Ali Ahmed Shams Award

This award is funded by Ali Ahmed Shams, an inspiring 12 year-old living in Pakistan who wants to give back to Concordia in honor of the education his father received during his time at the university. Owais Uddin Ahmed, Ali's father, overcame many hardships to obtain a university degree in order to provide for his family. When Ali and his father visited Concordia in 2017, he was struck by the academic research mission of the PERFORM Centre, and being passionate about science, was motivated to create and fund this award in order to help lift the financial burden on students receiving an education today

Restricted to an undergraduate student working with a PERFORM research member. Open to full-time and part-time Canadian citizens, permanent residents and international students, this bursary is non-renewable.

Concordia offers need-based In-Course Bursaries to returning Bachelor's students in the Fall semester.

Application deadline The 2024-2025 Undergraduate In-Course Bursary Program will be open April 1, 2024.

In-Course Bursaries are awarded by the Financial Aid and Awards Office to previously admitted students following an application-based competition that includes a financial need test and holistic committee review. Applicants are notified of the results after the Financial Aid and Awards Office receives results from the bursary committee.

The In-Course Bursary program normally open April 1, 2024 and will close on May 15, 2024.