Value and Description
A fellowship to be provided to full-time students in the PhD in Environmental Science or PhD in Counselling & Clinical Psychology (Clinical Psychology Field) who, for reasons due to COVID-19, require additional time in their program that takes them beyond the program length required for their degree. These funds are not normally intended to provide support for tuition; tuition costs may be addressed through an application to Register with Tuition Exemption on The Basis of Progress Delays due to COVID-19.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible students will be outside the funded cohort
- Students were making good progress with their thesis/dissertation prior to COVID-19 and data collection or access to necessary sources has been significantly impeded due to pandemic-related impacts (e.g., labs closed, fieldwork cancelled, access to materials, archives or library sources has been impeded, personal circumstances).
- Additional work is needed before the thesis/dissertation can be defended (e.g., insufficient data or material) or the major research paper is completed.
- The revised research plan will require an additional session of registration.
- All feasible alternative academic activities (e.g., writing sections of dissertation or publications, coursework, professional development) have been completed.
Application Process
Eligible students should complete the UTSC COVID-19 Program Completion Award fillable pdf application form, have it signed by their supervisor and submit it to graduate-awards@utsc.utoronto.ca.
Application Deadline
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis so there is not a set deadline