Scholarship for a student starting a master's degree ($3,000), and a PhD ($5,000), in the Department.
This scholarship is not necessarily recurrent, as it is conditional on the University allocating the required funds every year.
There are many scholarships and grants available for students. The options and conditions are outlined below. For many of the scholarships, the Department screens candidates. You will be informed through your @umontreal.ca address if you have been awarded financial assistance.
The great majority of scholarships are listed in one place (in French), but the main ones relating to anthropology are described below.
The Department of Anthropology offers the following scholarships, but graduate students are also eligible for many others (in French).
Scholarship for a student starting a master's degree ($3,000), and a PhD ($5,000), in the Department.
This scholarship is not necessarily recurrent, as it is conditional on the University allocating the required funds every year.
Excellent academic results.
Department administration
514 343-6560
anthro@umontreal.ca
Every year, the Department of Anthropology awards scholarships to exceptional students to help them continue their studies at the graduate levels.
Excellent academic results.
Department administration
514 343-6560
anthro@umontreal.ca
Competition for reimbursement of conference and symposium fees for graduate students.
A $5,000 scholarship for students with exceptional academic records and who accept an offer of admission to a Université de Montréal Faculty of Arts and Science graduate program.
Students do not need to apply. The departments and schools select candidates to be submitted for approval to the Faculty of Arts and Science.
Social sciences and psychology
This fund was created in 2003 by the Standard Life Assurance Company of Canada as a tribute to Édouard Montpetit, a lawyer and economist who held a variety of positions at the Université de Montréal, including Secretary General and Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences.
The Édouard-Montpetit-Standard Life Scholarship is a merit scholarship intended to salute the academic achievements of Master's or PhD students in the social sciences and psychology sector of the Université de Montréal Faculty of Arts and Science.
Master's level
PhD level
May 28, 2015
The application (1 original and 4 copies) must include:
Master's or PhD students from:
... are invited to consult these scholarships (in French).
If you are a Master's or PhD student, you may finance your studies by taking on a position as a teaching or research assistant or a lecturer.
Under the collective agreement between the Université de Montréal and the Syndicat des étudiants et étudiantes employé(e)s de l'Université de Montréal (SÉÉEUM), eligible students must apply for positions posted by the Department (in French).
A teaching assistant (TA) is a Université de Montréal student, full time at the undergraduate level or generally full time at the graduate level, who assists a professor or lecturer in supporting and supervising students.
TAs invigilate exams, correct assignments and exams, provide help with documentation, monitor students, perform demonstrations, assist or supervise training periods, supervise assignments and lead seminars.
A research assistant is a Université de Montréal student, full time at the undergraduate level or generally full time at the graduate level, hired to assist professors and researchers with research work.
A person hired part-time by the University to deliver class lectures. Duties include preparing and teaching courses according to different pedagogical methods and formulas, updating course content, preparing teaching materials according to the pedagogical methods and formulas used, evaluating students' performance, including, if applicable, revising student evaluations and preparing and correcting deferred examinations, and availability or supervision relating to course preparation and delivery.
Students have access to an employment assistance service (in French). Find out more about job offers in your field of study, potential employers and the tools you need to search for a job that meets your needs.