Awards & funding

Graduate awards and bursaries 

• Graduate awards — Unless otherwise stated, all scholarship, fellowship, prizes, and awards are made annually to full-time graduate students on the basis of recommendations from their departments.
• Graduate bursaries — Unless otherwise stated, bursaries are available to all full-time graduate students. Applications are available on the Student Awards and Financial Aid site. Application deadlines are June 1 for Summer Session and October 15 for Winter Session. You'll need to submit a new application for each study period.

Teaching Assistantships

Availability of Teaching Assistant (TA) appointments for students in the NGP can never be guaranteed. Before applying for a TA-ship, students are strongly encouraged to consult with their supervisor. Earnings from TA-ships can make up a part of a student's minimum stipend. If TA-ships are not included in a student's minimum stipend, a student may still participate in TA-ships pending permission from their supervisor. Earnings will be granted in adittion to the stipend, if mutually agreed upon by the student and the supervisor; this agreement must be clearly communicated in writing.

For more information please review the Unit Funding Information section in the Graduate Student Handbook.

Funding

UVic Fellowships

The Faculty of Graduate Studies may award University of Victoria Fellowships to students of high academic standing. Please see the Faculty of Graduate Studies site for more information.

CIHR

CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) is the Government of Canada's agency responsible for funding health research in Canada. A CIHR representative visits UVic to present information about eligibility and the application process for these awards. Please see the Faculty of Graduate Studies site to learn about upcoming presentations.

NSERC

NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada) is a federal agency whose vision is to help make Canada a country of discoverers and innovators. The agency supports 26,500 university students and postdoctoral fellows in their advanced studies. An NSERC representative visits UVic annually to present information about eligibility and the application process for these awards. Please see the Faculty of Graduate Studies site to learn about upcoming presentations.

MSFHR

MSFHR (Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Trainee Program) supports highly qualified Master's, PhD and Post Doctoral trainees to prepare for careers as independent health researchers. All awards consist of an annual stipend and a research and travel allowance. Please see the MSFHR website for more information.

Travel grants

All full-time grad students are eligible to apply for a travel grant once a year (April 1–March 31). The Faculty of Graduate Studies administers this fund, which is distributed on a first-come, first-served basis to eligible graduate students. Read the regulations on the Faculty of Graduate Studies site.