Funding and Awards

2012/2013 OGS Winners Allison Chapman Heather Coe Shaheeda (Alicia) Hussain Miao Li Michael Lockett Xiaomei Song Terry Bridges Lauren Anstey Stefanie Sebok  Sean Cousins Marijane Davis       2012/13 SSHRC Winners (Doctoral Students) Allison Chapman   2012/13 CGS SSHRC Winners (Master’s Students) Heather Milovanovic Paul Vernon Theressa Lecraw   2012/13 CGS SSHRC Winners (Doctoral Students) Stefanie Sebok

Information on tuition, fees and costs as well as the financial support offered to graduate students from the University and external agencies is provided by the School of Graduate Studies:

• Tuition, Fees and Cost of Living
• Funding for Queen's Graduate Students 
• Awards & Financial Assistance (Graduate Calendar)  

Tri-Council Awards and Ontario Graduate Scholarships 

All Queen's graduate students entering the first year of their graduate program who bring new funding from one of Canada's three granting councils (SSHRC, NSERC or CIHR) automatically receive a one-time $5,000 top-up award from the University.

Current graduate students in the Faculty of Education who are eligible for an Ontario Graduate Scholarship and/or a SSHRC or another Tri-Council Award are required to apply for them to be considered for internal funding.

NEW: OGS information and online application 2013–2014

Funding Packages

All eligible full-time graduate students are considered for funding to help them with the costs associated with their graduate studies as long as they indicate their interest in financial assistance on their online application for admission.  The minimum guaranteed funding package for Ph.D. students is $18,000 per year. There is no minimum guarantee for M.Ed. students; however, their funding package may range from $3,000 - $8,000 per year.

Funding packages are awarded to students based on academic merit and they may consist of any or a combination of the following: scholarships, fellowships, external awards the student may bring with them, internal awards, research assistantships, teaching assistantships or graduate teaching fellowships. Some of the scholarships/fellowships our students are nominated for most frequently are as follows:

• Duncan and Urlla Carmichael Fellowship
• Huntley Macdonald Sinclaird Tuition Fellowship
• Louise A. Fowler Graduate Fellowship
• McLaughlin/Bracken Fellowship
• Morgan Brown Scholarship
• Martin Schiralli Fellowship
• Robert Sutherland Fellowship
• Senator Frank Carrel Fellowship
• The Frank Wyatt MacLean Graduate Fellowship in Education
• The Grace L. Boileau Graduate Award
• The Walter F. Light Fellowship
• Trevor C. Holland Fellowship

Graduate students who want to be considered for a teaching assistant or graduate teaching fellow position as part of their funding package are required to apply for one or more of the postings listed under employment.

Minimum funding offers are communicated to applicants when they receive an offer of admission and the details are provided in June.

Faculty of Education Awards

Some other awards and prizes our M.Ed. and Ph.D. students may be eligible for during their program are as follows:  

• M.Ed. Thesis Prize in Education
• MSTE Doctoral Fellowship
• Ontario Trillium Scholarship
• Robert J. Wilson Thesis/Dissertation Award
• The Rosa Baier and Luis Bruno Award
• Rose A. Freeman Memorial Award
• The Alice Corry Award in Education
• Tricolour Award

Conference Travel Awards

Conference travel awards are available to full-time graduate students who are presenting papers at a conference on a first come, first serve basis.  Students may apply for up to $600 each year and the awards may be used to support travel, accommodation, food, and registration fees. The application must be made prior to the conference. 

• Conference Travel Awards 

Travel Fellowships

Fellowships are available to students in the B.Ed./Dip.Ed., M.Ed. and Ph.D. programs for education-related travel outside Canada.

• Elliott/Upitis/Bamji Travel Fellowships