University of Montreal Scholarships for International Students

Home to several Nobel Prize awardees, the University of Montreal is regarded to be one of the most prestigious universities in Canada and of the whole North American continent. The university prouds itself with its robust research integration in almost 800 degree programs available and has been one of the best choices for research-minded international students.

And to further encourage cultural exchange within the institution, the University of Montreal offers various scholarship programs for international students to choose from.

University of Montreal Scholarships

Undergraduate Scholarships at University of Montreal

1. UdeM Exemption Scholarships for International Students

• Scholarship Amount: A total tuition fee decrease of at least $20,000 per year.
• Eligibility Criteria: Undergraduate degree offer-holder International Students
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With the goal of enriching cultural diversity in the francophone University of Montreal, the UdeM Exemption Scholarship incentivizes international students of strong academic backgrounds with scholarship grants for any undergraduate degrees they intend to take. Specifically, this scholarship is granted to non-French speaking, full-time undergraduate degree offer-holders with international student status.

This University of Montreal scholarship solely screens eligible applicants based on their academic profile in the selection process. With this, the selection committee categorizes all applications into three levels – from Level C with at least a $2,000 tuition fee decrease, going up to Level A with $15,000. International students acquiring preparatory coursework for the undergraduate degree are automatically categorized as Level C applicants.

Interested applicants are requested to view the website’s Compass function that provides a checklist of requirements needed for the admission process. After fulfilling the admission process, applicants will be given an access code for the Student’s Center portal to track the progress of their applications. In a few days, a confirmation for admission to the university will be given through writing, along with an automatic notification on the applicant’s eligibility for the Exemption Scholarship.

Applicants accepting the scholarship offer will receive a corresponding tuition fee decrease per 30 credit units enrolled in the program.

2. Scholarship of Excellence for Centre patronal SST – Formation et Expertise

• Scholarship Amount: Tuition fee reduction from $500 – $3,000 per year
• Eligibility Criteria: Students taking an undergraduate degree in Environmental Public Health and Occupational Safety in the School of Public Health
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The Scholarship of Excellence for Centre patronal SST – Formation et Expertise is one of the competitive academic scholarship awards offered by the University of Montreal to all applicants, including international student-applicants. This scholarship award is specifically designed for students currently taking a degree in public health and related disciplines at the University of Montreal.

To be eligible for the scholarship at the University of Montreal, applicants must have a competent academic profile and have completed at least 24 units, either full-time or part-time, in degrees related to Public Health. Eligible students are required to submit their online applications in the scholarships portal of their website.

Applicants are screened by a selection committee and are ranked based on their statistical Z-scores to ensure that applicants to be selected for the scholarship are in proportion to the total number of applicants in the batch. Successful applicants will then receive a notification with instructions for accepting the scholarship offer.

3. Barbara Maria Kluzcnik Scholarship

• Scholarship Amount: Tuition Fee reduction from $1,000 – $8,500 per cycle
• Eligibility Criteria: Financially-challenged 2nd Year students in Baccalaureate Nursing
• Scholarship Link

The Barbara Maria Kluzcnik Scholarship is one of the many options available for financial aid scholarships given to students of the University of Montreal. Unlike other scholarships mentioned, this scholarship is given to applicants solely based on their financial needs, specifically to Baccalaureate Nursing students in their second year.

This scholarship program was brought into existence to honor the passing of Barbara Maria Kluzcnik, a second-year nursing student and was one of the victims of the École Polytechnique shooting. Hence the namesake, this scholarship aims to help financially challenged women on their Baccalaureate Nursing to continue Barbara’s dreams of becoming full-fledged nurses on the stead of the grantees.

Eligible students are encouraged to avail of the scholarship by submitting an application to the online scholarships portal of the University of Montreal.

These scholarship programs are only a few of the wide array of scholarships at University of Montreal that international students can consider to apply. For more information, visit the scholarship directory of their website, with assistance from a French-speaking colleague.

Postgraduate Scholarships at University of Montreal

1. UdeM Exemption Scholarships for International Students

• Scholarship Amount: $21,000 – $27,000 tuition fee decrease per year.
• Eligibility Criteria: Postgraduate degree offer-holder International Students
• Degree Offered: Masters and Doctorate Degrees
• Scholarship Link

Similar to its undergraduate counterpart, the Exemption Scholarships for Postgraduate International Students grants applicants with robust academic backgrounds a tuition fee reduction in any postgraduate program offered by the University of Montreal.

Interested applicants will proceed first with their admission application to the University through their website’s Compass function. An access code to the Student’s Centre portal will be sent to the applicant’s email addresses to monitor their admission application process. Accepted admission applicants eligible for the Exemption Scholarships for Postgraduate degrees are automatically notified of the acceptance of the scholarship offer.

Accepting this University of Montreal scholarship offer will grant its awardees with a cycle-based tuition-fee reduction ranging from $21,000 – $27,000, depending on the credit units of their postgraduate coursework.

2. Support Grant for Refugee Students

• Scholarship Amount: Tuition Fee reduction from $1,000 – $8,500 per cycle
• Eligibility Criteria: Applicants with refugee status in Canada
• Degree Offered: Masters and Doctorate Degree
• Scholarship Link

Both offered as undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships, the Support Grant for Refugee Students is one of the Financial Support Scholarships offered by the University of Montreal. Like other financial support scholarships, the immediate financial need of the applicants is the sole consideration to be accepted for the scholarship.

Interested applicants will need to secure their admission first through the Compass function of the University of Montreal’s website. Upon securing admission for a postgraduate degree, eligible applicants are automatically notified to accept the scholarship offer.

3. Association des étudiant(e)s aux cycles supérieurs en éducation (ACSE) Perseverance Scholarship

• Scholarship Amount: $1,000 – $2,000 tuition fee decrease per cycle.
• Eligibility Criteria: Students currently enrolled in a postgraduate degree
• Degree Offered: Masters and Doctorate degrees in Education
• Scholarship Link

Perseverance scholarships are given by the University of Montreal to selected postgraduate students exuding perseverance in their respective fields of study. For students under the Faculty of Education, the Association des étudiant(e)s aux cycles supérieurs en éducation (ACSE) initiated the creation of a perseverance scholarship in recognition of their steadfast commitment to further their knowledge in the field of education.

Interested applicants for this University of Montreal scholarship are encouraged to submit their applications to the online application portal. Successful applicants are then notified via writing, together with the procedures for accepting the scholarship offer.

The University of Montreal also offers various scholarship programs for postgraduate studies that are not mentioned. For further details, visit the scholarship directory of their website, with assistance from a French-speaking colleague.

 

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