Bourse d'exemption UdeM for International Students at Université de Montréal

About this scholarship

A tuition reduction that Université de Montréal gives automatically to admitted international students, except French and French-speaking Belgian students. It covers bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and at doctoral level it brings fees down to the Quebec rate.

Funding type

Covers: an amount of the extra fees charged to international students, taken off your bill each term. The 2026-2027 amounts in Canadian dollars are: Bachelor's: CAD 14,436 a year at level A, or CAD 6,879.60 a year at level B, depending on your academic record. If your file does not reach level A or B, no exemption is given. Master's: CAD 15,916.05 a year for research master's and CAD 11,334.60 a year for other master's, based on 45 credits a year. Doctorate: CAD 24,067.80 a year, a full exemption from the extra fees, so you pay the same tuition as Quebec students. Does not cover: living costs. The amount is lower if you take fewer credits.

Tuition fees

Partially covered

Living costs

Not covered

Travel

Not specified

Insurance

Not specified

Eligibility requirements

Nationalities

All except listed nationalities — France, Belgium

Residence condition

No residence condition

International students, except French and French-speaking Belgian students. The page names no other nationality limits An offer of admission to a UdeM programme. At first-cycle level only a full bachelor's counts, not a certificate, major, minor, microprogramme or preparatory year A valid CAQ (Quebec Acceptance Certificate) and study permit for all terms of your programme Full-time study for the whole programme without a break, unless an absence is approved No other UdeM fee exemption and no outside funding from an organisation or third party

Minimum grade

Not stated

Work experience asked for

Not stated

Return condition

Return condition not stated

How to apply

With the admission application

Language requirements and exemptions

Language test required TCF or TEF DELF or DALF Waiver possible

Programmes are taught in French, and you must show the level of French your programme asks for. The main accepted tests are TEF, TCF, DELF B2, and DALF C1 or C2. Some earlier study in French is recognised instead of a test. Check the programme page for the level.

University admission details

Admission included in application?

There is no scholarship application. Your file is assessed when you apply for admission, and the admission team emails you the proposed amount soon after a conditional or final offer. The admission page says this email comes soon after you accept your offer. For the autumn term, the usual deadline is 1 February for bachelor's applicants who studied outside Quebec or at a university, and 1 February for graduate programmes. Music bachelor's programmes close on 15 January, and first-cycle doctorates such as medicine on 1 November. The date on the programme page takes precedence, and the time of day is not stated. International applicants must apply by 1 April at the latest for the autumn term, even where a programme extends its deadline. The amounts shown are for 2026-2027, and the pages name no intake year. The admission page says the exemption is given to students admitted up to the winter 2028 term.

Required documents

Admission application with transcripts French test result if needed CAQ and study permit, uploaded in your Centre étudiant when the Registrar asks

Application steps

Choose a programme and check its deadline and French requirement on the programme page. Apply for admission before the deadline. There is no separate scholarship form. Wait for the email with the proposed amount after your offer. Get your CAQ and study permit, and upload them when the Registrar asks.

Requirement checklist

Scholarship contacts

Exemption questions, bachelor's level: [email protected]Copy

Exemption questions, master's and doctoral level: [email protected]Copy

Universities and contacts