All MSc and PhD full-time students will receive funding while registered full-time in their eligible semesters which is 6 semesters for MSc and 12 semesters for PhD with satisfactory progress in each semester. Funding beyond these semesters is not guaranteed and at the discretion of the research advisor. We do not promise funding to the students in the MES program, nor part-time students in the MSc and PhD programs. The following chart shows the Guaranteed Minimum Yearly funding in the School of Environmental Sciences (SES). Note that students with excellent academic records may be nominated for additional internal scholarships and that students are encouraged to apply for external or internal scholarships. For more information on scholarships, please consult the graduate studies Scholarships and Awards [1] website. You may also use the Graduate Award Search Tool [2] for internal University of Guelph awards. 

Other useful links:

• NSERC: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Scholarships information [3]
• OGS: Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) information [4]
• HQP: Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP) program information [5]

Guaranteed Minimum Domestic Full Time

*3 semesters in a  year; †Graduate Teaching Assistantship

Guaranteed Minimum International Full Time

Domestic Students

PhD students will be guaranteed minimum funding of $17,500 per year for the first four years (12 semesters). PhD students will also be guaranteed a half Graduate Teaching Assistantship (GTA) in their first two years, and an additional $1,000 University Graduate Scholarship (UGS) from the SES per full-time eligible (A- or above entry average) registered semester for the first 12 semesters.  Note that students accepted with provisional status will not receive the $1000 UGS per semester from the SES until the provisional conditions have been met and they assume regular status.

PhD NSERC holders will receive an additional $10,000 per year beyond the funding provided by NSERC (e.g., PGS-D $21,000), $5,000 from the University and $5,000 from the Advisor while holding an NSERC.

MSc students will be guaranteed minimum funding of $16,500 per year for the first two years (6 semesters) of their program and will also be guaranteed a half GTA in their first year.

MSc NSERC holders will receive an additional $7,500 per year beyond the funding provided by NSERC, $5,000 from the University and $2,500 from the research advisor.

MES students with an entry average A- and above will receive a $1000 entrance scholarship for academic excellence from the SES.

International Students

PhD students will be guaranteed minimum funding of $20,500 per year for 4 years (12 semesters).  They will receive an additional $12,500 International Doctoral Tuition Scholarship (IDTS) from Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies [6] (OGPS) to cover the differential cost of tuition fee between international and domestic students provided their GPA is A- and above.  If the student does not meet the minimum entry grade requirement, they will receive the IDTS starting the semester after they have passed their Qualifying Examination.  International PhD students with GPA A- and above will also be guaranteed a half GTA in each of the first two years.

MSc students will be guaranteed minimum funding of $19,500 per year for 2 years (6 semesters).

MES students with an average A- and above will receive a $1000 entrance scholarship for academic excellence from the SES.

* Special circumstances may apply with holders of other scholarships and/or funding from external partners.