OpenFieldLocated in the vibrant multicultural metropolis of Montreal, Concordia University is one of Canada's leading next-generation comprehensive research universities. Home to the internationally celebrated Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science (the first engineering faculty in Canada named after a woman), the John Molson School of Business, and the Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering (CIISE), Concordia excels in artificial intelligence, synthetic biology, cybersecurity, aerospace engineering, and interactive digital arts.
Review checked academic pathways and funding options below:
Prestigious university-wide doctoral entrance awards providing guaranteed four-year living stipends, teaching assistantships, and tuition offsets for high-achieving international researchers.
Doctoral research conducted within the Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering (CIISE), focusing on artificial intelligence, cloud security, cryptography, and automated software engineering.
Thesis-based Master's degree partnering with Montreal's world-leading aerospace cluster (Bombardier, Pratt & Whitney Canada, CAE), investigating sustainable aircraft propulsion, composite structures, and avionics.
Pioneering doctoral training at Canada's first Centre for Applied Synthetic Biology (CASB), engineering microbial cell factories for biofuel synthesis, therapeutic proteins, and biosensors.
Two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the Milieux Institute, investigating the intersections of digital games, critical media culture, electronic textiles, and ethical AI in contemporary society.
Twelve-week mentored summer research internship developing real-world deep learning models, natural language processing pipelines, and computer vision systems in collaboration with industry partners.
Full-time research role at the Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering (CIISE), designing zero-trust security frameworks, vulnerability detection tools, and resilient control protocols for critical infrastructure.
Full-time doctoral students in research degree programs benefit from substantial funding support. Concordia guarantees multi-year Concordia Doctoral Graduate Fellowships of CAD $14,000 per year for up to 4 years, supplemented by departmental teaching and research assistantships, bringing typical annual support to CAD $24,000 to $28,000/year plus International Tuition Differential waivers.
Distinguished researchers and laboratory heads at Concordia University:
Professor of Information Systems Engineering and Dean of the Gina Cody School · Cybersecurity, Cyber Forensics, Formal Methods, Smart Grid Security
Professor of Biology and Canada Research Chair in Microbial Genomics and Synthetic Biology · Synthetic Biology, Metabolic Engineering, Industrial Biotechnology, Microbial Genomics
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering · Environmental Remediation, Biosurfactants, Soil and Groundwater Cleanup, Sustainable Mining
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