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Funding and Financial Assistance FAQ
- What is student support?
a) What is full funding?
In the DLSPH, each full-time domestic
PhD student will receive $15,000 plus value of tuition
for the first 5 years of a PhD program. For 2011-12 this
amounts to $23,045. For full details, please
review our Full
Funding Policy.
b) What is considered student support?
- Awards from external agencies such as SSHRC, NSERC,
OGS, CIHR, etc.
- Internal awards such as UTO, OGSST, Connaught, some
OSOTFs
- Government, International Agency and other awards
for the express purpose of education
- Stipends from supervisors and training grants to support your program
(T4A Income)
- Employer financial/tuition support
c) What is not student support?
- Teaching Assistantship (in the Faculty of Medicine)
- Research jobs not related to the academic program
- Casual jobs in the university
- Casual jobs outside of the university
d) Are there any terms or conditions for holding
awards?
- Students must be registered as a full-time degree candidate for a minimum of fourteen weeks in any term during which they hold an award.
Repayment of an award is required if a student is in full-time attendance fewer than 14 weeks in any term, transfers to another graduate unit,
changes to part-time status or withdraws from the program.
- All PhD students (and their supervisors) are required to
complete an annual academic Progress Review and
confirm "satisfactory academic progress".
- PhD students in the funded cohort are required to
complete an annual Funding Report. Any changes to
this funding agreement must be
reported to the Graduate Office in writing.
- What kinds of financial support are available to
Masters students?
- MPH* degree students are often paid by their
employer/supervisor for practicum work.
- Some of the external granting agencies will provide
1 or 2 years of funding for MSc degree students.
- Both MSc and MPH* degree students are eligible for OGS.
- Some supervisors may support/or provide employment
for master's students.
- Master's students can apply for bursaries and OSAP/UTAPS.
- What is an OSOTF?
- An OSOTF is a need-based bursary. The School has 8 of these. Applications are available in spring,
and will be advertised on the website. Generally, these
small OSOTF awards may be held in conjunction with other
awards.
- There are also OSOTF awards available through
supervisors associated with research institutes in the
major hospitals. These awards generally exceed
$18,000. These awards are student support under the
full funding policy.
- Recipients of large OSOTF awards are not considered
eligible for other U of T based internal awards.
- Recipients and their supervisors are required to
notify the Graduate Office about these awards.
- What is OSAP / UTAPS ?
- This is an Ontario government combined loan and/or
bursary program.
See the UTAPS website.
- What are bursaries?
- Bursaries are available to a full-time students in
financial need from the SGS. Pick up the forms in the
Graduate Office and discuss your eligibility with the
Graduate Affairs Administrator.
- Are part-time or flex-time students eligible for awards
or bursaries?
- Generally, no.
- Part-time students are eligible for some OSOTFs.
- Part-time/flex-time students with an outstanding
academic record may receive a token award, depending on
availability of funds.
- Some external granting agencies make awards to flex-
time students.
- How do I find out about awards?
- We send out all award notices by Email, and post
them on the DLSPH website.
- Can I have more than one award at a time?
- Generally, no.
- Some award agencies permit students to hold other
awards worth between $5,000 - $10,000. This is OK if
both are external to U of T.
- The School encourages students to accept
external awards first. Sometimes these are topped up.
You cannot hold a full UTO with any other external or
internal award.
- You must provide the Graduate Office with a copy of
the award letter showing the amount, source and duration
of other rewards which you receive.
- Does the award go to me or is it used to pay my fees?
- If you owe university tuition fees, UTO funds and any
other SGS-administered awards will be applied to your balance owing.
- External awards go directly to you and you are
expected to pay the appropriate University tuition fees.
- Who decides on the awards?
- There is a standing committee, consisting of the
Graduate Coordinator, Graduate Affairs
Administrator, an
Administrative Assistant plus 2-3 other faculty, which
reviews all award applications.
- I’ve already applied for three awards this year: do I
need to do more?
- Yes. Apply, apply, and apply. Believe it or not,
there are some awards which remain unused.
- What if I have support from my supervisor?
- A number of students will receive a student stipend
from their supervisor. The amount and duration of this
will vary for each individual. In some cases the
supervisor will be able to provide “full funding”,
in other cases the stipend may be supplemented with
awards from other sources.
- Supervisors are expected to incorporate student
stipends into their grant proposals, as appropriate.
*known as the MHSc degree prior to September 1, 2009.
Student Award and Funding
Opportunities
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