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McGill is offering the 2025-2026 Canada AwardÌýto new undergraduate students who receive a McGill entrance scholarship (based on academic merit), or a McGill entrance bursary (based on financial need). Recipients must also be:

• Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada, but who do not qualify for the rate of tuition for Quebec residents;
• Enrolled in one of the following faculties or schools: Agriculture & Environmental Science, Architecture, Arts, Arts & Science, Education, Music, Nursing, and Science;
• Admitted for and enrolled in the Fall 2025 and/or Winter 2026 semester(s)

For additional information on eligibility requirements, and/or funding opportunities, please consult the Scholarships and Student Aid website.

No, fall 2025 admission criteria remain unchanged. Note that a number of programs, such as medicine, nursing, dentistry, dietetics and law, already require, or take into consideration, proficiency in French. Program-specific requirements should be verified with the admissions advisors for the program in question.

No, newly admitted students will not need to demonstrate proficiency in French to graduate.

French proficiency remains an admission requirement for select undergraduate programs and demonstrated proficiency may be required for certain French language based courses and programs of study.

Both Canadian students from outside of Quebec and international students enrolled on a full-time basis in most Bachelor's programs can benefit from a tuition reduction on eligible French courses. The reduction automatically applies at the time of registration, meaning no additional documents are required to qualify.

Please visit the Student Accounts website for more details and information regarding fee exemptions for French language courses.

McGill offers a variety of programs to support French language learning and to help non-francophone students build connections with Montreal’s community during their studies. These programs combine academic and extracurricular activities, including credit-bearing courses, immersive summer programs, internships, and other experiential learning opportunities.Ìý

The new French learning initiatives are intended for newly admitted bachelor's-level students coming from outside Quebec, including those in professional programs that already require French proficiency.ÌýÌý

Here are some of the French-language skill development opportunities at McGill: ÌýÌýÌý

• French Language Centre programs: /flc/courses-and-programsÌý

• Programs in the Département des littératures de langue française, de traduction et de création : /litterature/fr/programmesÌý

• Minor in Quebec Studies and Community-Engaged Learning (in French): /qcst/programsÌý

• Free cultural and professional French activities and workshops on campus and outside of campus: /flc/experiencesÌý

• French Immersion Program at Université Laval in Quebec City: /internationalstudents/once-here/summer-french-immersion-programÌý

• Mini-courses offered through the SSMU: ÌýÌýÌý

To learn more about what is happening in French at McGill visit: Ìý