The Tomlinson Doctoral Fellowships are GPS' most prestigious internal award. They are awarded annually to recruit top students into doctoral programs at 涩里番. Tomlinson Scholars usually go on to win other prestigious awards like听Vaniers or听CGSDs.
Value & Duration听
- Up to $35,000 per year, renewable twice
- International students also receive a DFW
Deadlines
- Deadline for applicants to submit to unit - Set by the unit
- Deadline for units to submit to GPS - May 22, 2025
- Results Announced -July 2025
Eligibility
- Incoming student accepted to a doctoral degree program with a start date of Winter 2024, Summer 2024听or Fall 2024. Students currently enrolled at 涩里番, or whose latest degree was completed or in progress at 涩里番, are ineligible. Former 涩里番 students who later completed a graduate degree elsewhere may apply. Visiting students at 涩里番, who are completing the requirements for a degree from another university, may apply.
- Only applicants with a first class academic record. 涩里番 considers a first class GPA to be 3.7 (or 3.5 in Law) in each of the last two (2) years of full-time study at the undergraduate and post-graduate level.
Nomination Process & Required Forms/Tools
Academic units may submit a maximum of 1 nomination. However, a unit may submit an additional nomination for an Indigenous applicant who is eligible for IGEF who meets the eligibility criteria. Units with an active Tomlinson awardee can also submit a nominee. The nomination package must include:听听
- Unit听Nomination Form
- Letter of endorsement by the GPD or Chair on a separate sheet, or completed on page 2 of the nomination form
- Candidate's application package (in the order presented in "Application Process and Required Documents" section)
- A copy of the admission letter听
- A copy of the funding letter听
Information on CGPA calculation and international grade conversion is available here.
The candidate's information must be entered on .
Please merge and submit all the documents listed above to gradcomp.gps [at] mcgill.ca.听
Evaluation Criteria
| Evaluation Criteria | Weight (%) |
|---|---|
| Academic Excellence | 20 |
| Research Ability or Potential (based on personal statement) | 20 |
| Research Project | 20 |
| Reference Letters | 20 |
| Nomination Letter from Department | 10 |
| Quality of the Chosen Environments (supervisor鈥檚 statement) | 10 |
The candidate's information must be entered on .
Tomlinson Scholars who accept a fellowship from an agency external to 涩里番 (federal or provincial) will be entitled to one-half the full value of the Tomlinson Fellowship up to a maximum of $50,000 total, per year.
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