Program Overview

Engineering Design

The MEng Design degree is a project-based program that develops your design thinking skills in creating value-added solutions for industry and society, considering users, customers, economies, and ecosystems.

Faculty of Engineering

Program Details

• Degree Options: Engineering Design (MEngDesign)
• Areas of Research:
  • Engineering design
  • Product design
  • Design thinking
  • Human-centred design
• Length: 12 months
• Type: Co-op / Internship, Course-based, Major Research Paper or Project
• Options: Full-Time, Part-Time
• Typical Entry: September
• Typical Deadline: July 1

Scholarships

• Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies (ACUNS): Varied values
  • Category: External
  • Amount: Varied values
  • Description: ACUNS established its scholarship program, the Canadian Northern Studies Trust (CNST) in 1982 to advance knowledge and understanding of Canada’s North.
• Bertram Scholarship: $$$$$
  • Category: External
  • Deadline Date: May 26, 2025
  • Amount: $$$$$
  • Description: In recognition of the growing importance of good governance to all Canadian institutions, the Canadian Foundation for Governance Research is offering annual Bertram Scholarships of $20,000 to PhD students registered at Canadian universities.
• Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program:
  • Category: External
  • Amount:
  • Description: The bi-national program is an educational exchange, with a mandate to enhance mutual understanding between the people of Canada and the people of the United States of America.
• CSA Group Graduate Scholarship: $$
  • Category: External
  • Deadline Date: March 31, 2024
  • Amount: $$
  • Description: The purpose of the CSA Group Graduate Scholarship is to support graduate students in the pursuit of knowledge generation related to standards.
• Dr. J. A. Campbell Young Investigator Award: $$
  • Category: External
  • Deadline Date: April 30, 2023
  • Amount: $$
  • Description: The Dr. J. A. Campbell Young Investigator Award of $5,000 for any kind of research into celiac disease and / or gluten sensitivity is available to students and those who have recently completed degrees.
• Fulbright Canada Student Awards: $ – $$$
  • Category: External
  • Deadline Date: November 15, 2023
  • Amount: $ – $$$
  • Description: Traditional Fulbright Canada Student awards are intended for Canadian citizens who are graduate students, prospective graduate students, or promising young professionals who wish to study and/or conduct research in the United States.
• GSA Travel Award: $
  • Category: External
  • Amount: $
  • Description: The GSA Travel Assistance Grants are funded from the proceeds of the Graduate Students Association Development Fund, which receives contributions from graduate students and the University.
• H.G. Hilton Master’s Scholarship: $$
  • Category: External
  • Amount: $$
  • Description: The H.G. Hilton Master’s Scholarships were established by the income from a bequest in the estate of Hugh G. Hilton, at one time Chief Executive Officer of Stelco and member of the McMaster Board of Governors support a Master’s scholarship.
• Harvey E. Longboat Graduate Scholarship: $$-$$$
  • Category: External
  • Deadline Date: March 10, 2025
  • Amount: $$-$$$
  • Description: The Harvey E. Longboat Graduate Scholarship for First Nation, Inuit, and Métis Students was established in 2009 in honour of Harvey E. Longboat, and in recognition of his extraordinary contributions to McMaster University and to the broader community.
• Health Research Postdoctoral Opportunities:
  • Category: External
  • Amount:
  • Description: A comprehensive list of funding sources and agencies for postdoctoral fellows in the Faculty of Health Sciences and those doing health-related research can be found in McMaster’s funding database.
• Iranian Student Memorial Scholarship: $
  • Category: External
  • Amount: $
  • Description: Established in honour of McMaster Faculty of Engineering PhD students Iman Aghabali and Mehdi Eshaghian, and a former Faculty of Health Science Post-Doctoral Fellow, who lost their lives on the downing of Ukrainian International Airlines Flight PS752.
• John Charles Polanyi Prize: $$$
  • Category: External
  • Deadline Date: December 2, 2024
  • Amount: $$$
  • Description: In honour of the achievement of John Charles Polanyi, recipient of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the Government of the Province of Ontario has established a fund to provide annually up to five prizes to outstanding researchers in the early stages of their career who are continuing to postdoctoral studies or have recently started a faculty appointment at an Ontario university.
• Lyle Makosky Values and Ethics in Sport Fund: $
  • Category: External
  • Deadline Date: April 30, 2024
  • Amount: $
  • Description: This award is through the True Sport Foundation of Canada.
• Mackenzie King Memorial Scholarships: $$-$$$
  • Category: External
  • Deadline Date: February 2, 2026
  • Amount: $$-$$$
  • Description: The Mackenzie King Scholarships were established as an independent charitable trust under the will of the late Rt. Hon. William Mackenzie King.
• Manulife Life Lessons Scholarship Program: $$
  • Category: External
  • Deadline Date: March 31, 2023
  • Amount: $$
  • Description: Manulife has introduced the first Life Lessons Scholarship Program in Canada, for students who’ve experienced the death of a parent or guardian with little to no life insurance.
• Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security: $$$
  • Category: External
  • Deadline Date: February 23, 2024
  • Amount: $$$
  • Description: Four scholarships open to master’s and PhD students who are conducting research on determinants, impacts, and policy or program interventions into food insecurity in Canada.
• Mary Buzzell Graduate Scholarship for Resilient Aging: $
  • Category: External
  • Deadline Date: December 1, 2024
  • Amount: $
  • Description: The Mary Buzzell Graduate Scholarship for Resilient Aging will be awarded to an outstanding student enrolled in any Master’s Degree program at McMaster University who is preparing for a career in the multidisciplinary field of Aging.
• McMaster Graduate General Bursary: $
  • Category: External
  • Amount: $
  • Description: A bursary is based solely on financial need.
• McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA) Postdoctoral Fellowship: $$$$
  • Category: External
  • Amount: $$$$
