Ontario Graduate Scholarship- Master Programs

The Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) program encourages excellence in graduate studies at publicly-assisted universities in Ontario. Since 1975, the OGS program has been providing merit-based scholarships to Ontario’s best graduate students in all disciplines of academic study. The scholarship program at U of T is jointly funded by the Province of Ontario and the University of Toronto. The Province allocates OGS awards to universities specifying the number of awards that each may offer to their students annually.

Course:

• This scholarship is applicable to Master's Degree

Eligibility:

• Applicant must be registered or intend to register in an eligible program on a full-time basis in 2022-23:
  • An eligible program is defined as a full-time program of study of two or three sessions at the University of Toronto leading to a graduate degree. A full-time student is one who is in at least 60% of a full course load (40% for students with a permanent disability) or as defined by their institution
• Applicants must have not exceeded the lifetime maximum of government-funded support or maximum OGS support available for their current level of study (see Maximum Support below)
• Applicants must have achieved at least A- (or equivalent) in each of the last two completed years of study (full-time equivalent); or if the student has completed two years of graduate studies at the time of application, the student must only demonstrate an overall average of at least A- (or equivalent) on all graduate courses completed
• To hold an OGS award, recipients:
  • Must register and remain enrolled as a full-time student at U of T in an eligible program at the graduate unit from which the OGS was awarded;
  • Those who withdraw, transfer to part-time status, complete degree requirements prior to the end of their award, or fail to complete the full session will be required to repay the funds received for the incomplete session
  • Must be in good standing with the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP). Applicants who have defaulted on a Canada or Ontario Student Loan, or have failed to make satisfactory repayment on a loan overpayment, are ineligible to receive the award. Those with an OSAP restriction may still apply for the OGS. However, if awarded, they must have the restriction cleared within 30 days of notification in order to accept and hold the award
  • May accept research assistantships, part-time teaching positions, or other paid employment that does not affect their status as full-time graduate students and is commensurate with the graduate unit policies. Typically, students holding full-time paid employment are not eligible to receive an OGS from the University of Toronto
  • Cannot hold an OGS award in the same session (overlapping) or in the same award year as a scholarship from SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR, QEII-GSST, or another OGS

Application Process:

The candidates have to submit the following documents-

• LOR: Two academic references are required who will each complete an online Academic Assessment Report
• Transcripts from all post-secondary institutions
• Plan of study (Maximum 2 pages (1 page for Plan of Study, 1 page for references/citations)
• Previous awards/publications/conference/research experience

Benefits:

• Maximum scholarship per student: CAD 5,000 (i.e. INR 2,99,600)