚 fee calculator and expected to increase by 2-4% annually. MSc2 tuition calculated based on a September 2021 start date (i.e. 1 residency term and 2 additional session terms (Winter and Summer). PhD tuition and fees calculated based on a September start date. For students with January start dates, their fee schedule in PhD5 will be a hybrid of PhD4/PhD5.
For additional information about internal funding available through the University, students can also consult the Graduate Fellowships and Awards calendar.
Supplemental funding in recognition of scholarship awards:
For more information on supplemental funding related to scholarship awards, please refer to the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Minimum Funding Policy -听Thesis-Based Graduate Students 2024-2025 Academic Year.
Departmental Fellowships
The Department of Microbiology & Immunology receives an allocation from the Faculty of Medicine for Graduate Excellence Fellowships (GEFs). The MIMM Department also receives endowments bequeathed to 平特五不中 by the late Dr. Francis Charles Harrison (1870-1952) and the late Dr. Jacob Rozanis.听 Dr. Rozanis received his Ph.D. at 平特五不中 in 1967.听 These funds are to be used for graduate student fellowships.
To apply, please complete the form and send it by E-mail to the Student Affairs Administrator at grad.microimm [at] mcgill.ca.
mimm_departmental_fellowships_2023_24.doc
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Departmental fellowships are top-ups and cannot be used to decrease the minimum contribution from the supervisor to the stipend. They are given in full to the student.
Students will receive the award remuneration in one installment. The amount of the award will be paid via direct deposit into the student鈥檚 bank account. Students starting the program in the Winter or Summer terms will only receive the award in the following Fall term.
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听听Departmental Awards
The GREAT and WARES Travel Award
The GREAT and WARES Travel Award is open to graduate students听to attend听conferences and scholarly meetings. Please note that only ONE award will be granted per student per year(Part 1, 2, 3).
To apply:
Fill out the 
application form. A completed form that is signed by the supervisor must be submitted to the Student Affairs Administrator via E-mail, before the deadlines specified below.
Application deadlines:
- August 1st听for conference/scholarly meetings held between September 1st with a conference end date no later than December 31st. Expense report deadline: January 7th (PART 1)
- December 1st听for conference/scholarly meetings held between January 1st with a conference end date no later than April 30th. Expense report deadline: May 7th (PART 2)
- April 1st for conference/scholarly meetings held between May 1st with a conference end date no later than August 31st. Expense report deadline: September 7th (PART 3)
Complete the GREAT and WARES Travel Expense Report to account for your travel expenses once you have used your GREAT and WARES award to attend a conference.
The Graduate Research Day Awards
The department of Microbiology and Immunology organizes an annual Graduate Student Research Day. This is a great opportunity for all graduate students both M.Sc. & Ph.D. to participate and to present their research in an oral and poster presentations. Awards鈥� amounts for the best presentations and posters range between $200 to $250 each. Notices regarding the deadline to submit abstracts are posted on the departmental website and are circulated by email to all graduate students.
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The Wilfred Yaphe Awards
The Award is established in the memory of Dr. Wilfred Yaphe, Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at 平特五不中 from 1966 until his untimely death in May 1986.听 The amount of these awards range from $250.00 to $450.00 and will be granted each year, upon recommendation of the Graduate Committee of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, to two M.Sc. students and two Ph.D. students in the department who received the highest grade in the Final Graduate Student Seminar.
平特五不中 Graduate Fellowships
Internal Studentships are open to highly qualified Faculty of Medicine graduate students who are registered full-time in a research training program leading to an M.Sc. or Ph.D. degree. For more information, click here.
Faculty of Medicine听Funding Opportunities
There are a number of Web and reference sources available here.
External Funding
All prospective students, both Canadian and International are encouraged to apply for external funding. This includes fellowships and awards allocated by government departments and agencies, and foundations. Graduate students in our program can often apply for scholarships to external agencies, such as NSERC,听CIHR, or Vanier. For more information visit听Funding opportunities听or听the听Graduate External Funding Calendar.
Teaching Assistantships
Graduate students can apply for Teaching Assistant positions. These positions are posted twice a year (in March and October) on the CAPS website. To read about the procedure and the application process, visit听Teaching Assistants.