Student Services
McGill Student Services is dedicated to supporting students' academic and personal development throughout their time at McGill. The services encompass health and wellness, international student support, academic accommodations, spiritual care, financial aid, career planning, and student life. These services are designed to foster student success and well-being, offering essential resources and assistance to students in person at the Downtown and Macdonald campuses, as well as online.
Accessing Student Services
All McGill students who pay the Student Services Ancillary fee, regardless of their faculty, have access to services at both the Downtown and Macdonald campuses.
Continuing Studies Students
Students who are enrolled in Continuing Studies and registered for 9 credits or more in the current term can choose to opt in to the Optional Student Services Package. Opting in allows access to the same services as undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows. While the optional fee provides access to Scholarships and Student Aid's services and tools, it does not provide access to monetary resources like financial aid and awards.
Campus Life and Engagement (CL&E)
Campus Life and Engagement welcomes students into the McGill community, from the moment they accept their offer, through orientation, and beyond. Working with campus and Montreal community partners, Campus Life and Engagement fosters a vibrant, inclusive student experience with opportunities for leadership, connection, and personal growth. Build lasting connections through orientation events, student life activities, mentoring, and volunteer opportunities. Explore all offerings at Campus Life and Engagement. Newly admitted students can visit Get Ready.
Career Planning Service (CaPS)
The Career Planning Service supports students in exploring and developing their future careers, whether through finding part-time employment, making career decisions, or preparing for post-graduation studies. Services include career counselling, career fairs, skill-building workshops, experiential learning opportunities, and networking events. Students have access to resources on internships, co-op programs, leadership development, job markets, and further education, all aimed at helping students feel confident in their next steps.
International Student Services
International Student Services supports the academic and personal success of international students at McGill. This service facilitates students’ transition to a new school, home, and country; providing assistance with immigration advising, health insurance, work opportunities in Canada, and adjusting to Montreal’s climate.
Office of Religious and Spiritual Life
The Office of Religious and Spiritual Life (MORSL) fosters religious literacy and spiritual wellness on campus. It offers opportunities to explore faith communities, discover on-campus and Montreal-based resources, and engage with faith clubs. MORSL provides a drop-in meditation and spirituality space, an interfaith lounge, a peer faith volunteer program, and publishes the Radix magazine. These initiatives create a welcoming environment for students of any faith or religious background (or those with no religious affiliation at all) to engage and reflect.
Student Accessibility and Achievement
Student Accessibility and Achievement provides learning assessment, support services, and reasonable accommodations to undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral students with documented disabilities, mental health issues, chronic illnesses, or other impairments, whether they be temporary, permanent, or episodic.
Scholarships and Student Aid
Scholarships and Student Aid helps students navigate the financial aspects of university life, from finding funding to building budgeting and debt management skills. The office administers government aid from the U.S. and Canadian provincial and federal sources, as well as McGill loans, bursaries, and the Work Study Program. Students can explore financial support options for exchanges, field semesters, and unpaid internships. Scholarships and Student Aid is committed to making financial support accessible to all students, including through special funding opportunities such as the Okòn:ra award for Indigenous undergraduate students.
Student Wellness Hub
The Student Wellness Hub is the central location for health and wellness services at McGill. It provides access to physical and mental health care, offers one-on-one clinician appointments, as well as weekly wellness workshops, therapy, and peer support groups. Focusing on awareness, prevention, and early intervention, the Hub supports students in maintaining their well-being throughout their time at McGill.
Healthy Living Annex(Student Wellness Hub)
The Healthy Living Annex is a welcoming, student lounge space located next to the Student Wellness Hub, designed to promote well-being. The Annex provides a calm setting for activities like animal therapy, art hives, mindfulness sessions, and more. Whether seeking connection, creativity, or a break with a therapy dog, the Healthy Living Annex offers space for students to connect and recharge.