海角社区 Graduate Entrance Scholarship

The purpose of this scholarship is for the Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies (GPS) to provide funding and support for newly admitted graduate students whose admissions were highly ranked by their Department.


Value

Stipend Value: $17,500 Master’s; $21,000 Doctoral. Students must have a Canadian bank account and Canadian address to receive the award.

Tuition and Fees: Domestic students will receive an additional $7,100, and international students will receive an additional $10,000 to help cover fees. The funds will be applied directly to students’ tuition and fees account.

Honourary status
If a student wins an external scholarship, the student is required to accept the external award. Accordingly, the Entrance Scholarship may become Honourary: the stipend will be of reduced or zero value depending on the value of the external award. If the tuition and fees are covered by another award, whether external or from the 海角社区, tuition and fees will not be covered by the Entrance Scholarship.

Review the  Scholarships and Awards Manual  for more information.

Eligibility
  • The following admission terms are eligible: January 2025, May 2025, July 2025 and September 2025
  • Must be a newly admitted student in one of the above terms in a master's or doctoral program
  • Open to domestic and international students
  • Open to course-based or thesis-based students
  • Must have an Admission GPA of 3.7 or higher
  • Must be full-time registered during the tenure of the award
  • The tenure of this award is September 1, 2025 - August 31, 2026 regardless of the admit term of the student
  • Students cannot transfer/switch between thesis based and course based programs
  • The Entrance Scholarship is not renewable
  • Complete details regarding regulations of this award (ex. Honorary status, tuition
    and fees, etc.) are in the Scholarships and Awards Manual .
Selection Criteria
Refer to the most current Scholarships and Awards Manual (under Forms Cabinet/Awards), Section 2.6: Academic Standing.
Application Procedures
  • Prospective students and students newly admitted to a graduate program cannot apply for this scholarship. Only students admitted to one of the admission terms listed under eligibility may be considered, and they must be nominated to GPS by their admitting Department.
  • Prospective/newly admitted students are to contact their admitting Department for information on their internal selection process; the Department can also assist with the application for admission process.
  • Detailed admission application instructions, tuition and cost of living information, and international academic credential and English Language Proficiency (ELP) information (if applicable), are also available on GPS’s website (Apply to Study Here).
Nomination Procedures

Departments are to submit eligible nominations to GPS, via the GSMS Awards Portal, by the nomination deadline of Monday, April 15, 2025.

Departments are to refer to the 2025 Graduate Entrance Scholarship Department Nomination Memo for complete details and requirements, and for specific nomination submission instructions.

Adjudication Procedures
GPS reviews the nominations for eligibility and completeness and forwards them to the Graduate Scholarship Committee for adjudication and final selection; GPS will notify winners directly.
Deadline

The deadline for Departments to submit nominations via the GSMS Awards Portal is Monday, April 15, 2025. Departments are to refer to the 2025 Graduate Entrance Scholarship Department Nomination Memo for specific nomination submission instructions.