UofT - Graduate Funding Information 2011-2012

Graduate Funding Structures for
U of T Doctoral-Stream Programs:
2011-12 Values for Students

School of Graduate Studies
September 7, 2012

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Table 1: Number of years for which funding is provided 1

Table 2: Minimum annual amount of funding 5

Table 3: Method and schedule of payment 8

Table 4: The role of external scholarships 11

Table 5: The role of teaching assistantships 14

Table 6: The role of research assistantships 17

Appendix: Additional commentary 20

Table 1. Number of years in the funding package
Program Dept. Code Master's level Doctoral level Total (maximum) Notes
Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work
1 Social Work SWK N/A 5 5
Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
2 Aerospace Science & Engineering AER 1.66 4 5.66
3 Biomedical Engineering BME 2 4 6 *See Appendix for details of professional master's funding for the Clinical
Engineering (MHSc) program
4 Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry CHE 2 4 6
5 Civil Engineering CIVIL 1.66 4 5.66
6 Electrical & Computer Engineering ECE 2 4 6
7 Materials Science & Engineering MSE 2 4 6
8 Mechanical & Industrial Engineering MIE 2 4 6
Faculty of Arts and Science (Note: The program 'European, Russian & Eurasian Studies' is not included in the funded cohort.)
9 Anthropology ANT 1 4 5
10
Art
FAH 0 5 5
11 Astronomy & Astrophysics AST 1 4 5
12 Cell & Systems Biology CSB 1 4 5
13 Chemistry CHM 1 4 5
14 Cinema Studies CINE 1 N/A 1
15 Classics CLAS 1 4 5 Students enrolled in 1-year masters in Classics are eligible for funding in
year 1; students enrolled in 2-year masters are eligible for funding in year
2.
16 Comparative Literature COL 0.5 4.5 5
Beginning 2010-11, students enrolled in the master's program are
eligible for the equivalent of half of the funding package. Students
enrolled in their 5th year of the PhD program are eligible for the
equivalent of half of the funding package. Prior to Fall 2010, the funding
definition was MA 1, PhD 4.
17 Computer Science CSC 1.33 3.67 5 Masters students in Computer Science are eligible for funding for 1.33
years [4 sessions]; doctoral students are eligible for funding for 3.67
years [11 sessions]. Total funding is for 5 years.
18 Criminology CRIM 0 5 5
19 Drama DRAMA 0.5 4.5 5
Beginning 2009-10, students enrolled in the master's program are
20 East Asian Studies EAS 0 5 5
21 Ecology & Evolutionary Biology EEB 1 4 5
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22 Economics ECO 1 4 5 Economics offers both a doctoral-stream and a non-doctoral-stream
masters in Economics. Students enrolled in the doctoral-stream masters
are eligible for funding in year 1; students enrolled in the non-doctoral-
stream masters in Economics are not eligible for funding.
23 English ENG 0 5 5
24 French Language and Literature FRE 0.5 4.5 5
Notes: Beginning 2012-13, students enrolled in the master's program are
25 Geography GGR 1 4 5 Masters in Geography is doctoral-stream; students are eligible for
funding in year 1. MScPl [Planning] and MUDS [Urban Design] are
professional masters; students are not eligible for funding.
26 Geology GLG 1 4 5
27 German Literature, Culture & Theory GER 0 5 5
28 History HIS 0 5 5
29 History & Philosophy of Science & Technology IHPST 1 4 5
30 Industrial Relations & Human Resources IRE N/A 4 5
Notes: Students with a Masters degree in industrial relations, human
resources or a cognate social science discipline such as economics,
sociology, etc., will be funded for four years. Students without a Master's
degree or with a Master's degree in an unrelated discipline (e.g.,
literature) will be funded for five years.
31 Italian Studies ITA 0 5 5
32 Linguistics LIN 1 4 5 Students enrolled in 1-year masters in Linguistics are eligible for funding
in year 1; students enrolled in 1.5-year and 2-year masters are eligible
for funding in year 2.
33 Mathematics MAT 1 4 5
34 Medieval Studies MST 0 5 5
35 Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations NMC 0 5 5
36 Philosophy PHL 1 4 5
Philosophy students enrolled in the collaborative doctoral program in
Ancient and Medieval Philosophy are eligible for funding for 5 years
37 Physics PHY 1 4 5
38 Planning GGR 0 4 4
39 Political Science POL 0 5 5
40 Psychology PSY 1 4 5
41 Religion RLG 0 5 5
42 Slavic Language & Literatures SLA 1 4 5
43 Sociology SOC 1 4 5
44 Spanish SPA 1 4 5
45 Statistics STAT 1 4 5
46 Women and Gender Studies WGSI 1 N/A 1
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Faculty of Dentistry
47 Dentistry DENT 1* 5 5 *First year funding dependant on supervisor.
Faculty of Forestry
48 Forestry FOR 2 4 6* *For Master's students who transfer to a PhD program, a total of five
years of funding is provided.
Also, see Appendix for details of professional master's funding for the
Master of Forest Conservation (MFC) program.
Faculty of Information
49 Information FIS N/A 4 +5th year
tuition
4 +5th year tuition *See Appendix for details of funding to professional master's programs.
Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education
50 Exercise Sciences EXSCI 2 4 6
Faculty of Law
51 Law LAW 0 3 3* *See Appendix for details
Faculty of Medicine
52 Biochemistry BCH 2** 5** From start of
program to 8
months after
receiving approval
to write thesis
**In general, provided that the student is "in good standing", a student
will be funded for the duration of his/her program. An MSc student is
normally expected to complete and defend his/her thesis within 2 to 3
years, while a PhD student is expected to complete and defend his/her
thesis in 4 to 6 years. Funding is guaranteed for a minimum of 2 years
for Msc students and 5 years for PhD students
53
Health Policy, Management and Evaluation
HPME 1 4 5
54 Immunology IMM 2** 5** 7.5 ** SEE ABOVE
55 Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology LMP 2** 5** No maximum as
long as in good
standing*
** SEE ABOVE
56 Medical Biophysics MBP 2** 5** From start of
program to 8
**SEE ABOVE *Stipend stops if student takes on paid employment,
even if thesis/defense is not completed yet
57 Medical Science MSC 2** 5** 5 ** SEE ABOVE
58 Molecular Genetics MEDGM 2** 5** No maximum as ** SEE ABOVE
59 Nutritional Sciences NUSCI 2** 5** 6 ** SEE ABOVE
60 Pharmacology PCL 2** 5** No maximum as
long as in good
standing
** SEE ABOVE
61 Physiology PSL 2** 5** 5 ** SEE ABOVE
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62 Public Health Sciences PHSCI 0 5 5
63 Rehabilitation Science REHSC 2 4 4 or 5* *5 years for transfer students only.
64 Speech-Language Pathology SLP 2 4 4 or 5* *5 years for transfer students only.
Faculty of Music
65 Music MUSIC 1 4 5 See Appendix for details of non-Ph.D. stream funding.
Faculty of Nursing
66 Nursing Science NURS N/A 4 4
Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy
67 Pharmaceutical Sciences PHM 1.5 4 to 5 5
Ontario Institute for Studies of Education
68 Adult Education & Community Development AEC 1 4 5
69 Counselling Psychology AEC 1 4 5
70 Curriculum Studies and Teacher Development CTL 1 4 5
71 Developmental Psychology & Education HDP 1 4 5
72 Educational Administration TPS 1 4 5
73 Higher Education TPS 1 4 5
74 History & Philosophy of Education TPS 1 4 5
75 School & Clinical Child Psychology HDP 2 3* 5 *MA students from the SCCP directly entering the PhD only receive 3
years of doctoral funding, but MA students from any other program would
be given 4 years of doctoral funding.
76 Second Language Education CTL 1 4 5
77 Sociology in Education SES 1 4 5
Rotman School of Management
78 Management MGT N/A 5* 5* *Reductions in funding are possible after year 2 if academic progress is
not fully satisfactory
University of Toronto Scarborough
79 Environmental Science UTSC N/A 5 5
