Financial Aid & Awards

Teaching Assistantships

When it comes to grad school, we want you to focus on your creative practice, not your finances — which is why we award all our graduate students Teaching Assistantships.

For the first year of our program, Teaching Assistantships provide students with just over $5,000. Dependant on grade point average (and SSHRC grant holders), graduate funding may also available. Teaching Assistantships and graduate funding (if applicable), brings the total first year funds to just over $10,000.

In the second year of our program, our grads may be offered teaching roles for one term, and a further teaching assistantship for one term. With graduate funding, this increases the 2nd year funding to approximately $13,500. You will be notified of current financial support in your acceptance notification.

Teaching Assistantships are available through the Department of Visual Arts for paid employment as Academic Assistants. Such employment is negotiated through Visual Arts (not through the Faculty of Graduate Studies) at rates of pay determined by UVic.

Additional scholarships

You can also apply for the Canadian Graduate Scholarship – Master’s Program (SSHRC) and there are additional UVIc scholarships available. Please check the information at our office of Student Awards and Financial Aid, and remember to explore opportunities for financial aid in your home province, territory or country.

See the University Calendar and the Student Financial Aid Office for further information on scholarships and bursaries.

The Faculty of Graduate Study has more links to funding resources, and be sure to check there for information about minimum admission and continuing grade point average requirements for graduate funding.

Internal funding

University of Victoria Fellowships are awarded annually by the Faculty of Graduate Studies. To be considered for a fellowship, you must submit an application to Graduate Studies before the fellowship deadline. You must also have a minimum GPA average of 7.0 (UVic scale = approx. A- average, or 80%) in your last two undergraduate years and in every graduate year. Please follow these links to find more information on how to receive & retain UVic graduate scholarships.

External funding

There are also a number of national and provincial granting agencies that fund graduate students and their research, such as: