Awards & Scholarships

There are many supports available to help finance your graduate studies. In addition to the UTSC-specific financial assistance opportunities listed below. The following resources are available to assist you during your time at the University of Toronto:

  • Award Explorer

    Look for scholarships, awards and grants through Award Explorer: the centralized, searchable database from admissions to in-course and graduating awards. It supplements existing resources and aims to make exploring awards at U of T easier.  

  • Graduate Awards Office 

    The Graduate Awards Office (GAO) at the School of Graduate Studies (SGS) provides administrative support for various scholarship and financial aid programs. Whether you've just received an award or you're looking for financial support to attend a conference, the GAO can provide advice and assistance. Explore scholarships and merit-based awards on the SGS website.

Explore the UTSC-specific financial assistance opportunities, offered by the Office of the Vice-Principal Academic & Dean.

Scholarships and merit-based awards are available for domestic and international students and postdocs at the University of Toronto. 

For UTSC Graduate Students:

The scholarship is awarded to first year research-stream Master’s or Doctoral students, whose graduate research is based at UTSC. Applicants are evaluated on academic merit, experiential University-based contributions, and demonstrated success in areas outside academia. Value: $2,500.00

More information for Franco Vaccarino Graduate Scholarship's detailed guidelines and application form.

The Office of the Vice-Principal Academic & Dean has launched the UTSC Graduate Student Emergency Grant to support graduate students facing emergent financial shortfalls.

Guidelines and application form are available on the UTSC Graduate Student Emergency Grant webpage.

The Graduate Student Research Award recognizes excellence in graduate student research and leadership in the U of T Scarborough community by offering two awards annually, one for a master's student, valued at $2,000 and one for a doctoral student, valued at $3,000.

More information for UTSC Graduate Student Research Award's detailed guidelines and application form.

The Office of the Vice-Principal and Dean Academic provides a travel grant of up to $500 per student per year to support graduate student travel and registration expenses when attending and presenting research results at academic conferences.

More information for U of T Scarborough Graduate Student Travel Grant's detailed guidelines and application form.

Enrich your graduate experience with the UTSC Graduate Student Gym Membership. For more information, visit the UTSC Graduate Student Gym Rebate webpage.

The UTSC Housing Support Grant is offered by the Office of the Vice-Principal Academic & Dean to provide assistance with housing costs for eligible graduate students who have dependent children or other exceptional need-based circumstances. Requests must identify issues created by the lack of available graduate housing on the UTSC Campus that this grant would mitigate.

Variable award amounts will be given based on demonstrated financial need up to a maximum of $8,000.

More information for UTSC Housing Support Grant's detailed guidelines and application form

For UTSC Postdoctoral Fellows:

UTSC Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (UTSC PFP) is designed to provide outstanding recent doctoral students advanced training in their field of study. These fellowships are not discipline-specific, but rather can be held in any department or research unit across U of T Scarborough. New recruits are encouraged to apply.

Postdoc fellows must secure sponsorship of a supervisor (or supervisors) from the professoriate at U of T Scarborough. UTSC supervisor(s) must nominate their prospective postdoc fellow following the timeline and processes outlined below.

For more information on application process; please refer to the UTSC PFP webpage.

The University of Toronto Scarborough’s UTSC Inclusive Excellence Postdoctoral Fellowship provides funding to UTSC departments to increase opportunities for hiring postdoctoral fellows from underrepresented groups, specifically Indigenous and Black researchers. 

Guidelines and application form are available on the UTSC Inclusive Excellence Postdoctoral Fellowship Program webpage.

The University of Toronto Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship program provides funding to Graduate Faculties to increase opportunities for hiring postdoctoral fellows from underrepresented groups, specifically Indigenous and Black researchers.

Guidelines and application form are available on the Provost's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program webpage.

SoTL involves studying how students learn and sharing these findings publicly. Faculty approach teaching in a scholarly manner by reading educational literature, reviewing and adjusting teaching based on evaluations, and participating in teaching-focused workshops.

Details will be available in the Spring.

The Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program is intended to attract and retain top-tier postdoctoral talent, both nationally and internationally; develop their leadership potential; and position them for success as research leaders of tomorrow, positively contributing to Canada's economic, social and research-based growth through a research-intensive career. 

Guidelines and application forms are available on the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.

Highlights of TPASC Memberships for UTSC Postdocs (Adult, Couples, Family-1 and Family-2 memberships):

  • The First two months of the UTSC Postdoc membership are free! The Vice-Dean, Graduate will cover the cost of the first two months of the TPASC gym membership for UTSC Postdocs.
  • The UTSC Postdoc membership can be terminated without a cancellation fee after 8 months.

More information on TPASC Gym Membership for Postdocs' discounted rate, process to request, and FAQ.