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Table 2. Minimum annual amount of funding (exclusive of tuition fees and non-academic ancillary fees)
Program Dept. Code Master's level Doctoral level Notes
1 Social Work SWK N/A $15,000 First year PhD students receive $15,000 funding. PhD students in years 2 to 5 receive $10,000
2 Aerospace Science & Engineering AER $15,000 $15,000
3 Biomedical Engineering BME $15,000 $16,000
*See Appendix for details of professional master's funding for the Clinical Engineering (MHSc)
program
4 Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry CHE $16,275 $16,500
Named/endowed scholarships/awards are offered annually in addition to the minimum support,
based on academic excellence and financial need
5 Civil Engineering CIVIL $15,000 $15,000
6 Electrical & Computer Engineering ECE $15,000 $15,000
7 Materials Science & Engineering MSE $15,000 $15,000
8 Mechanical & Industrial Engineering MIE $15,000 $15,000
Faculty of Arts and Science
9
Anthropology ANT $15,000 $15,000
10
Art FAH $0 $15,000
11
Astronomy & Astrophysics AST $15,500 $15,500
12
Cell & Systems Biology CSB $15,500 $15,500
13
Chemistry CHM $15,500 $15,500
14
Cinema Studies CINE
$15,000 N/A
15 Classics CLAS $15,000 $15,000
16
Comparative Literature COL $7,500 $15,000 See notes in Table 1
17
Computer Science CSC $15,500 $15,500
18
Criminology CRIM $0 $15,000
19
Drama DRAMA $7,500 $15,000 See notes in Table 1
20
East Asian Studies EAS $0 $15,000
21
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology EEB $15,500 $15,500
22
Economics ECO $15,000 $15,000
23
English ENG $0 $15,000
24
French Language and Literature FRE $7,500 $15,000 See notes in Table 1
25 Geography GGR $15,000 $15,000
26
Geology GLG $15,500 $15,500
27
German Literature, Culture & Theory GER $0 $15,000
28
History HIS $0 $15,000
29
History & Philosophy of Science & Technology IHPST $15,000 $15,000
30
Industrial Relations & Human Resources IRE N/A $15,000
31
Italian Studies ITA $0 $15,000
32
Linguistics LIN $15,000 $15,000
33
Mathematics MAT $15,500 $15,500
34
Medieval Studies MST $0 $15,000
35
Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations NMC $0 $15,000
36
Philosophy PHL $15,000 $15,000
37
Physics PHY $15,500 $15,500
38
Planning GGR $0 $15,000
39
Political Science POL $0 $15,000
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40
Psychology PSY $15,500 $15,500
41
Religion RLG $0 $15,000
42
Slavic Language & Literatures SLA $15,000 $15,000
43
Sociology SOC $15,000 $15,000
44
Spanish SPA $15,000 $15,000
45
Statistics STAT $15,500 $15,500
46 Women and Gender Studies WGSI $15,000 N/A
47 Dentistry DENT $15,000 $17,000 See Appendix for extra funding for students winning external competitive awards.
Faculty of Forestry
48 Forestry FOR $12,000 $15,000 In addition to the minimum annual amount, full tuition and fees are paid to students in the
funded cohort.
Also, see Appendix for details of professional master's funding for the Master of Forest
Conservation (MFC) program.
49
Information FIS N/A $15,500 *See Appendix for details of funding to professional master's programs.
50 Exercise Sciences EXSCI $16,000 $16,000 In addition to the minimum annual amount, full tuition and fees are paid to students in the
Faculty of Law
51
Law LAW $0 $15,000 *See Appendix for extra funding for students winning external competitive awards.
Faculty of Medicine
52
Biochemistry BCH $17,000 $18,000 See Appendix for extra funding for students winning external competitive awards.
53
Health Policy, Management and Evaluation HPME $15,000 $15,000 See Appendix for extra funding for students winning external competitive awards.
54
Immunology IMM $17,000 $18,000 See Appendix for extra funding for students winning external competitive awards.
55
Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology LMP $17,000 $18,000 See Appendix for extra funding for students winning external competitive awards.
56 Medical Biophysics MBP $17,000 $18,000 Stipend stops if student takes on paid employment, even if thesis/defense is not completed.
57
Medical Science MSC $17,000 $18,000 See Appendix for extra funding for students winning external competitive awards.
58
Molecular Genetics MEDGM $17,000 $18,000 See Appendix for extra funding for students winning external competitive awards.
59
Nutritional Sciences NUSCI $17,000 $18,000 See Appendix for extra funding for students winning external competitive awards.
60
Pharmacology PCL $17,000 $18,000 See Appendix for extra funding for students winning external competitive awards.
61
Physiology PSL $17,000 $18,000 See Appendix for extra funding for students winning external competitive awards.
62 Public Health Sciences PHSCI $0 $15,000 See Appendix for extra funding for students winning external competitive awards.
63
Rehabilitation Science REHSC $16,459 $17,459
64
Speech-Language Pathology SLP $15,000 $15,000
Faculty of Music
65
Music MUSIC $15,000 $15,000 See Appendix for details of non-Ph.D. stream funding.
Faculty of Nursing
66 Nursing Science NURS N/A $15,000 See Appendix for details of tuition refund for instructors of nursing programs in Ontario.
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67
Pharmaceutical Sciences PHM $15,000 $17,000 See Appendix for details of field-dependent funding amounts and exclusions.
68
Adult Education & Community Development AEC $15,000 $15,000
69
Counselling Psychology AEC $15,000 $15,000
70 Curriculum Studies and Teacher Development
CTL $15,000 $15,000
71
Developmental Psychology & Education HDP $15,000 $15,000
72
Educational Administration TPS $15,000 $15,000
73
Higher Education TPS $15,000 $15,000
74
History & Philosophy of Education TPS $15,000 $15,000
75
School & Clinical Child Psychology HDP $15,000 $15,000
76
Second Language Education CTL $15,000 $15,000
77
Sociology in Education SES $15,000 $15,000
78
Management MGT N/A $26,000
79
Environmental Science UTSC N/A $15,500
For all OISE Programs: See Appendix for details of extra funding for students winning major
external awards and for those in grant-based enrolment.
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Table 3. Method and schedule of payment for department/faculty awards (e.g., UTF)
Note: Under 'Method of Payment', 'Directly to student' indicates that the full award instalment is issued to the student. ''Student fees account' indicates that
the award is automatically applied toward any outstanding charges (e.g., tuition) and the remainder is issued to the student.
Program Dept. Code Method of Payment Payment Schedule
1 Social Work SWK Directly to student Semi-annually
2 Aerospace Science & Engineering AER Directly to student Sessionally (3 times a year)
3 Biomedical Engineering BME Directly to student (fall, summer) / Student fees account (wi Sessionally (3 times a year)
4 Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry CHE Directly to student Monthly (end of month)
5 Civil Engineering CIVIL Directly to student (fall) / Student fees account (winter, sumSessionally (3 times a year)
6 Electrical & Computer Engineering ECE Directly to student Monthly (end of month)
7 Materials Science & Engineering MSE Directly to student Monthly (end of month)
8 Mechanical & Industrial Engineering MIE Directly to student (Sept) / Student fees account (J an) Bi-annually
9 Anthropology ANT Student fees account Sessionally (2-3 times a year)
10
Art
FAH Student fees account Sessionally (2-3 times a year)
11 Astronomy & Astrophysics AST Student fees account Sessionally (2-3 times a year)
12 Cell & Systems Biology CSB Student fees account Sessionally (2-3 times a year)
13 Chemistry CHM Student fees account Sessionally (2-3 times a year)
14 Cinema Studies CINE Student fees account Sessionally (2-3 times a year)
15 Classics CLAS Student fees account Sessionally (2-3 times a year)
16 Comparative Literature COL Student fees account Sessionally (2-3 times a year)
