McGill offering $3K award for new out-of-province students to offset tuition hike
Posted December 19, 2023 2:39 pm.
Last Updated December 19, 2023 4:14 pm.
McGill University is offering a $3,000 award to new Canadian undergraduate students to help offset the cost of tuition, which was hiked by the Quebec government.
The university says the $3,000 – which it’s calling the Canada Award – will cover the 33 per cent tuition increase imposed by the province.
Quebec hiked tuition for out-of-province Canadian students at English universities to $12,000 – up from $9,000.
McGill estimates roughly 80 per cent of new undergraduate students – starting in fall 2024 or winter 2025 – will be eligible for the award.
The award will be for students in arts, agricultural and environmental sciences, music, education, architecture, nursing and most science programs.
The university says the award will be guaranteed for up to four years.
“Our message to prospective students is that you are welcome here. Montreal remains a great student city – affordable, safe and fun. We are doing everything in our power to ensure that a McGill degree and the Montreal experience is within reach of students from across Canada,” said Deputy Provost Fabrice Labeau in a news release.
“Offering this award will require the University to make financial sacrifices, but students from the rest of Canada are part of our DNA,” added Deep Saini, president and vice-chancellor of McGill. “We believe that the diversity of McGill’s student population makes for a richer learning experience that benefits all our students.”
More details on the award will be available Friday.
WATCH: Quebec’s tuition hikes, French requirements for English universities
The Quebec government initially proposed to increase tuition for out-of-province students to $17,000 but ultimately opted for $12,000. Bishop’s University in the Eastern Townships will be partially exempt from the tuition increase.
The province also imposed a French-language requirement: 80 per cent of out-of-province students will need to graduate with intermediate level French as of fall 2025.
