Ministry of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security (Ontario) with participating universities

Partially funded

Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS)

Ministry of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security (Ontario) with participating universities, Canada

Scholarship overview

The Ontario Graduate Scholarship is a merit-based scholarship for master's and doctoral students in all disciplines at participating Ontario universities.

Each award is jointly funded by the Province of Ontario (two thirds) and the school offering the award (one third).

Award Information

  • Enrolled in graduate studies at the master's or doctoral level
  • Full-time for 2 or more terms (21 to 52 weeks in total) in the academic year of application
  • Attending a participating Ontario university (including Brock, Carleton, Guelph, Lakehead, Laurentian, McMaster, Nipissing, OCAD, Ontario Tech, Ottawa, Queen's, Toronto Metropolitan (Ryerson), Toronto, Trent, Waterloo, Western, Wilfrid Laurier, Windsor and York)
  • Applications are assessed and ranked using criteria set by the school
  • $10,000 for 2 consecutive study terms
  • $15,000 for 3 consecutive study terms
  • Each award runs a minimum of one academic year and a maximum of two years (up to 6 consecutive terms)
  • Lifetime maximums: master's 2 academic years, doctoral 4, all students 6
  • Dates vary by school; applications are normally available in October
  1. Use your school's OGS application, normally available in October.
  2. If applying to programs at different schools, submit an OGS application for each school.
  3. Contact the Graduate Studies Office of the school for the process and documents.
  4. The school notifies you of the outcome.

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How selection works

Assessed and ranked by the school using its own criteria.

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