Funding and Awards

2011/2012 OGS Winners Bridges, Terry Chapman, Allison Dalton, CJ Doe, Christine Donnelly, Catherine Godden, Lorraine Hughes, Scott Luu, King Ma, Jia Mack, Heidi Mitchell, Lisa Pyle, Angela Searle, Michelle Sebok, Stefanie Song, Xiaomei Sun, Youyi Taylor, Connie Thain, Dev Troop, Meagan Walz, Loretta Wang, Yina Youmans, Alexandra     2011/12 SSHRC Winners (Doctoral Students) Dalton, CJ Hughes, Scott Luu, King Pyle, Angela Troop, Meagan   2011/12 CGS SSHRC Winners (Master’s Students) Penn, Alexandra   2011/12 CGS SSHRC Winners (Doctoral Students) Lam, Chi Yan Ma, Jia

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.

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 a Faculty funding package.

Funding Packages

All eligible full-time graduate students are guaranteed 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, and funding for M.Ed. students 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, 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 May.

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