Connaught International Scholarship for Doctoral Students at the University of Toronto

About this scholarship

A top-up of $10,000 a year for international students admitted to a full-time PhD at the University of Toronto. There is no separate application. The graduate unit nominates you after you apply for admission.

Funding type

Covers: a $10,000 top-up each year, paid in two instalments of $5,000. It is added to the programme's normal funding package (base amount plus tuition and fees), to a combined total of no less than $50,000 a year. It is renewable each year for the programme's normal funding period, 4 to 5 years and up to a maximum of 5 years, if you stay eligible, in good academic standing and keep an A- average. The graduate unit provides the normal funding package. It can come from awards, teaching or research assistantships and other sources. The cost of the University Health Insurance Plan (UHIP) is on top of tuition and fees and should be included in the programme's funding. The page gives amounts in dollars and does not name the currency. The number of scholarships is not stated.

Tuition fees

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Living costs

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Travel

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Insurance

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Eligibility requirements

Nationalities

All nationalities

Residence condition

No residence condition

An international applicant. Citizens and permanent residents of Canada are not eligible Not currently registered in a degree programme at the University of Toronto Offered admission to a full-time doctoral programme with a funding commitment starting in September An A- average in each of your last two years of full-time study Nominated by the graduate unit. You cannot apply for it yourself Still an international student when the first instalment is paid

Minimum grade

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Work experience asked for

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Return condition

Return condition not stated

How to apply

Through a nomination

Language requirements and exemptions

Language test not mentioned

The scholarship page does not set a language test. Check the English requirement of the graduate unit you apply to.

University admission details

Admission included in application?

There is no separate application and no deadline of its own. Graduate units make the nominations in the winter session, from admission applications submitted by the unit's own deadline. The page does not name a year. It describes nominations in the winter session for the following September. Each graduate unit sets its own admission deadline, shown on the unit's website. Results go to the graduate units in early March each year. Contact the graduate unit you want when you apply and say you want to be considered for the scholarship. The start of the award can be deferred by up to 12 months for medical or parental reasons, a study permit or visa delay, or relevant work experience, with the unit's approval and documents. The number of scholarships is not stated.

Required documents

The scholarship page lists no documents Send what the graduate unit asks for in its PhD admission application

Application steps

Choose a PhD programme at the University of Toronto and read the admission page of its graduate unit. Write to the unit when you apply and say you want to be considered for the Connaught International Scholarship. Apply for admission before the unit's deadline.

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Scholarship contacts

Graduate Awards Office, School of Graduate Studies: [email protected]Copy

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