17 Computer Science CSC Student fees account Sessionally (2-3 times a year)
18 Criminology CRIM Student fees account Sessionally (2-3 times a year)
19 Drama DRAMA Student fees account Sessionally (2-3 times a year)
20 East Asian Studies EAS Student fees account Sessionally (2-3 times a year)
21 Ecology & Evolutionary Biology EEB Student fees account Sessionally (2-3 times a year)
22 Economics ECO Student fees account Sessionally (2-3 times a year)
23 English ENG Student fees account Sessionally (2-3 times a year)
24 French Language and Literature FRE Student fees account Sessionally (2-3 times a year)
25 Geography GGR Student fees account Sessionally (2-3 times a year)
26 Geology GLG Student fees account Sessionally (2-3 times a year)
27 German Literature, Culture & Theory GER Student fees account Sessionally (2-3 times a year)
28 History HIS Student fees account Sessionally (2-3 times a year)
29 History & Philosophy of Science & Technology IHPST Student fees account Sessionally (2-3 times a year)
30 Industrial Relations & Human Resources IRE Student fees account Sessionally (2-3 times a year)
31 Italian Studies ITA Student fees account Sessionally (2-3 times a year)
32 Linguistics LIN Student fees account Sessionally (2-3 times a year)
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33 Mathematics MAT Student fees account Sessionally (2-3 times a year)
34 Medieval Studies MST Student fees account Sessionally (2-3 times a year)
35 Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations NMC Student fees account Sessionally (2-3 times a year)
36 Philosophy PHL Student fees account Sessionally (2-3 times a year)
37 Physics PHY Student fees account Sessionally (2-3 times a year)
38 Planning GGR Student fees account Sessionally (2-3 times a year)
39 Political Science POL Student fees account Sessionally (2-3 times a year)
40 Psychology PSY Student fees account Sessionally (2-3 times a year)
41 Religion RLG Student fees account Sessionally (2-3 times a year)
42 Slavic Language & Literatures SLA Student fees account Sessionally (2-3 times a year)
43 Sociology SOC Student fees account Sessionally (2-3 times a year)
44 Spanish SPA Student fees account Sessionally (2-3 times a year)
45 Statistics STAT Student fees account Sessionally (2-3 times a year)
46
Women and Gender Studies WGSI Student fees account Sessionally (2-3 times a year)
47 Dentistry DENT Directly to student (Sept) / Student fees account (J an, May)Sessionally (3 times a year)
Faculty of Forestry
48 Forestry FOR Student fees account Sessionally (up to 3 times a year)
49 Information FIS Student fees account Semi-annually
50 Exercise Sciences EXSCI Directly to student (1st instalment) / Student fees account
(1st and/or 2nd instalment)
Semi-annually
Faculty of Law
51 Law LAW Directly to student Semi-annually
Faculty of Medicine
52 Biochemistry BCH Student fees account Sessionally (up to 3 times a year)
53 Health Policy, Management & Pathobiology HPME Student fees account Sessionally (3 times a year)
54 Immunology IMM Student fees account Sessionally (up to 3 times a year)
55 Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology LMP Student fees account Annually (UT Fellowship is paid in one lump sum)
56 Medical Biophysics MBP Student fees account Sessionally (up to 3 times a year)
57 Medical Science MSC Student fees account Sessionally (up to 3 times a year)
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58 Molecular Genetics MEDGM Student fees account Sessionally (up to 3 times a year)
59 Nutritional Sciences NUSCI Student fees account Sessionally (up to 3 times a year)
60 Pharmacology PCL Student fees account Sessionally (up to 3 times a year)
61 Physiology PSL Student fees account Sessionally (up to 3 times a year)
62 Public Health Sciences PHSCI Student fees account Sessionally (3 times a year)
63 Rehabilitation Science REHSC Student fees account Sessionally (up to 3 times a year)
64 Speech-Language Pathology SLP Student fees account Sessionally (up to 3 times a year)
Faculty of Music
65 Music MUSIC Student fees account Semi-annually
Faculty of Nursing
66 Nursing Science NURS Directly to student (1st instalment) / Student fees account
(2nd & 3rd instalments)
Sessionally (3 times a year; beginnining of each session)
67 Pharmaceutical Sciences PHM Directly to student (1st instalment) / Student fees account
(2nd instalment)
Semi-annually
68 Adult Education & Community Development AEC
69 Counselling Psychology AEC
70 Curriculum Studies and Teacher Development CTL
71 Developmental Psychology & Education HDP
72 Educational Administration TPS
73 Higher Education TPS
74 History & Philosophy of Education TPS
75 School & Clinical Child Psychology HDP
76 Second Language Education CTL
77 Sociology in Education SES
78 Management MGT Student fees account Sessionally (3 times a year; beginnining of each term)
79
Environmental Science
UTSC Student fees account Semi-annually
For all OISE Programs: Student fees account Students are paid monthly except for major scholarships
which are paid in three instalments (Sept, J an, and May) and
the OISE Grant which is paid semi-annually (Sept, J an). The
OISE Grant goes directly to the student fees account first
with the remainder of the amount issued to the student.
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Table 4. The role of external scholarships
Program
Dept. Code
Does the
external
scholarship
count toward the
funding?
Is a top-up
(premium)
offered in
addition?
How does the holding of
a scholarship affect the
likelihood of student also
holding a teaching
assistantship (TA)?
How does the holding of a
scholarship affect the
holding a research
assistantship (RA)? Notes
1
Social Work SWK Yes* Yes* No effect* No effect* *See Appendix for details
2
Aerospace Science & Engineering AER Yes Yes No effect** No effect*
3
Biomedical Engineering BME Yes Yes No effect** No effect*
4
Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry CHE Yes* Yes No effect** No effect*
5
Civil Engineering CIVIL Yes Yes No effect** Adjusted accordingly
6
Electrical & Computer Engineering ECE Yes Yes No effect** No effect*
7
Materials Science & Engineering MSE Yes Yes No effect** No effect*
8 Mechanical & Industrial Engineering MIE Yes Yes
No effect**
No effect*
9
Anthropology ANT Yes Sometimes No effect No effect
10
Art FAH Yes Sometimes No effect No effect
11
Astronomy & Astrophysics AST Yes Sometimes No effect No effect
12
Cell & Systems Biology CSB Yes Sometimes No effect No effect
13
Chemistry CHM Yes Sometimes No effect No effect
14
Cinema Studies CINE Yes Sometimes No effect No effect
15
Classics CLAS Yes Sometimes No effect No effect
16
Comparative Literature COL Yes Sometimes No effect No effect
17
Computer Science CSC Yes Sometimes No effect No effect
18
Criminology CRIM Yes Sometimes No effect No effect
19
Drama DRAMA Yes Sometimes No effect No effect
20
East Asian Studies EAS Yes Sometimes No effect No effect
21
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology EEB Yes Sometimes No effect No effect
22
Economics ECO Yes Sometimes No effect No effect
23
English ENG Yes Sometimes No effect No effect
24
French Language and Literature FRE Yes Sometimes No effect No effect
25
Geography GGR Yes Sometimes No effect No effect
26
Geology GLG Yes Sometimes No effect No effect
27
German Literature, Culture & Theory GER Yes Sometimes No effect No effect
28
History HIS Yes Sometimes No effect No effect
29
History & Philosophy of Science & Technology IHPST Yes Sometimes No effect No effect
30 Industrial Relations & Human Resources IRE
Yes Sometimes No effect No effect
31
Italian Studies ITA Yes Sometimes No effect No effect
32
Linguistics LIN Yes Sometimes No effect No effect
33
Mathematics MAT Yes Sometimes No effect No effect
34
Medieval Studies MST Yes Sometimes No effect No effect
*Awards greater than $4,000
may affect departmental
funding package;

