Admission scholarship

Master’s Program Funding

Financial support is a crucial part of your academic journey, which is why funding opportunities are provided for full-time students enrolled in eligible master's programs. *.

The financial support value varies based on the specific master's program selected. Each faculty carefully establishes the conditions for scholarships for their program.

Financial support may come from various sources, including admission scholarships and special merit scholarships. We take our commitment to your success even further by offering financial aid through assistantships and internal bursaries - these opportunities can further reduce financial strain while enriching your academic experience overall.

Contact the Academic Unit or the Graduate Studies Office of your faculty for more information.

*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).

The information on this page is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment from the University of Ottawa
 

Admission Scholarship

At the University of Ottawa, we take immense pride in recognizing the exceptional achievements of our students. To do this, we provide a scholarship program designed to recognize excellence while providing financial support during your doctoral journey.

An admission scholarship may be awarded to eligible candidates:

• Canadian students, permanent residents, protected persons, members of a diplomatic corps, and international students admitted into doctoral programs.
• Have an admission average of 8.0/10 or higher.

To maintain the scholarship, you must commit to full-time enrolment without interruption for the duration of the scholarship, covering 12 consecutive terms. This ensures that you can fully immerse yourself in your studies and make the most of the academic opportunities available.

This financial support offers a minimum value of $72,000 over a period of four (4) years and consists of two components:

• The first component: An admission scholarship valued at $9,000 per year and paid in instalments of $3,000 per term for the first 12 consecutive terms.
• The second component: Financial support from your academic unit in the form of assistantship employment contracts or other internal scholarship sources. This component is a minimum value of $9,000 per year for four years.^{1, 2}

Please consult your faculty for more details on available opportunities.

The information on this page is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment from the University of Ottawa.

Note

¹If you receive a scholarship from an external source (e.g., CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC, OGS, FRQ, CSC), you will continue to receive the first component of the Admission Scholarship. However, if a second component is offered by your academic unit or another internal source, it will be optional for the period of validity of the external scholarship. Decisions are made by each faculty. The total value of the second component can therefore be reduced accordingly.

²If you are enrolled in an online program, you will continue to receive the first component of the Admission Scholarship. However, the second component offered by your academic unit or another internal source, will be optional. Decisions are made by each faculty.