  • Description: Prospective postdoctoral fellows are invited to submit a research plan that focuses on interdisciplinary, impact-driven approaches in the study of optimal aging through one or more of the following research areas.
• MIRA Graduate Scholarship Program: $$$
  • Category: External
  • Deadline Date: November 25, 2024
  • Amount: $$$
  • Description: The McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA) provides funding to support interdisciplinary research on aging led by McMaster researchers from across all six Mac Faculties.
• MIRA Graduate Student Travel Awards: $
  • Category: External
  • Deadline Date: March 15, 2020
  • Amount: $
  • Description: The McMaster Institute for Research on Aging funds up to 10 graduate student travel awards per year – five in each round – valued at $500 each for students working with MIRA researchers.
• Mitacs-JSPS Summer Program:
  • Category: External
  • Deadline Date: November 13, 2024
  • Amount:
  • Description: The Mitacs-JSPS Summer program is offered in partnership with the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and Mitacs.
• NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship: $$$$
  • Category: External
  • Deadline Date: October 17, 2023
  • Amount: $$$$
  • Description: The NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowships (PDF) program provides support to a core of the most promising researchers at a pivotal time in their careers.
• OGS for Indigenous Graduate Students: $$$
  • Category: External
  • Deadline Date: March 10, 2025
  • Amount: $$$
  • Description: Two OGS-I scholarships are awarded to Indigenous graduate students at McMaster University who face significant financial hardship, with particular priority given to women with family responsibilities.
• Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) and Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarships in Science and Technology (QEII-GSST): $$$
  • Category: External
  • Amount: $$$
  • Description: The Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) and The Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology (QEII-GSST) programs provide funding to full-time students at the master’s and doctoral levels.
• Rainbow Fund: $
  • Category: External
  • Amount: $
  • Description: To be granted to graduate students enrolled in any program who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ students and demonstrate financial need.
• Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada Graduate Student Award of Merit: $$
  • Category: External
  • Amount: $$
  • Description: At least three awards, each in the amount of $4000, will be awarded annually to the women graduate students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the university or general community while maintaining exemplary academic records.
• The Barkleys of Avonmore Scholarship: $
  • Category: External
  • Amount: $
  • Description: The Barkley’s of Avonmore Scholarship was established in 1977 through the generosity of Fred Barkley to assist a student from a developing country to pursue advanced studies at McMaster University.
• The Dante Cosma Graduate Memorial Scholarship: $
  • Category: External
  • Amount: $
  • Description: The Dante Cosma Graduate Memorial Scholarship was established in 1997 by family, friends and colleagues of Dr. Dante Cosma, in recognition of his years of service in the Faculty of Engineering at McMaster University, and to his support of engineering students in their pursuit of higher education.
• The Dr. Colin Webber Graduate Scholarship: $$
  • Category: External
  • Amount: $$
  • Description: Established in 2013 to honour the memory of Dr. Colin Webber, McMaster University professor, physicist, radiation safety expert, teacher, mentor, and leader in the field of bone research.
• The Edna Howard Bursary: $
  • Category: External
  • Amount: $
  • Description: Established in 2022 by the family of Edna Howard, this bursary honours the support Edna offered graduate students through her work as a cook at The Phoenix Bar and Grill, owned and operated by the Graduate Students Association.
• The Graduate Students Association Bursary: $
  • Category: External
  • Amount: $
  • Description: The Graduate Students Association Bursary was established in 1999 by the Graduate Students Association at McMaster University under the McMaster Student Opportunity Fund initiative.
• The H. Vincent Elliott Memorial Travel Bursary: $
  • Category: External
  • Amount: $
  • Description: The H.Vincent Elliott Memorial Travel Bursary was established in 2010 by Dr. Susan J.Elliott (MA 97 and PhD92), esteemed former Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, professor of Geography and Earth Sciences, and senior research fellow at the United Nations Institute on Water (UNU-IWEH), Environment and Health, in memory of her father, H.Vincent Elliott.
• The James F. Harvey and Helen S. Harvey Travel Scholarships: $
  • Category: External
  • Amount: $
  • Description: Established in 1995 with funds from the estate of Helen S. Harvey.
• The Lambda Scholarship Foundation Canada Graduate Award:
  • Category: External
  • Amount:
  • Description: Established in 2022 by the Lambda Scholarship Foundation Canada.
• The Myra Baillie Academic Grant: $
  • Category: External
  • Amount: $
  • Description: Established in 2005 by the Surgical Associates in memory of Myra Baillie.
• The Robert John Morris Graduate Studies Bursary: $
  • Category: External
  • Amount: $
  • Description: The Robert John Morris Graduate Studies Bursary was established in 1996 by family, friends and colleagues of Robert John Morris.
• The School of Graduate Studies Grant in Aid for Research Travel: $-$$
  • Category: External
  • Deadline Date: March 7, 2025
  • Amount: $-$$
  • Description: The SGS Grant is intended to be a grant in aid of research; students should not expect the grants to cover the full cost of travel or field work.
• The Stelco Graduate Bursaries: $$
  • Category: External
  • Amount: $$
  • Description: The Stelco Graduate Bursaries were established in 1996 by Stelco – a market-driven, technologically advanced group of businesses committed to maintaining leadership roles as steel producers and fabricators – in support of graduate students pursuing their educational goals.
• Wilson Leadership Scholar Award: $$-$$$
  • Category: External
  • Deadline Date: March 28, 2022
  • Amount: $$-$$$
  • Description: The Wilson Leader Scholarship Award for graduate students is different. Valued at $12,000 in direct funding and up to $2,000 for experiential funding, it’s a leadership development and career launcher program that builds on your studies.