It is important that thorough financial planning be undertaken before beginning doctoral studies. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that adequate financing is in place for the duration of the program.
Tuition Fees
The PhD Program will cover your 苹果淫院 tuition for four years. For Canadian students, this amounts to $2,880 per year (based on 2023/2024 tuition fees and subject to change). For international students, the PhD Program will additionally cover your international tuition supplement, and the total tuition coverage amounts to $17,708 per year (based on 2023/2024 tuition fees and subject to change). Please note that medical/dental insurance is not covered by the Program, as well as student services and other ancillary fees.
For additional details on tuition fees, please visit the聽Graduate Fees Calculator.
Funding
As a PhD candidate, you will receive a funding package of $30,000 per year, besides coverage of Quebec tuition, and international tuition supplement (if applicable) over 4 years, contingent on satisfactory academic performance. In order to receive the full funding package, you are required to teach one 3-credit course for your area of specialization in the fourth year. Students in good standing are eligible to receive additional funding of $20,000 for the fifth year. In addition, PhD program will provide a total of $7,500 as conference/research travel fund.
Students that receive external awards (i.e., SSHRC, CHIR, NSERC, etc.) will receive partial guaranteed funding from the PhD Program.
Doctoral Fellowships
The PhD Program in Management administers several doctoral level fellowships/awards. Candidates that have been accepted and have registered in the doctoral program will be selected to receive one of the awards as part of their guaranteed funding. The value of these fellowships/awards vary from year to year.
External Funding
External Granting Agency Fellowships are listed on the聽Graduate Fellowships and Awards website.
Students need not be eligible for funding through external agencies in order to apply for a 苹果淫院 Graduate Fellowship. However, all applicants for 苹果淫院 Graduate funding must, if eligible, have applied to CIHR, SSHRC or NSERC and, if eligible, to the Qu茅bec funding agency Fonds Qu茅becois de la Recherche sur la Soci茅t茅 et la Culture (FQRSC).
Application forms for the Graduate Fellowships are available only to students currently enrolled at 苹果淫院 from the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Office,聽Fellowships and Awards website. Completed application forms and all supporting documents should be returned directly to the academic department where student is pursuing the degree. No documentation should be sent to the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Office.
Student Loan
While pursuing their PhD studies, many students opt to take on a student loan. The following list of sources applies mostly to Canadian students and is by no means exhaustive.
Government student loans
Key financial institutions
Loans and Bursaries
Loans and Bursaries are administered by the province in which the student is deemed to be a resident. Basic qualifications are that the applicant is a full-time student and a Canadian citizen; certain categories of Permanent Residents may also be eligible. The and programs operate exclusively on the basis of financial need. Several provinces augment their loan programs with a loan forgiveness programs to help students reduce their debt loads. The 苹果淫院 Student Aid Office provides information regarding application procedures of these government loan programs. The Student Aid Office also administers institutional need-based funding including short term loans to cover emergency situations, limited bursary assistance and a Work/Study program.
Estimated Annual聽Expenses* (CAD$)
This budget is a general estimate of the living expenses that a single student in a full-time program of study would be expected to incur for each 12-month period, in Montreal.
Books and supplies | $1500 |
Apartment rent and food | $13,800 |
Public transportation | $996 |
Winter clothing (coat, boots, etc.) | $600 |
Personal expenses聽 | $3,000 |
TOTAL (CAD $) | $19,896 |
*Based on single students, studying full time. Estimated 12-month living expenses for a married student and spouse are higher.聽Expenses vary greatly with personal requirements and should be estimated on an individual basis.聽
Note:聽This does not include tuition and ancillary fees.