The Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) Program is an opportunity for students in graduate studies at the master’s and doctoral levels to apply for a merit-based scholarship.
The scholarship is valued at an amount of $15,000 each year and awarded to graduate students of several participating Canadian universities as support towards living and study costs.
Scholarship Summary
- Host Country: Canada
- Category: Postgraduate Scholarships | Masters Scholarships | PhD Scholarships
- Eligible Countries: All Countries
- Reward: $15,000/Year
- Deadline: Varies by Institution
Scholarship Details
The Ontario Graduate Scholarship program encourages excellence in graduate studies at publicly-assisted universities in Ontario.
The scholarship program is funded by the Ontario government and participating institutions. The government contributes two-thirds of the value of the awards and the university provides the remaining one-third.
The Ontario Graduate Scholarship is available to students across all disciplines of academic study; and available to Canadian Citizens/Permanent Residents and International students.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for this scholarship, applicants must:
- Be in graduate studies at the master’s or doctoral level
- Be enrolled in a full-time program for 2 or more terms (21 to 52 weeks in total) for the academic year you’re submitting your application.
- Be attending one of the participating Ontario schools listed below in the program.
- OGS is a merit-based scholarship. Applicants’ applications are assessed and ranked using criteria determined by the school they’re planning to attend.
Scholarship Benefits
Successful applicants of the scholarship will receive:
- $10,000 for 2 consecutive study terms
- $15,000 for 3 consecutive study terms
Each OGS award is issued for:
- A minimum of 1 academic year (2 or 3 consecutive academic terms)
- A maximum of 2 years (up to 6 consecutive academic terms).
Participating Institutions
The following are institutions participating in the OGS scholarship:
- Brock University
- Carleton University
- University of Guelph
- Lakehead University
- Laurentian University
- McMaster University
- Nipissing University
- OCAD University
- University of Ontario Institute of Technology
- University of Ottawa
- Queen’s University
- Ryerson University
- University of Toronto
- Trent University
- University of Waterloo
- Western University
- Wilfrid Laurier University
- University of Windsor
- York University
How to Apply
To apply for the Ontario Graduate Scholarship:
- Application, document, and review details for the Ontario Graduate Scholarship vary by school.
- Applicants need to check with their school’s Graduate Studies Office for details.
- The application will be submitted via the school’s OGS application portal.
- If an applicant is applying to more than one graduate program at different schools, an OGS application is to be submitted for each school.
- Contact the Graduate Studies Office at the school you’re planning to attend for details on their application process.
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