Applying for Graduate Studies Funding in 2013-14

Ontario Graduate Scholarship Competition (OGS)

Update 04 October 2012:

In early September 2012, following lengthy consultation between the Ontario Council of Graduate Studies (OCGS) and the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU), the MTCU granted universities the authority to manage OGS at the university level.

Students must apply for OGS at EACH Ontario University that they want to be considered by.  The universities all have different processes and different deadlines. Awards are not transferable between universities.

The Queen's SGS OGS website for applicants with all the details and procedures for 2013-14 is here: http://www.queensu.ca/sgs/forstudents/funding/ogs.html

The application deadline for those applying for admission to the MEd or PhD in Education program in the Faculty of Education at Queen’s University is 15 January 2013.

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) – Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships (previously known as Canada Graduate Scholarships) Program 

Current BEd teacher candidates who are pursuing graduate studies in 2013-14 and applying for funding from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) must submit their application through the Education Registrar’s Office (A112), even if they are pursuing graduate studies at another university, or at another department within Queen’s.

• Complete applications must be submitted to the Education Registrar’s Office by Monday 5 November at 4:30pm.

• Application forms, guidelines to determine your eligibility, instructions for applying, etc. are available at: sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/fellowships/cgs_masters-besc_maitrise-eng.aspx

• This Master’s program offers non-renewable twelve-month awards, valued at $17,500, and tenable at recognized Canadian universities, to students who intend to pursue full-time studies at the master’s level in a discipline supported by SSHRC. Awards must be taken up in May 2013 or September 2013.

OGS and SSHRC Information Sessions

Teacher Candidates are welcome to attend the following information sessions (as their timetable will allow), offered by the Faculty of Education Graduate Studies and Research Office.

• Proposal Writing for both Ontario Graduate Scholarships (OGS) and Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) led by Dr. Rebecca Luce-Kapler: Wednesday 5 September 1:00-2:30pm in the Vernon Ready Room (A115). 

• Application Procedures, Completing the Forms, etc. for both OGS and SSHRC led by Marlene Sayers: Thursday 6 September 10:30-11:30am in the Vernon Ready Room (A115).

• Question and Answer Session for both OGS and SSHRC Proposal Writing led by Dr. Rebecca Luce-Kapler: Thursday 20 September 11:30-12:00 noon in the Vernon Ready Room (A115).

Examples of successful OGS and SSHRC applications by Faculty of Education Graduate Students are available for review through D2L.  Please contact yoanna.sayili@queensu.ca in the Graduate Studies and Research Office for access.

Please contact allison.mackey@queensu.ca in the Education Registrar's Office if you have questions about applying.