Many graduate students at McMaster are eligible for financial support, such as teaching assistantships, research funds, University graduate scholarships, external scholarships, and bursaries.

Teaching Assistantships:
TAs are provided to many graduate students who are offered admission to regular full-time programs. Depending on the program, duties can consist of conducting tutorials, lab demonstrations, or marking. A full teaching assistantship consists of 260 hours over two terms.

University Graduate Scholarships:
McMaster ensures that full-time graduate students in Ph.D. programs and in many Master’s programs receive scholarships (awarded annually). A Ph.D. student is normally funded for four years. Students in Master’s programs are usually funded for their first three to six terms depending on the department.

McMaster University has adopted a policy of ensuring that all full-time Ph.D. students receive at least $17,500 per year. Many programs have support levels in excess of this amount. Please contact the person in charge of graduate recruiting in your program of interest to find out more.

Endowed Scholarships and Bursaries:
A list of these awards is found in the School of Graduate Studies Calendar which is available online. These awards have various amounts and conditions associated with them.

External Scholarships:
Many scholarships awarded by granting councils can be held at McMaster University. These include the Ontario Graduate Scholarships (OGS), the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRCC) doctoral fellowships, and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) postgraduate scholarships.

Related Topics

• Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
• Ontario Graduate Scholarship Program (OGS)
• Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP)