Awards & Scholarships

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There are many supports available to help finance your graduate studies.

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

  • 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 it easier for you to explore awards at U of T

  • The Graduate Awards Office (GAO) at the School of Graduate Studies provides administrative support for a wide range of 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.

 

Thinking of applying to a tri-council or an OGS award ?

Graduate Award Information sessions are available to students interested in applying for Federal awards and/or Ontario Graduate Scholarships (to be held in the 2023-24 academic year). Note: international students are only eligible to apply for Vanier and OGS out of the sessions being offered.

Information sessions presented by SGS staff will provide general program information including eligibility requirements and application process. Sessions will also be recorded and made available at a later date.

Due to the amount of content that needs to be covered, each session will begin on the hour to make full use of the allotted times; the presentation portions are normally one hour long. In order to maintain the flow of the presentations for the recordings, SGS staff will answer questions from students after the presentation for an additional hour.

 

Date

Time - Presentation (1st hr)

+ Q&A (2nd hour)

Award

MS Teams Link

Dial-in Info

Thurs., August 18, 2022

2:00 - 4:00 pm

Vanier CGS Doctoral (CIHR/NSERC/SSHRC) – Q&A with Vanier recipients

Microsoft Teams Link

Tel: 1 647-794-1609
Conference ID: 288 588 636#

Thurs., August 25, 2022

2:30 - 4:30 pm

NSERC Doctoral Awards

Microsoft Teams Link

Tel: 1 647-794-1609
Conference ID: 767 803 881#

Tues., August 30, 2022

2:00 - 4:00 pm

CIHR Doctoral Awards

Microsoft Teams Link

Tel: 1 647-794-1609
Conference ID: 255 910 193#

Wed., August 31, 2022

2:00 - 4:00 pm

SSHRC Doctoral Awards

Microsoft Teams Link

Tel: 1 647-794-1609
Conference ID: 108 912 831#

Thurs., September 15, 2022

2:00 - 4:00 pm

Master’s CGS Awards (CIHR/NSERC/SSHRC)

Microsoft Teams Link

Tel: 1 647-794-1609
Conference ID: 949 598 789#

Thurs., November 17, 2022

2:00 - 4:00 pm

Ontario Graduate Scholarship (for Master’s/PhD)

Microsoft Teams Link

Tel: 1 647-794-1609
Conference ID: 993 098 168#

 

 

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

 

U of T Scarborough Awards & Grants

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

 

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.

 

 

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.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

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 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.

 

Toronto Pan Am Sport Centre Rebate and Special Offers

The Vice-Dean Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies supports graduate students in staying active over the summer months and provides an important summer gym rebate for eligible graduate students who purchase a Summer Gym Membership.

 

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.