INFORMATION SESSION Scholarships

FACULTY OF GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES (FGPS)

August 2012

• Established in 1967

• Engaged in developing the regulations and procedures pertaining to all graduate programs.

• Manages scholarships, registration, doctoral thesis, postdoctoral research scholarships and other academic processes, and provides expertise and advice to faculties regarding academic and registrar areas.

Awards office:

• Information session in the spring and in the fall

• Submits scholarship applications to external agencies

• Provides consulting expertise to faculties, departments and students.

• Advises students regarding scholarships

Hagen Hall

115 Séraphin-Marion Street

Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral

Studies

• FGPS Scholarships

• Provincial Scholarships

• Federal Scholarships

• For Thought During The Summer

What we will discuss in this presentation

MASTER’S WITH THESIS : $30,000 FOR 2 YEARS $7,500 per year paid by the FGPS (applied directly to your student account,

$2,500 per session) and;

A matching component of $7,500* per year offered by the Academic Unit in form of Assistantships internal scholarships or soft-funded bursaries.

MASTER’S WITH RESEARCH PAPER : $15,000 FOR 1 YEAR

Ph.D. $9,000 per year paid by the FGPS (applied directly to your student account,

$3,000 per session) and;

A matching component of $9,000* offered by the Academic Unit in form of Assistantships, internal scholarships or soft-funded bursaries.

REQUIREMENTS : Admission GPA of at least 8,0/10 Recommendation of the Academic Unit You must register full-time and maintain this status for the duration of the

scholarship.

* Several academic units offer more financial support than the minimum indicated.

Admission Scholarships

For Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents

Full International Scholarship :• Requires a minimum admission GPA of 8.0/10.

• $15,000 (M) or $18,000 (P) from FGPS applied directly to your student account, $5,000 or $6,000 per session)

• A matching component of $7,500 (M) or $9,000 (P)* per year offered by the Academic Unit in form of Assistantships internal scholarships or soft-funded bursaries.

Partial international scholarship :

• Requires a minimum admission GPA of 8.0/10.

• $7,500 (M) or $9,000 (P) from FGPS applied directly to your student account, $2,500 or $3,000 per session)

• A matching component of $7,500 (M) or $9,000 (P)* per year offered by the Academic Unit in form of Assistantships internal scholarships or soft-funded bursaries .

* Several academic units offer more financial support than the minimum indicated.

Admission Scholarships

For International Students

Amount is equivalent to tuition fees Awarded to recipients of major external

awards : CIHR, FRQ, NSERC, OGS, SSHRC and more. (Programs at Telfer School of Management may not qualify*)

Awarded for the duration of the external award.

This scholarship will replace the Admission Scholarship.

There is no guarantee of a matching component from the academic units (however, many academic units continue with the matching component)

* Contact the FGPS or the Telfer School ofManagement for more details.

Excellence Scholarships

Other FGPSFunding Sources

Dean’s Scholarship: $500 - $4,000Scholarship awarded to students who complete their degree within the specified period of time

http://www.grad.uottawa.ca/Default.aspx?tabid=1473Must be a Canadian Citizen or a Permanent Resident in a thesis or non-professional type program

Research travel grantsShould the need arise to travel outside the region to conduct research or data collection which is directly related to a thesis in progress (up to $550)

Conference travel grantsAwarded to students who present the results of their research at a professional conference

Financial support to students who organize a conference on campusSupport for conferences held on campus by students(up to $500)

ONTARIOOntario Graduate Scholarship (OGS)

QUÉBECFonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ)- Fonds de recherche du Québec sur la société et la culture (FRQ - SC)- Fonds de recherche du Québec de la nature et technologie (FRQ - NT)- Fonds de recherche du Québec en santé (FRQ-S)

Provincial Scholarships

All students who are considering pursuing graduate studies at a university in Ontario are eligible, including international students.

Value : $15,000 ($10,000 from the ministry and $5,000 from the host institution) + Excellence Scholarships if attending the University of Ottawa

(equivalent to tuition fees for the duration of the OGS up to a maximum of $10,000)

Duration : One year (non-renewable)May be held during the 2 years of a master’s program or first 5 years of a Ph.D. program.

(you must apply each year; 8-12 months before the funding begins)

3000 scholarships per year • 2910 for Canadian citizens and permanent residents• 90 for international students

APPLICATION DEADLINE : ?

Ontario Graduate Scholarship

https://osap.gov.on.ca

THREE FUNDS :

FRQ-SC – Fonds de recherche du Québec sur la société et la culture www.fqrsc.gouv.qc.ca

FRQ-NT – Fonds de recherche du Québec en nature et technologie www.fqrnt.gouv.qc.ca

FRQ-S – Fonds de recherche du Québec en santé www.frsq.gouv.qc.ca

Must be a permanent resident of Québec for at least one year prior to submitting an application.

Also : Excellence Scholarship (equivalent to tuition fees only for the duration of the scholarship of one of the funds)

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Early / Mid-OCTOBER

Fonds de recherche du Québec

National Funding Agencies

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

www.nserc.ca

Canada Graduate ScholarshipCanadian citizen or permanent residentIntend to enroll full-time in your first graduate program in a Canadian

institution recognized by NSERCMust have a minimum GPA of 8.0/10 (A-) in each of the last two

years of full-studies $17,500 for 1 year at the Masters; $35,000 per year (2 or 3 years) at

the Ph.D.

Or Postgraduate Scholarships (funding can be taken abroad)Same criteria as above$17,300 for 1 year at the Masters; $21,000 per year (2 or 3 years) at the Ph.D.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: October

www.nserc.ca

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

• Research project

• Search the granting agencies websites

• Identify possible referees (professors who could write excellent letters of recommendation/reference letters)

• Add to your agenda the dates of the information sessions organized by the FGPS in September (invitations and reminders will be sent to your uOttawa email)

For Thought During The Summer

Graduate Awards office

Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

Hagen Hall, room 107

Telephone – (613) 562-5742

grad.awards@uottawa.ca

www.grad.uottawa.ca

Graduate Studies Secretariat in faculties Graduate studies representatives in academic

units

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