the top-
up or RA is optional with the
NSERC CGS-D award;
**unless restricted by the
granting agency.
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Program
Dept. Code
Does the
external
scholarship
count toward the
funding?
Is a top-up
(premium)
offered in
addition?
holding a teaching
assistantship (TA)?
holding a research
35
Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations NMC Yes Sometimes No effect No effect
36
Philosophy PHL Yes Sometimes No effect No effect
37
Physics PHY Yes Sometimes No effect No effect
38
Planning GGR Yes Sometimes No effect No effect
39
Political Science POL Yes Sometimes No effect No effect
40
Psychology PSY Yes Sometimes No effect No effect
41
Religion RLG Yes Sometimes No effect No effect
42
Slavic Language & Literatures SLA Yes Sometimes No effect No effect
43
Sociology SOC Yes Sometimes No effect No effect
44
Spanish SPA Yes Sometimes No effect No effect
45
Statistics STAT Yes Sometimes No effect No effect
46 Women and Gender Studies WGSI Yes Sometimes No effect No effect
47 Dentistry DENT Yes Yes No effect No effect
Faculty of Forestry
48 Forestry FOR Yes Yes* No effect Likelihood may be reduced if
external scholarship covers
funding amount
*See Appendix for details
49
Information FIS Sometimes* Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes *See Appendix for details
50
Exercise Sciences EXSCI Yes Yes No effect No effect
Faculty of Law
51 Law LAW Yes Sometimes* No effect No effect
Faculty of Medicine
52
Biochemistry BCH Yes Yes* *See Appendix for details
53
Health Policy, Management and Evaluation HPME Yes Yes *See Appendix for details
54
Immunology IMM Yes Yes* *See Appendix for details
55
Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology LMP Yes Yes* *See Appendix for details
56
Medical Biophysics MBP Yes Yes* *See Appendix for details
57
Medical Science MSC Yes Yes* *See Appendix for details
58
Molecular Genetics MEDGM Yes Yes* *See Appendix for details
For all programs in
Medicine:
TAs are not included in
the funding package
For all programs in
Medicine:
RAs are not included in the
funding package
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Program
Dept. Code
Does the
external
scholarship
count toward the
funding?
Is a top-up
(premium)
offered in
addition?
holding a teaching
assistantship (TA)?
holding a research
59
Nutritional Sciences NUSCI Yes Yes* *See Appendix for details
60
Pharmacology PCL Yes Yes* *See Appendix for details
61
Physiology PSL Yes Yes* *See Appendix for details
62
Public Health Sciences PHSCI Yes Sometimes* *See Appendix for details
63
Rehabilitation Science REHSC Yes Yes
64
Speech-Language Pathology SLP Yes No
Faculty of Music
65 Music MUSIC Yes Sometimes N/A N/A
Faculty of Nursing
66
Nursing Science NURS Yes Yes No effect No effect
67 Pharmaceutical Sciences PHM Yes Yes No effect* No effect* *See Appendix for details
68
Adult Education & Community Development AEC Sometimes Sometimes
69
Counselling Psychology AEC Sometimes Sometimes
70
Curriculum Studies and Teacher Development CTL Sometimes Sometimes
71
Developmental Psychology & Education HDP Sometimes Sometimes
72
Educational Administration TPS Sometimes Sometimes
73
Higher Education TPS Sometimes Sometimes
74
History & Philosophy of Education TPS Sometimes Sometimes
75
School & Clinical Child Psychology HDP Sometimes Sometimes
76
Second Language Education CTL Sometimes Sometimes
77
Sociology in Education SES Sometimes Sometimes
78
Management MGT Yes Yes No effect No effect
79
Environmental Science UTSC YES Yes Lowers likelihood Lowers likelihood
For all OISE programs:
No effect*
For all OISE programs:
Currently, no effect.
Students with scholarships
over $15,000 may not be
eligible for some RAs*
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Table 5. The role of teaching assistantships (TAs) and Sessional Instructors (CI)
Program Dept. Code Normal number of hours (or range) included in the funding package
1
Social Work SWK Within the CUPE expectations. Students can hold a combination of TA and/or RA.
2
Aerospace Science & Engineering AER 0
3
Biomedical Engineering BME 0
4
Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry CHE 40 hours
5
Civil Engineering CIVIL 108 hours (minimum)
6
Electrical & Computer Engineering ECE 0
7
Materials Science & Engineering MSE 30
8
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering MIE 0
9
Anthropology ANT
10
Art FAH
11
Astronomy & Astrophysics AST
12
Cell & Systems Biology CSB
13
Chemistry CHM
14
Cinema Studies CINE
15
Classics CLAS
16
Comparative Literature COL
17
Computer Science CSC
18
Criminology CRIM
19
Drama DRAMA
20
East Asian Studies EAS
21
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology EEB
22
Economics ECO
23
English ENG
24
French Language and Literature FRE
25
Geography GGR
26
Geology GLG
27
German Literature, Culture & Theory GER
28
History HIS
29
History & Philosophy of Science & Technology IHPST
30 Industrial Relations & Human Resources IRE
For all Arts and Science Programs: Normal TA hours vary from unit to unit. For all
units, a maximum 205 hours per student is included in the funding package.
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31
Italian Studies ITA
32
Linguistics LIN
33
Mathematics MAT
34
Medieval Studies MST
35
Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations NMC
36
Philosophy PHL
37
Physics PHY
38
Planning GGR
39
Political Science POL
40
Psychology PSY
41
Religion RLG
42
Slavic Language & Literatures SLA
43
Sociology SOC
44
Spanish SPA
45
Statistics STAT
46 Women and Gender Studies WGSI
47
Dentistry DENT N/A
Faculty of Forestry
48
Forestry FOR N/A (TAs are paid over and above the amount of the funding package)
49 Information FIS 150 hours per year for 4 years (average)
50
Exercise Sciences EXSCI 100-110 hours
Faculty of Law
51
Law LAW N/A (TAs are paid over and above the amount of the funding package)
Faculty of Medicine
52
Biochemistry BCH N/A
53
Health Policy, Management & Evaluation HPME N/A
54
Immunology IMM N/A
55
Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology LMP N/A
56
Medical Biophysics MBP N/A
57
Medical Science MSC N/A
58
Molecular Genetics MEDGM N/A
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59
Nutritional Sciences NUSCI N/A
60
Pharmacology PCL N/A
61
Physiology PSL N/A
62
Public Health Sciences PHSCI N/A
63
Rehabilitation Science REHSC N/A
64
Speech-Language Pathology SLP N/A
Faculty of Music
65 Music MUSIC 210 hours maximum (with additional hours paid on top of the funding package)
Faculty of Nursing
66
Nursing Science NURS 140 hours
67
Pharmaceutical Sciences PHM Ranging from 50-200 hours
68
Adult Education & Community Development AEC
69
Counselling Psychology AEC
70
Curriculum Studies and Teacher Development CTL
71
Developmental Psychology & Education HDP
72
Educational Administration TPS
73
Higher Education TPS
74
History & Philosophy of Education TPS
75
School & Clinical Child Psychology HDP
76
Second Language Education CTL
77
Sociology in Education SES
78 Management MGT 200 hours per year in years 2 to 4 (or RA hours; See Appendix for details)
79
Environmental Science UTSC 140-210 for non-scholarship students
For all OISE programs: TAs in the Teacher Education Program (TEPAs) are normaly
required to work 220 hours, but only 205 hours are counted towards the funding package.
TAs held outside OISE are not counted as part of the funding package.
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Table 6. The tole of research assistantships (RAs)
Program
Dept. Code
Normal amount of work (hours or bursary sum)
included in the funding package
Mandated or encouraged practice regarding payment structures (e.g.,
salary or bursary)
1 Social Work SWK Within the expectations of 10-12 hours/week.
This depends on the faculty grant, therefore the
combination of RA and/or TA/SI is more flexible
and feasible.
The standing policy is that PhD students receive a minimum of $25/hr
as an RA. Any PhD student in good standing in years 1 to 5 whose
funding falls short of the minimum amount of the University funding
package for that academic year, when calculating a combination of
external funding/ U of T fellowship funding, will be provided with RA
and/or TA or SI opportunities that will meet or exceed the minimum
funding package.
2
Aerospace Science & Engineering AER 40 hours/week Stipend
3
Biomedical Engineering BME 40 hours/week Stipend
4
Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry CHE 40 hours/week Stipend
5
Civil Engineering CIVIL 40 hours/week Stipend
6
Electrical & Computer Engineering ECE 40 hours/week Stipend
7
Materials Science & Engineering MSE 40 hours/week Stipend
8
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering MIE 40 hours/week Stipend
9
Anthropology ANT
10
Art FAH
11
Astronomy & Astrophysics AST
12
Cell & Systems Biology CSB
13
Chemistry CHM
14
Cinema Studies CINE
15
Classics CLAS
16
Comparative Literature COL
17
Computer Science CSC
18
Criminology CRIM
19 Drama DRAMA
20
East Asian Studies EAS
21
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology EEB
22
Economics ECO
23
English ENG
24
French Language and Literature FRE
25
Geography GGR
26
Earth Sciences GLG
27
German Literature, Culture & Theory GER
28
History HIS
29
History & Philosophy of Science & Technology IHPST
30
Industrial Relations & Human Resources IRE
31
Italian Studies ITA
32
Linguistics LIN
33
Mathematics MAT
34
Medieval Studies MST
For all Faculty of Arts and Science programs:
Normal RA hours vary from unit to unit. It is
expected that the aggregate value of RAs for the
category of students without major scholarships
will range from $0 to $8000 per student.
For all Faculty of Arts and Science programs: Many graduate units
encourage supervisors to pay RAs as T4A income when appropriate
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Program
Dept. Code
salary or bursary)
35
Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations NMC
36
Philosophy PHL
37
Physics PHY
38
Planning GGR
39
Political Science POL
40
Psychology PSY
41
Religion RLG
42
Slavic Language & Literatures SLA
43
Sociology SOC
44
Spanish SPA
45
Statistics STAT
46
Women and Gender Studies WGSI
47
Dentistry DENT N/A Salary
Faculty of Forestry
48
Forestry FOR No fixed hours for RAs RAs are paid as scholarships/fellowships.
49
Information FIS None currently. Paid hourly.
50
Exercise Sciences EXSCI $3,500 per year N/A
Faculty of Law
51
Law LAW RAs not included in funding package. N/A
Faculty of Medicine
52
Biochemistry BCH N/A
53
Health Policy, Management and Evaluation HPME N/A
54
Immunology IMM N/A
55
Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology LMP N/A
56
Medical Biophysics MBP N/A
57
Medical Science MSC N/A
58
Molecular Genetics MEDGM N/A
59
Nutritional Sciences NUSCI N/A
60
Pharmacology PCL N/A
61
Physiology PSL N/A
62
Public Health Sciences PHSCI N/A
63
Rehabilitation Science REHSC N/A
64
Speech-Language Pathology SLP N/A
Faculty of Music
For all Faculty of Medicine programs: The Faculty of Medicine very
strongly discourages supervisors from hiring their own graduate
students as research assistants (i.e., T4 income)
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Program
Dept. Code
salary or bursary)
65
Music MUSIC RAs not included in funding package. N/A
Faculty of Nursing
66 Nursing Science NURS N/A
67 Pharmaceutical Sciences PHM There are no fixed hours attached to the research
assistantship (e.g. , a student could spend
approximately 45 to 60 hours per week in
laboratory research).
The minimum stipend amount paid to the student from the supervisor's
grant is paid on a monthly basis for 12 months (Sept to Aug).
Departmental funding in the form of a U of T Open Fellowship or the
Ben Cohen Bursary is paid to the students in two installments (Sept and
J an).
68
Adult Education & Community Development AEC
69
Counselling Psychology AEC
70
Curriculum Studies and Teacher Development CTL
71
Developmental Psychology & Education HDP
72
Educational Administration TPS
73
Higher Education TPS
74
History & Philosophy of Education TPS
75
School & Clinical Child Psychology HDP
76
Second Language Education CTL
77
Sociology in Education SES
78 Management MGT
p y y (
See Appendix for details) Bursary
79
Environmental Science UTSC variable
Payment is arranged between supervisor and student. RA Packages
are counted toward the funding package.
For all OISE programs: Full Graduate
Assistantships require students to work 266
hours (September to April). Major RAs that are
considered part of students' funding packages
are limited to 275 hours.
For all OISE programs: Students are paid in 8 equal monthly
installments between September and April.
8/24/2012
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Appendix:
Additional Commentary on the Administration of Funding


