Graduate Stipends and Scholarships

Physiology and Pharmacology Graduate Program

Stipends

1.  Stipends. The policy of the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology is that all qualifying MSc and PhD students receive an annual stipend for the duration of the residency period of their graduate degree program (see Section 2, below). The stipend for students with no external awards, and within the normal duration of their graduate program, is composed of funds from the supervisor’s research grants together with a scholarship from the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (SGPS).  Note that only full-time students who meet the conditions for progression towards their degree, as established by the Physiology and Pharmacology Graduate Program, are eligible for SGPS financial support.

MSc

***Scholarship External  WGRS *TA Supervisor Total
Base Funding 3000 6806.8 11000 20806.8
Mitacs 10000 3000 3403.4 5503.4 21906.8
MSK 10000 3000 6806.8 2100 21906.8
Ob/Gyn 15500 3000 3403.4 0 21903.4
Paedatrics 17000 3000 3403.4 0 23403.4
Cancer/TBCRU 17500 3000 3403.4 0 23903.4
OGS 15000 3000 3403.4 3403.4 24806.8
CGSM 17500 3000 3403.4 0 23903.4

 

International 10800 6806.8 11000 28606.8

PhD

***Scholarship External WGRS **TA Supervisor Total
Base Funding 7000 6806.8 16900 30706.8
Mitacs 10000 7000 6806.8 8900 32706.8
MSK 10000 7000 6806.8 8900 32706.8
Arthritis 17500 7000 6806.8 2400 33706.8
OGS 15000 7000 6806.8 4900 33706.8
Paediatrics 17000 7000 6806.8 2400 33206.8
Cancer/TBCRU 17500 7000 6806.8 2400 33706.8
NSERC 21000 7000 6806.8 0 34806.8
Alzheimer's 22000 7000 6806.8 0 35806.8
CIHR 30000 3500 3403.4 0 36903.4
NSERC/CIHR 35000 3500 3403.4 0 41903.4

 

International 4500 6806.8 19400 30706.8

*TAships for MSc students are not guaranteed. Supervisors are responsible for contributing the difference if a TAship is not offered.

**TAship amount will be determined as per the Collective Agreement at the time and may not reflect the amount in this document.

***Most scholarships are highly competitive. Only base funding, without scholarships is guaranteed.

2.  Duration of stipend support. Provided they remain in good standing, students are guaranteed funding only during the normal residency period of their degree program. Normal program residency duration times are 6 terms for MSc students, 12 terms for PhD students, and 15 terms for direct-entry PhD students or for students who transfer from the MSc to the PhD program.


Scholarships

Additional financial support can be obtained through scholarships. A comprehensive listing of scholarship opportunities can be found on The School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies website.