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Graduate Student Funding

The Department of Physics at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV guarantees funding to all incoming graduate students. The overall graduate stipend for the current academic year (2024-2025) is:

  • MSc Students: $27,540 per annum
  • PhD Students: $30,090 per annum

These annual stipends are guaranteed for two years to entering MSc students, four years to entering PhD students, and five years (from the point of graduate admission) to students who transfer from the MSc to the PhD program. Student stipends include contributions from scholarships, teaching assistantships (TAs), and research funding. The guarantee is subject to satisfactory degree progress and TA performance.

Typical Annual Funding - MSc Students

 

MSc Regular Stipend Funding: $27,540 per annum

Funding Source Year 1 Year 2
Teaching or Graduate Research Stipend (TA/GRS)  $21,540  $27,540
Special Graduate Entrance Scholarship  $6,000  $0
Total  $27,540  $27,540

Awards may be subject to factors such as satisfactory program performance, and entering with and maintaining a CGPA of 3.50 or above.

MSc Major awards Funding: $31,540 per annum (during period of the award)

MSc major award holders, such as the NSERC CGS-M, will be topped up to $31,540.

Typical Stipend Scenarios - PhD

PhD Regular Stipend Funding: $30,090 per annum, + PhD Research Scholarship ($5,400)

Funding Source Years 1 - 4 Years 1 - 4
Teaching or Graduate Research Stipend (TA/GRS) $26,590 $26,590
Graduate Fellowship $3,500 $3,500
PhD Research Scholarship n/a $5,400
Total $30,090 $35,490

Students eligible for the PhD research scholarship will recieve an additional $5,400 between years 1 - 4. All new and current PhD students are eligible for this, as long as they meet the conditions outlined in the Terms of Refence

Awards may be subject to factors such as satisfactory program performance, and entering with and maintaining a CGPA of 3.00 or above. Students thus eligible for the Graduate Fellowship portion of this funding may recieve it in partial amounts over multiple semesters, in an effort to balance student stipend levels throughout the academic year. For more information and basic eligibility, please visit /gradstudies/awards-funding/internal-donor-funded/phys.html#grad-fellowship

 

PhD Major awards Funding: at least $35,590 per annum (during period of the award)

Please refer to the funding policy document below.

Graduate Tuition and Fees

Students must pay  every semester. International students pay the same rate as domestic students. Total annual costs for the first year of a graduate research program including extended health care coverage break down as follows (note that tuition and fees are subject to change, for the most up-to-date information please consult ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV's ):

Graduate Tuition and Fees

Fee
Per Term Annual Total
Tuition* $2,107.43 $6,322.29
Student Activity Fee $77.68 $233.04
Student Services Fee $52.01 $156.03
Recreation and Athletic Fee $86.64 $259.92
   $184.00 $552
About $166.67 $500
Total $2,674.43
$8,023.28

Fees are current as of September 2024.

*Note that tuition fees decrease by 50% for MSc students after six semesters and for PhD students after eight semesters. MSc students who transfer into the PhD program will receive this tuition reduction eight semesters after entering the MSc program. Thus, the continuing tuition fee is $1,053.72 per term.

Additional Fees (Applicable to first year of program)

In the first term of your program the following additional fees may be applied:

Fee Per Term Total
Graduation Fee

$12.00 - Charged in each of first 3 terms

$36.00

(; for your first term only)

$281.00
$281.00

Entrance Scholarships 

Entrance Scholarships Information