1. We do not limit students. They are able to hold a major scholarship, plus a
teaching and/or research assistantship. The teaching assistantships and research
assistantships provide academic opportunities that are beneficial to the career
prospects of the students; others take assistantships primarily for the income. We
try to ensure that those without scholarships get an RA or TA for their benefit.
These sources are counted as part of the doctoral stream funding package.
2. As of September 2009, PhD students must apply for external awards, teaching
assistantships and research assistantships equivalent to the domestic tuition and
fees portion of the funding package, starting in their first year. Students who
choose not to apply for external competitive awards will forfeit consideration for
funding.
3. Students who obtain a major external competitive award above $10,000 receive a
merit bonus of $5,000. Vanier and Bombardier award recipients will have
exceeded the amount of the funding package and are not eligible for a merit
bonus.
4. The Faculty also provides several Royal Bank Fellowships, and we inform
students of additional Fellowship opportunities (e.g., health fellowships)
administered at the UofT.
5. The Faculty offers a flex-time program but students in that program are excluded
from the funded cohort.


1. The Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering offers its MHSc
(Clinical Engineering) students two years of funding, which is a combination of a
department scholarship, federal/provincial funding and supervisory research
funds. The amount of funding provided varies year to year based on provincial
funding, but exceeds $15,000 plus tuition and fees. A thesis stipend is included in
this funding package, which begins when the thesis research project is started.
2. Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry offer limited Teaching
Assistantships to Master of Engineering students. There are approximately 5 TAs
available annually, and the typical number of hours included in each TA is 50
hours.

