Scholarships for ÉTS students or Bachelor’s graduates to pursue Master’s or PhD studies at ÉTS
Funded by donors to the ÉTS Service aux diplômés et à la philanthropie, these scholarships are intended to encourage ÉTS’s Bachelor’s graduates to pursue full-time PhD or Master’s studies (with research) at the school and enable them to devote themselves fully to the studies.
To apply for a scholarship under this competition, you must have a research project and a thesis supervisor. See these Tips to find a research project as well as a thesis supervisor.
Plan to submit an application one year in advance. The 2026-2027 competition is for students who wish to obtain financing beginning summer 2026, fall 2026 or winter 2027.
Amount and duration
Amount
- Master’s: $20,000 / year (2 years)
- Doctorate: $25,000 / year (3 years)
Note:
- In certain circumstances, the duration of the award could be adjusted.
- The thesis supervisor participates in financing the award.
- If a recipient also holds a fellowship of $10,000 or more, obtained through a selection process, the amount of the excellence award will be reduced by half during the sessions where the other award is in force.
Eligibility criteria
- Be enrolled in an ÉTS bachelor’s program or hold a Bachelor’s degree from ÉTS, and be planning to enrol full-time in a Master’s program with thesis or a Doctorate program;
or - Holder of a Bachelor's degree from ÉTS and have begun the first semester of the program of studies related to this bursary application (see note);
and - In all cases, must have a cumulative average of at least 3.7/4.3 at the bachelor’s level for the master scholarship and at least 3.7/4.3 (or equivalent) at the bachelor's level and at the master’s level for the doctoral scholarship..
Note:
Exceptionally, holders of a Bachelor's degree from ÉTS who have begun the 2nd semester in he program of studies related to this bursary application may submit an application but must provide a reason as to why they did not apply in the previous session. The selection committee will decide whether or not to accept their application.
Selection criteria
Weighting:
- Academic excellence (Master’s 55% / Doctorate 45%);
- Research skills and potential (Master’s 35%, Doctorate 45%);
- Communication and leadership skills (5%);
- Recommendation letters (5%).
All candidates will receive an answer in March.
Required documents
Documents to submit electronically:
- Application form (available January 2026)
PDF documents to send by email to infobourses@etsmtl.ca:
- Transcripts of marks for all university studies (other than at ÉTS);
- Two signed letters of recommendation on official letterhead (sent by the respondents to the Dean’s Office). It is strongly suggested that one of the recommendations be from the thesis supervisor;
- Form - Financial commitment of the Supervisor and the Co-Supervisor of the thesis (available in January 2026 on the intranet). The supervisor must send the form to the Dean’s Office.
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