Irving Layton Award

The Irving Layton Awards were established in 1988 by the Department of English, with the support of friends and colleagues, to honour one of Montreal's and Canada's finest poets. Irving Layton's association with Concordia University includes many years as a generous and inspiring teacher, distinctive service as a writer-in-residence, and status as an Adjunct Professor of English. Two awards in the amount of $500 each are available to undergraduate students for excellence in the writing of poetry and fiction. Any student currently registered in an undergraduate degree program at Concordia may compete. Entries must be original and unpublished. The poetry prize is awarded to the best single poem chosen from the overall submissions, the fiction prize to the best single story. The poetry portfolio may consist of one poem or several, but may not be longer than 5 pages. The fiction portfolio may consist of a single story of no more than 5,000 words. Further details on deadlines, eligibility, submission requirements, and judging, may be found on the Department of English website.

In-course bursaries 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.