Scholarship Awarding University:
Type of degree:
Master’s and PhD
Scholarship Deadline:
Applications for this scholarship will be reviewed on an ongoing basis.
Scholarship Summary:
The University of Ottawa is proud to offer a scholarship program that recognizes the excellence of its graduate students by providing an admission scholarship. The admission scholarship will be available to Canadian and international students, permanent residents, protected persons or members of a diplomatic corps admitted to an eligible graduate program.
Scholarship Applicant Criteria:
To be considered for scholarship, students must;
For Master's Programs
i. Be students admitted to an eligible master's program.
The following programs are excluded: Business Administration (MBA), Health Administration (MHA), Public Health (MPH), Education (MEd), Engineering (MEng) and MEng, Engineering Management, Communication (MCom), and Conference Interpreting (MCI).
For PhD Programs
i. Be Canadian students, permanent residents, protected persons or members of a diplomatic corps and to international students admitted to a doctoral program.
ii. Have an admission average of 8.0/10 or higher and register full-time without interruption for the duration of the scholarship (12 consecutive terms).
Value of Scholarship:
The UOttawa Graduate Scholarships are valued as follows;
i. For Master’s students
The award is of a variable value, and may be awarded according to the conditions established by the faculty offering the master's program. A second component may be offered by the academic unit in the form of assistantships or internal scholarships.
ii. For Doctoral students
This financial support has two components:
- A scholarship of CAD$9,000 per year, paid by the Office of the Vice-Provost, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies in payments of CAD$3,000/term for the first 12 consecutive terms.
- A second component offered by the academic unit in the form of assistantships or internal scholarships of a minimum value of CAD$9,000 per year for four years.
Scholarship Application Guide:
No application is required for this scholarship; all eligible students are automatically considered for this award upon admission.
Scholarship Website:
Find further information on this scholarship opportunity at the University of Ottawa Canadian Graduate Scholarship Page.