Student Research Stipends

Objectives

Dialogue McGill's research mandate focuses on understanding the key factors that facilitate or impede access to health and social services for English-speaking communities in Quebec.

Our main objectives are to support, consolidate and expand a growing body of original and interdisciplinary research on the equity and quality of service access for linguistic minorities. The long-term objectives of these initiatives are to provide effective health and social services in the minority language to Official Language Minority Communities in Quebec.

is launching a call to fund graduate students who are conducting research that aligns with Dialogue McGill mandate. This funding call is for a student stipend to support graduate students completing a research project under the supervision of a faculty member and/or independent researcher.

Eligibility

Applicants

Master’s and doctoral students enrolled in a Quebec-based university are eligible.

Project Requirements

Research projects need to align with Dialogue McGill’s research objectives and need to demonstrate an anticipated impact on the accessibility or delivery of health and social services for English-speaking communities in Quebec. Research projects looking to better understand and/or facilitate access to health and social services for English-speaking communities in Quebec are eligible.

All student-run research projects need to be completed under the supervision of a faculty member and/or independent researcher. Student research projects related to honours theses and graduate theses are eligible.

A progress report will be due by December 10, 2026 and students need to demonstrate they completed their measurable output(s) at this time (e.g., presentation, publication). 

 Examples of Projects:

• Research on implementation and evaluation of new strategies to increase assess to public health and social services for English-speaking communities;

• Assessment of professionals’ English fluency competency and the impact on the provision of health care and social services;

• Secondary data analyses, literature reviews, and meta-analyses for relevant topics;

• Evaluation of strategies to build capacity and/or retention of bilingual health care and social service professionals based in Québec;

• Evaluation of English language instruction for future or current health care and social service professionals;

• Adaptation of promising information technology tools, data analysis, or interventions for English-speaking Quebecers;

• Replication of past successful research projects that aligned with Dialogue McGill’s Research Program mandate.

Ethics Approval

Dialogue McGill welcomes research proposals that already have received research ethics approval or are exempt at the time of application. If an ethics application is pending, applicants must clearly state how the research project and measurable knowledge product(s) will be completed by November 30, 2026.

Conditions for Funding

Successful applicants external to McGill University will need a supervisor to sign a subaward agreement for a stipend funding transfer. Funded students must acknowledge Dialogue McGill in all formal communications and publications related to the project. Guidelines are provided upon acceptance. Funded applicants must also report any knowledge products resulting from the completed project for up to 5 years.

Funding Announcement

Funding results will be announced in October 2025.

Queries

For any questions regarding this funding call, please email research.dialoguemcgill@mcgill.ca