University of Toronto

[user_name]

Thanks guys. This is valuable information. So could you tell me which Canadian programs other than UoT give generous funding?

[TheBrothersKaramazov]

Hi Werther,

Well, all three places that I applied (UBC, UToronto, and Queens) offered me their versions of full-funded packages in the case that I did not receive a SSHRC scholarship for the MA. To give you an idea, I think full funding for a domestic student without a SSHRC/OGS is as follows:
UBC: $15,000
Queens: $18,000
UToronto: $12,000 + tuition and fees for the doctoral stream.

and imho, i think Vancouver is the most expensive of the three places to live, followed by Toronto, then Kingston.

I cannot think of anyone who got a scholarship but not a TA-ship. Funding comes almost entirely in the form of TAships for MAs. There are a number of people here at UBC who do not have SSHRC scholarships but have TAships. Correct me if I'm wrong, can_econ, but i think that every domestic student at UBC has at least a TAship. I know that there are a handful of international students with absolutely no funding (other than the tuition waiver that brings their int'l tuition fees down to the domestic level).

Most of the 2nd tier schools give generous funding. Western (arguably a first tier), SFU, McMaster, Ottawa and Carleton all give pretty substantial funding packages. Queens is relatively cheap with their funding. I have a friend in the Queens MA who has a strong mathematics and econ background with about an A- average, and was only offered about $8000 in funding.