2024-25 MSE Departmental and FASE Awards
| Student submission start:
Student submission deadline: |
April 1, 2025
August 1, 2025 (11:59 PM ET) |
| Value: | Varies |
| Level of study: | MASc/PhD candidates |
| Required Legal Status: | Domestic or International |
Note: Applicants must submit their online application by the graduate unit deadline.
Click here for a list of all awards.
Application package:
- One page explanation of how your research fulfills the general restrictions outlined below – include a title for your research area.
- Unofficial ACORN transcript (plus copies of graduate transcripts from previous universities attended)
- CV
- Signed Financial Need Assessment Form: must complete this form if applying for awards classified as “Need-based”
Note:
- A candidate will not be permitted to hold more than one award/scholarship in a session. Therefore, preference is given, when possible, to a student who does not hold a current scholarship. Our department is always committed to promote fairness and inclusiveness.
MSE Contact
Graduate Studies Office
mse.grad@utoronto.ca
2025-26 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship
| Student submission deadline: | Sept 10, 2024 at 11:59 PM (ET) |
| Value/Duration: | $50,000 per year for three years |
| Level of study: | PhD candidates |
| Required Legal Status: | Domestic or International |
| Results: | Early April 2025 directly from Vanier |
The Vanier CGS program aims to attract and retain world-class doctoral students by supporting students who demonstrate both leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate studies in social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and engineering, and health. The Vanier CGS program strongly encourages candidates to pursue their studies beyond the university that granted their previous degree(s).
Visit the School of Graduate Studies website for more information on how to apply.
2025-26 Canada Graduate Scholarships - Master’s Program (CGS M)
| Student submission deadline: | December 1, 2024 at 11:59 PM (ET) |
| Value/Duration: | $27,000 for one year |
| Level of study: | MASc candidates |
| Required Legal Status: | Domestic (Canadian citizen or permanent resident) |
| Results: | April 2025 via Research Portal |
The objective of the Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s (CGS M) Program is to help develop research skills and assist in the training of highly qualified personnel by supporting students who demonstrate a high standard of achievement in undergraduate and early graduate studies. The Tri-council allocates CGS M awards to universities specifying the number of awards that each may offer to their students annually. CGS M awards can only be offered to students pursing graduate studies at eligible Canadian Universities and the award must be held at the university that has made the offer.
Visit the School of Graduate Studies website for more information on how to apply.
2025-26 Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) - Domestic students
| MSE deadline: | April 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM (ET) |
| Value/Duration: | $5,000 per session for 2 or 3 consecutive sessions |
| Level of study: | Master’s or Doctoral |
| Required Legal Status: | Domestic (Canadian citizen or permanent resident) |
| Results: | Mid-July 2025 |
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.
View eligibility requirements and apply via the School of Graduate Studies website
- Note: Applicants who would like to be considered for "Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarships in Science and Technology (QEII-GSST)" must submit an OGS application and select “Yes” that they would like to be considered for other graduate award competitions in the “Governmental Award Applications in Progress” section of the Awards and Financial Aid page of the application. For more information, visit the SGS QEII-GSST webpage.
2025-26 Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) - International students
| MSE deadline: | March 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM (ET) |
| Value/Duration: | $5,000 per session for 2 or 3 consecutive sessions |
| Level of study: | Master’s or Doctoral |
| Required Legal Status: | International (valid study permit) |
| Results: | Mid-July 2025 |
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.
Each year, the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development (MAESD) allocates a number of OGS awards to the University for both domestic and International students. Due to the limited number of OGS awards available for international students, each graduate unit will receive a quota, ranging from 1-3 applications, to be submitted to and adjudicated centrally by SGS.
View eligibility requirements and apply via the School of Graduate Studies website
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Student submission deadline:
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Sept 8, 2024 at 11:59 PM (ET)
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Expected Value/Duration:
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NSERC PGS D - $40,000 per year for 36 months
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Level of study:
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PhD candidates
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Required Legal Status:
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Domestic (Canadian citizen or permanent resident)
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Results:
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April 2025 directly from Tri-Agency
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The Canada Graduate Scholarships—Doctoral (CGS D) program is a federal program of scholarships awarded through national competitions by the granting agencies: the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). The program aims to promote continued excellence in Canadian research by rewarding and retaining high-calibre doctoral students at Canadian institutions. By providing support for a high-quality research training experience to awardees, the CGS D program strives to foster impacts within and beyond the research environment.
Visit the School of Graduate Studies website for more information on how to apply.