Prof. Master's Awards

Ontario Graduate Scholarship

The Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) program encourages excellence in graduate studies at publicly-assisted universities in Ontario. Since 1975, the OGS program has been providing merit-based scholarships to Ontario’s best graduate students in all disciplines of academic study. The scholarship program at U of T is jointly funded by the Province of Ontario and the University of Toronto. The Province allocates OGS awards to universities specifying the number of awards that each may offer to their students annually.

SGS Emergency Grant

Graduate students are expected to begin their studies with a solid financial plan in place. The SGS Emergency Grant provides short-term financial relief when those plans are disrupted and a student is facing an immediate and unexpected financial crisis during their program. The grant is not intended to cover shortfalls in OSAP, other financial aid, graduate funding, or personal resources.

As a first step, students should contact their Faculty Registrar’s Office or Graduate Unit to discuss their financial situation and explore available options.

SGS Emergency Loan

The SGS Emergency Loan alleviates temporary cash flow problems for students who are expecting the release of funds in the near future (i.e., from 30 to 120 days) from a major award instalment (internal or external), OSAP (Ontario Students’ Assistance Program), teaching assistantship, research assistantship payment or other university fund source.

SGS Summer Gym Bursary

With an aim to foster health and wellness of graduate students, the SGS Summer Gym Bursary offers students a reimbursement for up to 100% of their campus summer athletic membership or program fees. The SGS Summer Gym Bursary is open to registered professional and research stream graduate students. Participating facilities include Hart House Fitness Centre and Sport & Rec athletic facilities on the ST. George Campus (which include the Athletic Centre, Goldring Centre, Varsity Centre and Back Campus Fields).

With the SGS Summer Gym Bursary, students will receive a maximum reimbursement of $141.00 (plus HST) to apply towards the cost of their purchase to access either in-person or on-line programs through a campus athletic facility.

University-Wide Awards

The School of Graduate Studies offers between 15–20 awards annually through it’s University Wide Award (UWA) competition. Awards vary in terms of the specific eligibility criteria (merit, financial need, student citizenship, area of research etc.) Accordingly, applicants are encouraged to review the award-specific criteria outlined within each award description, to ensure they are eligible before submitting their application. See description of each award below.