Graduate

Financial Aid

The Department of Linguistics guarantees financial support packages of at least $15,000 plus tuition and fees to eligible doctoral-stream students for up to five years of study (1 year at the MA level and 4 years in the PhD program).

This funding package may be made up from a variety of sources including external awards such as SSHRC, OGS, or CGS scholarships, research assistantships, teaching assistantships and other U of T funding. For further information please see Other Fellowships Awarded by the University of Toronto.

All graduate students must apply for external funding such as the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Doctorate Fellowships and the Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS) for both MA and PhD. For details contact the Graduate Coordinator.

Connaught Scholarships

This scholarship is valued at $15,000 plus academic fees. There is no citizenship requirement for the Connaught Scholarships or the U of T Fellowships. All awards are granted by the individual departments on the basis of academic excellence. Award recipients are formally notified, normally in the late spring.

The Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS)

The Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) program is designed to encourage excellence in graduate studies at the master’s and doctoral levels.

Number of Scholarships Awarded
For the 2009–2010 academic year, a total of 2,000 scholarships will be awarded. Of these, 60 scholarships will be awarded to students who have been admitted to Canada as visitors with a student visa.
In addition, some of these scholarships, called institutional scholarships, will be awarded to nominated students at selected universities – namely, Brock University, Lakehead University, Laurentian University, Ryerson University, Trent University, and Wilfrid Laurier University. These universities may nominate up to ten students each for the institutional scholarships. Nominated students must pursue their graduate studies at the nominating university. To be eligible, nominees must meet the citizenship requirements, be approved by the selection board, and satisfy all conditions of eligibility. Visitors with a student visa are not eligible for institutional scholarships. For additional information about the institutional scholarships, contact your graduate studies office.

Value of The Scholarship
An Ontario Graduate Scholarship is awarded for one academic year, which may consist of two or three consecutive terms. One-term awards are not granted. For 2009–2010, the value of the OGS is $5,000 per term. Thus, you may receive $10,000 for two consecutive terms or $15,000 for three consecutive terms. The province of Ontario contributes two-thirds of this amount and the university provides one-third.
Your award may begin in May 2010, September 2010, or January 2011.

Contact:
Ontario Graduate Scholarship Program
Student Support Branch
Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
PO Box 4500
189 Red River Rd, 4th floor
Thunder Bay ON P7B 6G9
Web: http://osap.gov.on.ca/eng/not_secure/OGS.htm

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

SSHRC is Canada's federal funding agency for university-based research and graduate training in the social sciences and humanities. Created as an independent body by Parliament in 1977, it reports to Parliament through the Minister of Industry
As a key national research funding agency, SSHRC helps to continually build the human knowledge and skills Canada needs to improve the quality of its social, economic and cultural life. More specifically, SSHRC: supports high-quality research and research training that help us both to understand the evolving nature of the society we live in and to address emerging challenges and opportunities more effectively;
helps put the benefits of research to work by promoting the transfer of knowledge among researchers, research partners, policy makers and other stake holders within Canadian society.

SSHRC's funding programs provide support for:

Basic research:
(by individual researchers and research teams) to develop new theories and better research approaches/methods; to advance fundamental knowledge of human nature/behavior and of social, economic, cultural and intellectual matters;

Targeted research:
(by multidisciplinary teams and research networks) to focus concerted, problem-solving attention on intellectual, social, economic, or cultural issues of particular interest or concern to Canada;

Advanced research:
training at the doctoral and postdoctoral level to help supply social sciences and humanities expertise at Canadian universities, in government and in various sectors of our economy;

Research communication and knowledge transfer:
to promote the use of knowledge generated by Canada's researchers and scholars.

Only Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada may apply for and receive SSHRC funding. The value of this award is approximately $35,000 per annum for 3 years.

Contact:
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
350 Albert Street
P.O. Box 1610
Ottawa, ON K1P 6G4, Canada
Phone: (613) 992-0691
Fax: (613) 992-1787
E-mail: webgrant@sshrc.ca
Web: http://www.sshrc.ca/

For Non-Canadians

Government of Canada Awards

If you are a citizen of Chile,Colombia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, or Russia,you may be eligible for a grant from Canada ’s Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.

To receive one of these awards –worth $900 a month in 2000-2001, plus tuition and registration fees –you must have high academic standing and intend to pursue graduate studies at a Canadian university in the arts; humanities; social, physical, or biological sciences; or engineering. Your proposed program of study must focus on a Canadian subject or include Canadian content. Full scholarships are awarded initially for a period of up to one year, but in some cases may be renewed if progress toward your Canadian degree has been judged satisfactory. Contact your nearest Canadian Embassy for additional information. The application deadline is normally early fall in the year preceding proposed tenure of the award.

Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
Persons involved with CIDA-sponsored projects in developing countries may be eligible to receive financial assistance to pursue graduate studies in Canada. For further information, contact the Canadian Embassy in your country or the:

Canadian Bureau of International Education
Canadian Awards Division
220 Laurier West,Suite 1100
Ottawa,Canada,K1P 5Z9
Telephone:(613)237-4820 ext.234
Fax:(613)237-1073
E-mail: gbeaudoin@cbie.ca
Web: http://www.cbie.ca

Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Program
If you are a Commonwealth citizen (non-Canadian)or a permanent resident within the Commonwealth,you can apply for a scholarship that pays for your university fees,return travel between your home country and Canada,and a book and personal maintenance allowance. Contact the Commonwealth Scholarship agency (normally the Ministry of Education) in your home country for information and application forms.

Commonwealth Scholarship Plan
C/o International Council for Canadian Studies
75 Albert Street, Suite 908
Ottawa, Canada, M1P 5E7
Telephone: (613) 789-7828
Fax: (613) 789-7830
Email: general@iccs-ciec.ca
Web: http://www.iccs.ciec.ca

Rotary Foundation International Scholarship
If there is a Rotary Club in your country of citizenship, you may apply for a Rotary foundation Scholarship which covers academic fees, return travel between your home country and Canada, and a personal maintenance allowance. Rotary Foundation Scholarships further international understanding and friendly relations among people of different countries. Check with your local Rotary Club or contact:

The Rotary Foundation
One Rotary Centre
1560 Sherman Avenue
Evanston, Illinois, USA, 60201
Web: http://www.rotary.org

Further Information:
Fellowships & Loans
University of Toronto
63 St. George Street
Toronto, ON
Canada, M5S 2Z9
Tel: (416) 978-2379
Fax: (416) 978-4367