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1.
Students who receive an external competitive award over $10,000 receive a
$3,000/year top up.

Faculty of Forestry

1. Students in the Facultys Master of Forest Conservation (MFC) program are
awarded admission fellowships on the basis of academic excellence.
Approximately $50,000 is awarded annually, overall. Over the course of their
program, MFC students also received additional funding in the form of need-
based and in-course awards.
2. Top-up values are as follows:
NSERC Doctoral - $5,000 per year for up to 3 years
NSERC Master's - $2,500 per year for one year
OGS - $1,500 for one year
3. Teaching assistantships are awarded on the basis of the application (e.g.,
experience), availability and instructor preferences, and not necessarily on the
basis of an external scholarship.


1. In cases where students in the funded cohort receive an external, competitively-
reviewed award valued at or over $15,000 per annum (e.g., OGS, SSHRC,
NSERC, NSF) that award will stand in lieu of the stipend portion of the funding
package from the University. Students with these awards are exempt from all
requirements of the funding package to serve as a teaching or research assistants.
The Faculty of Information will continue to meet either international or domestic
tuition fees (as appropriate for the student) and, in recognition of their success, the
Faculty will award them an Academic Excellence Award of $2000 each year that
they hold the external award and remain in the funded cohort. These students
continue to be eligible to work as a teaching or research assistants if they wish to
supplement their funds, and if the Faculty has available TA positions.
2. Fellowships are available for both the Master of Information (MI) and Master of
Museum Studies (MMSt) programs, consisting of full tuition up to the value of
domestic tuition fees. Students may renew these fellowships on their second year
if an overall GPA of 3.7 is attained. This funding was not affected by or related to
TA/RAships or external scholarships in 2011-12. More information is available
at http://www.ischool.utoronto.ca/degrees/phd/funding.

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1. Students in flex-time Ph.D. programs and part-time M.Sc. program are not
eligible for funding

Faculty of Law

1. We have only one required course for students with an LLM, two for direct-entry
students. Doctoral students are not required to TA for their stipend and so have
more time than ordinary graduate students to focus on research. We find that our
students tend to finish in three to three-and-a-half years and so we try to fund
students for an extra six months if their supervisory committee determines they
need that time to finish their theses.
2. Students who receive an external competitive award may receive a small top-up if
resources are available.
3. The Faculty of Law has limited teaching assistantship opportunities and does not
count teaching or research assistantships in doctoral students funding packages.

Faculty of Medicine

Biochemistry, Immunology, Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology, Medical Biophysics,
Medical Science, Molecular Genetics, Nutritional Sciences, Pharmacology, Physiology
1. A student who receives $15,000 or more as a major, competitive, external award
will be provided with an additional $3,000 top up in recognition of receiving an
external award. In such cases, the student will be paid the amount of his/her
award plus the difference between his/her award and the total stipend plus a
$3000 top-up. Payment of top-ups will occur for the duration of the award.
Students who receive an award of greater value than the total stipend plus $3000
(e.g. Doctoral or Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship) will be ineligible for a
further top-up.

Institute of Health Evaluation, Policy and Management
1. Students who receive a major, external competitive award receive a top up of
$3000.00

Public Health Sciences
1. Students who receive an external competitive award over $15,000 receive a top
up to a maximum of $25,000 for the students total package.

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Faculty of Music

1. The Faculty of Music Masters of Music (M.Mus.) professional degree students
are not part of the funded cohort. However, the funding package for the Faculty
of Music currently offers $2,000 funding, which is derived from named
scholarships and from the Faculty of Music. Domestic Doctor of Musical Arts
(D.M.A.) students will receive tuition plus $6,000 stipend. The stipend includes a
teaching assistant position with a maximum of 140 hours. If a student receives an
outside scholarship, it will replace this funding.
2. The Faculty of Music is considering possible adjustments to committed funding to
the different graduate programs. Please contact the graduate unit for further
information.
3. The research assistantship is paid in addition to scholarships.

