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.
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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.
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.
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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 |
Tel: 1 647-794-1609 |
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Thurs., August 25, 2022 |
2:30 - 4:30 pm |
NSERC Doctoral Awards |
Tel: 1 647-794-1609 |
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Tues., August 30, 2022 |
2:00 - 4:00 pm |
CIHR Doctoral Awards |
Tel: 1 647-794-1609 |
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Wed., August 31, 2022 |
2:00 - 4:00 pm |
SSHRC Doctoral Awards |
Tel: 1 647-794-1609 |
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Thurs., September 15, 2022 |
2:00 - 4:00 pm |
Master’s CGS Awards (CIHR/NSERC/SSHRC) |
Tel: 1 647-794-1609 |
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Thurs., November 17, 2022 |
2:00 - 4:00 pm |
Ontario Graduate Scholarship (for Master’s/PhD) |
Tel: 1 647-794-1609 |
- The Graduate Centre for Academic Communication (GCAC) offers support to all graduate students to write successful scientific proposals.To learn more about GCAC programs and how to register, consult the SGS's Graduate Centre for Academic Communication webpage
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.
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.
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.