Université de Montréal
What Montréal says
Exact quotes from Montréal’s official pages, checked word for word on Oct 22, 2026.
Outre le congé parental et le congé de maladie, l’étudiant peut se prévaloir d’une suspension de ses études. L’étudiant doit présenter une demande motivée à cet effet au doyen.
— secretariatgeneral.umontreal.ca ↗La durée maximale d’une suspension est de trois trimestres consécutifs.
— secretariatgeneral.umontreal.ca ↗Au terme de la période autorisée, l’étudiant doit s’inscrire à des cours du programme, sans quoi il devra présenter une nouvelle demande d’admission au programme.
— secretariatgeneral.umontreal.ca ↗Hiver 2027 : 22 janvier 2027
— registraire.umontreal.ca ↗L’étudiant doit présenter une demande motivée à cet effet au doyen.
— secretariatgeneral.umontreal.ca ↗Written by AI from the quotes and pages we read. It may be incomplete or wrong; the school’s own pages win.
- Seems to require a reasoned suspension request to your faculty dean, rather than a simple form.
- Suspensions appear capped at three consecutive terms; no request deadline is stated in the regulation.
- Timing for a winter-only suspension isn't clear from public pages; confirm with your faculty before classes start.
- Reasons accepted: dean's approval (English: the student must submit a reasoned request to the dean).
- Time away allowed: Up to 3 terms in a row.
- Classes start Jan 7.
Before you decide
Check on the following…
- Will my spot be held?Check how long your school keeps your place and whether you have to apply to come back.Ask: Registrar
- Will I graduate later?A term off can push back your graduation. Ask which required classes only run in the spring.Ask: Academic advisor
- Is there a deadline to ask?Some schools want your leave request before January. Find out the exact date and the form.Ask: Dean’s office or registrar
- What happens to my scholarships and aid?Ask whether your scholarships and grants pause while you’re away or end, and what you need to do to get them back.Ask: Financial aid office
- When would I have to start repaying loans?Student loans usually stop being deferred when you’re not enrolled. After a short grace period, often six months, payments can start.Ask: Financial aid office
- Will I still have health insurance?A student health plan usually needs you to be enrolled. Make sure you’re covered from January to April.Ask: Student health office
- What about my housing?Ask whether you can leave your housing contract without a penalty and whether you’ll get housing when you come back.Ask: Housing office
- I’m on a student visa. Does this affect it?For F-1 students, not enrolling usually ends your visa status. Talk to this office before anything else.Ask: International student office
Hackathon
- Hackathon du DIRO ↗Hackathon run by UdeM's computer science department (DIRO); 2026 edition Feb. 7-8, 2026, aimed largely at cégep students.
Hard-tech team
- DIROBOTS (robotics club) ↗UdeM robotics club building robots for competitions such as RoboCup; listed as active on the official DIRO clubs page.
CS club
- AÉDIROUM (DIRO student association) ↗Student association for computer science at UdeM; coordinates the DIRO technical clubs with the department.
- CALCULUM (competitive programming club) ↗Weekly competitive-programming club (ICPC, CS Games); listed as active on the official DIRO clubs page.
- UdeM AI (artificial intelligence club) ↗Student AI club meeting twice a week on projects; listed as active on the official DIRO clubs page (club site last updated 2023).
Why 76
Spend the winter building. Southbound runs Jan 11 to Apr 11, 2027 in Miami. Acceptance is rolling.
What we could find (checked Oct 22, 2026). Not final: confirm dates and aid with your school before you act. Source pages look current for 2026–27. We date pages from server timestamps, page metadata, “last updated” text, PDF dates and the Wayback Machine.