Emeritus academic staff are eligible. Awards are not made to part-time staff, visiting professors or lecturers on appointments of one year or less. For those applicants in the performing arts, a copy of the conference or workshop program and a statement that the applicant is not receiving any fee for the activity is required. Full-time librarians may receive travel grants depending on the subject of the conference. Librarians applying to present at conferences concerned with library administration and management should submit their request to the Director of Libraries, McLennan Library Building Sabbaticants may apply for travel grants to and from a particular conference, but not for the expenses of travel to the place where the sabbatical will be taken up.
Individuals can only receive one award during the three-year period.
Please click here for all Application Forms and Guidelines Type Purpose Deadline Average Award Faculty To contribute towards the cost of local conferences organized by McGill professors for the benefit of our staff and students. Funds are to be used to support meetings, symposia or workshops convened for disseminating research. Only one application can be submitted by a department or a Centre annually. Please click here for all Application Forms and Guidelines Type Purpose Deadline Average Award Faculty To enable eligible sabbaticants to apply to take part of their salary as a research grant. The University gives sabbaticants the opportunity to take advantage of income tax regulations which allow the University, under certain conditions, to award a research grant from funds that would normally be paid as salary to staff on leave.