Faculty of Nursing

1. Students who are teaching at a post-secondary institution in Ontario may be
eligible for the faculty tuition waiver program through the Ministry of Training,
Colleges and Universities. The tuition waiver counts towards the funding
guarantee.


2. For 2011-2012 academic year, the minimum stipend for full-time domestic PhD
students is as follows: $24,000 for students conducting research in the fields of
Molecular Pharmacology & Toxicology and Pharmaceutics & Pharmacokinetics
while the minimum stipend for students conducting research in the Clinical,
Social and Administrative Pharmaceutical Sciences is $23,050. The minimum
stipend for full-time domestic MSC students in all the fields of study is $23,050 in
2011. These stipends are compared favourably with the stipends offered by other
departments in the Life Sciences and Social Sciences respectively.
3. The minimum stipend for international students is $15,000 plus tuition. For the
academic year 2011/2012, the total stipend was $32,922.
4. Students are strongly encouraged to apply for external scholarships.
5. For students with an RA contract funding from the supervisor's grant is paid to the
student to bring the scholarship to the amount of our minimum stipend.
6. A student with a scholarship is just as likely to receive a TA contract as one
without a scholarship. A senior doctoral student who holds a scholarship could
decline a TA contract if the scholarship amount is greater than the departments
minimum stipend.

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1. Those students who are awarded TAs (including TEPAs, teaching assistantship in
the Teacher Education Program) may also hold an external scholarship, such as
OGS or SSHRC. In addition to TAs, OISE students in the funded cohort are
offered Graduate Assistantships (GA), which are research positions funded from
the OISE operating budget.
2. Two types of research assistantships are available at OISE: 1) GAs (described
above) and 2) Major Research Assistantships (RA) through faculty members
research grants. In addition, students may hold a Research Fellowship as part of
their funding package. The role of the GA in graduate funding is different
depending on a students funding package. A student receives one of the
following funding packages:
a. Core Package: Students who do not hold a major scholarship, a Combined
RF/GA (see below) or Major RA (worth at least 40% of the funding
package level for domestic students) are provided with a GA. Such
students receive the core package. Students may decline the GA but will
also forfeit the equivalent dollar value in their graduate funding package.
Students may substitute a TA for their GA.
b. Scholarship Package: Students who have large scholarships (worth at least
40% of the funding package level for domestic students) receive the
scholarship package. Students holding scholarships worth less than the
level of the funding package are given an OISE Grant. Such students with
scholarships below $15,000 will also be offered a GA, but may decline
half of the GA and have the value replaced by an OISE Grant. Students
holding a scholarship with the value of an OGS ($15,000) or greater will
NOT be offered a GA. However, they will receive an OISE Grant if the
value of their scholarship is below the level of the funding package.
c. Combined Research Fellowship/Graduate Assistantship Package:
Students in this category are offered a Research Fellowship (RF) and a
half GA with an OISE faculty member as part of the graduate funding
package. Students complete the RF in the fall and the half GA in the
winter. Students may decline the RF and/or the GA but will also forfeit
the equivalent dollar value in the graduate funding package.
d. Major Research Assistantship Package: Students who have RAs (worth at
least the equivalent of a full GA) through faculty research grants receive
the Major RA Package.
3. Students who obtain a scholarship worth the value of an OGS ($15,000) or greater
also receive an Academic Excellence Award worth $2,000.
4. Students who obtain major scholarships (with the value of an OGS or greater) for
all or most of their period of funding are eligible for a Scholarship Recognition
Award valued at the cost of tuition plus $2,000 if they are registered in the year
following the end of their funding.
5. Research Assistantships outside the Combined RF/GA Package or RA Packages
are not counted toward the funding package.
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6. Students in any of the funding packages can earn additional monies by working
on external research grants. This includes students who receive the Combined
RF/GA or Major RA Packages, if they work hours additional to those counted as
part of the funding package.


1. Work requirements can be satisfied through research assistantship and/or teaching
assistantship work.
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Appendix:
Additional Commentary on the Administration of Funding

Applied Science and Engineering, Faculty of

1. The Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering offers its MHSc
(Clinical Engineering) students two years of funding, which is a combination of a
department scholarship, federal/provincial funding and supervisory research
funds. The amount of funding provided varies year to year based on provincial
funding, but exceeds $15,000 plus tuition and fees. A thesis stipend is included in
this funding package, which begins when the thesis research project is started.
2. Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry offer limited Teaching
Assistantships to Master of Engineering students. There are approximately 5 TAs
available annually, and the typical number of hours included in each TA is 50
hours.

Dentistry, Faculty of

1. Students who receive an external competitive award over $10,000 receive
$3,000/year top up.

Education, Ontario Institute for Studies of

1. Those students who are awarded TAs (including TEPAs, teaching assistantship in
the Teacher Education Program) may also hold an external scholarship, such as
OGS or SSHRC. In addition to TAs, OISE students in the funded cohort are
offered Graduate Assistantships (GA), which are research positions funded from
the OISE operating budget.
2. Two types of research assistantships are available at OISE: 1) GAs (described
above) and 2) Major Research Assistantships (RA) through faculty members
research grants. In addition, students may hold a Research Fellowship as part of
their funding package. The role of the GA in graduate funding is different
depending on a students funding package. A student receives one of the
following funding packages:
a. Core Package: Students who do not hold a major scholarship, a Combined
RF/GA (see below) or Major RA (worth at least 40% of the funding
package level for domestic students) are provided with a GA. Such
students receive the core package. Students may decline the GA but will
also forfeit the equivalent dollar value in their graduate funding package.
Students may substitute a TA for their GA.
b. Scholarship Package: Students who have large scholarships (worth at least
40% of the funding package level for domestic students) receive the
scholarship package. Students holding scholarships worth less than the
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level of the funding package are given an OISE Grant. Such students with
scholarships below $15,000 will also be offered a GA, but may decline
half of the GA and have the value replaced by an OISE Grant. Students
holding a scholarship with the value of an OGS ($15,000) or greater will
NOT be offered a GA. However, they will receive an OISE Grant if the
value of their scholarship is below the level of the funding package.
c. Combined Research Fellowship/Graduate Assistantship Package:
Students in this category are offered a Research Fellowship (RF) and a
half GA with an OISE faculty member as part of the graduate funding
package. Students complete the RF in the fall and the half GA in the
winter. Students may decline the RF and/or the GA but will also forfeit
the equivalent dollar value in the graduate funding package.
d. Major Research Assistantship Package: Students who have RAs (worth at
least the equivalent of a full GA) through faculty research grants receive
the Major RA Package.
3. Students who obtain a scholarship worth the value of an OGS ($15,000) or greater
also receive an Academic Excellence Award worth $2,000.
4. Students who obtain major scholarships (with the value of an OGS or greater) for
all or most of their period of funding are eligible for a Scholarship Recognition
Award valued at the cost of tuition plus $2,000 if they are registered in the year
following the end of their funding.
5. Research Assistantships outside the Combined RF/GA Package or RA Packages
are not counted toward the funding package.
6. Students in any of the funding packages can earn additional monies by working
on external research grants. This includes students who receive the Combined
RF/GA or Major RA Packages, if they work hours additional to those counted as
part of the funding package.

Forestry, Faculty of

1. Students in the Facultys Master of Forest Conservation (MFC) program are
awarded admission fellowships on the basis of academic excellence.
Approximately $50,000 is awarded annually, overall. Over the course of their
program, MFC students also received additional funding in the form of need-
based and in-course awards.
2. Top-up values are as follows:
NSERC Doctoral - $5,000 per year for up to 3 years
NSERC Master's - $2,500 per year for one year
OGS - $1,500 for one year
3. Teaching assistantships are awarded on the basis of the application (e.g.,
experience), availability and instructor preferences, and not necessarily on the
basis of an external scholarship.

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Information, Faculty of

1. In cases where students in the funded cohort receive an external, competitively-
reviewed award valued at or over $15,000 per annum (e.g., OGS, SSHRC,
NSERC, NSF) that award will stand in lieu of the stipend portion of the funding
package from the University. Students with these awards are exempt from all
requirements of the funding package to serve as a teaching or research assistants.
The Faculty of Information will continue to meet either international or domestic
tuition fees (as appropriate for the student) and, in recognition of their success, the
Faculty will award them an Academic Excellence Award of $2000 each year that
they hold the external award and remain in the funded cohort. These students
continue to be eligible to work as a teaching or research assistants if they wish to
supplement their funds, and if the Faculty has available TA positions.
2. Fellowships are available for both the Master of Information (MI) and Master of
Museum Studies (MMSt) programs, consisting of full tuition up to the value of
domestic tuition fees. Students may renew these fellowships on their second year
if an overall GPA of 3.7 is attained. This funding was not affected by or related to
TA/RAships or external scholarships in 2011-12. More information is available
at http://www.ischool.utoronto.ca/degrees/phd/funding.

Kinesiology & Physical Education, Faculty of


Law, Faculty of

1. We have only one required course for students with an LLM, two for direct-entry
students. Doctoral students are not required to TA for their stipend and so have
more time than ordinary graduate students to focus on research. We find that our
students tend to finish in three to three-and-a-half years and so we try to fund
students for an extra six months if their supervisory committee determines they
need that time to finish their theses.
2. Students who receive an external competitive award may receive a small top-up if
resources are available.
3. The Faculty of Law has limited teaching assistantship opportunities and does not
count teaching or research assistantships in doctoral students funding packages.

Management, Rotman School of

1. Work requirements can be satisfied through research assistantship and/or teaching
assistantship work.

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Medicine, Faculty of

Biochemistry, Immunology, Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology, Medical Biophysics,
Medical Science, Molecular Genetics, Nutritional Sciences, Pharmacology, Physiology
1. A student who receives $15,000 or more as a major, competitive, external award
will be provided with an additional $3,000 top up in recognition of receiving an
external award. In such cases, the student will be paid the amount of his/her
award plus the difference between his/her award and the total stipend plus a
$3000 top-up. Payment of top-ups will occur for the duration of the award.
Students who receive an award of greater value than the total stipend plus $3000
(e.g. Doctoral or Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship) will be ineligible for a
further top-up.

Institute of Health Evaluation, Policy and Management
1. Students who receive a major, external competitive award receive a top up of
$3000.00

Public Health Sciences
1. Students who receive an external competitive award over $15,000 receive a top
up to a maximum of $25,000 for the students total package.

Music, Faculty of

1. The Faculty of Music Masters of Music (M.Mus.) professional degree students
are not part of the funded cohort. However, the funding package for the Faculty
of Music currently offers $2,000 funding, which is derived from named
scholarships and from the Faculty of Music. Domestic Doctor of Musical Arts
(D.M.A.) students will receive tuition plus $6,000 stipend. The stipend includes a
teaching assistant position with a maximum of 140 hours. If a student receives an
outside scholarship, it will replace this funding.
2. The Faculty of Music is considering possible adjustments to committed funding to
the different graduate programs. Please contact the graduate unit for further
information.
3. The research assistantship is paid in addition to scholarships.

Nursing, Faculty of

1. Students who are teaching at a post-secondary institution in Ontario may be
eligible for the faculty tuition waiver program through the Ministry of Training,
Colleges and Universities. The tuition waiver counts towards the funding
guarantee.

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Pharmacy, Leslie L. Dan Faculty of

1. For 2011-2012 academic year, the minimum stipend for full-time domestic PhD
students is as follows: $24,000 for students conducting research in the fields of
Molecular Pharmacology & Toxicology and Pharmaceutics & Pharmacokinetics
while the minimum stipend for students conducting research in the Clinical,
Social and Administrative Pharmaceutical Sciences is $23,050. The minimum
stipend for full-time domestic MSC students in all the fields of study is $23,050 in
2011. These stipends are compared favourably with the stipends offered by other
departments in the Life Sciences and Social Sciences respectively.
2. The minimum stipend for international students is $15,000 plus tuition. For the
academic year 2011/2012, the total stipend was $32,922.
3. Students are strongly encouraged to apply for external scholarships.
4. For students with an RA contract funding from the supervisor's grant is paid to the
student to bring the scholarship to the amount of our minimum stipend.
5. A student with a scholarship is just as likely to receive a TA contract as one
without a scholarship. A senior doctoral student who holds a scholarship could
decline a TA contract if the scholarship amount is greater than the departments
minimum stipend.

Social Work, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of

1. We do not limit students. They are able to hold a major scholarship, plus a
teaching and/or research assistantship. The teaching assistantships and research
assistantships provide academic opportunities that are beneficial to the career
prospects of the students; others take assistantships primarily for the income. We
try to ensure that those without scholarships get an RA or TA for their benefit.
These sources are counted as part of the doctoral stream funding package.
2. As of September 2009, PhD students must apply for external awards, teaching
assistantships and research assistantships equivalent to the domestic tuition and
fees portion of the funding package, starting in their first year. Students who
choose not to apply for external competitive awards will forfeit consideration for
funding.
3. Students who obtain a major external competitive award above $10,000 receive a
merit bonus of $5,000. Vanier and Bombardier award recipients will have
exceeded the amount of the funding package and are not eligible for a merit
bonus.
4. The Faculty also provides several Royal Bank Fellowships, and we inform
students of additional Fellowship opportunities (e.g., health fellowships)
administered at the UofT.
5. The Faculty offers a flex-time program but students in that program are excluded
from the funded cohort.

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UofT - Graduate Funding Information 2011-2012

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