Overview

The Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) program is a merit-based scholarship funded by the Ontario government and participating universities in Ontario, Canada. It is designed to support graduate students pursuing a master’s or doctoral degree at approved institutions in Ontario. The scholarship is jointly funded by the Ministry of Colleges and Universities (‘Ministry’) and Carleton University. The Ministry provides two-thirds of the value of the award and the university one-third.

Who Can Apply?

• Applicants must be a Canadian citizen, Permanent Resident, or Protected Person under subsection 95(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) at the time of the application deadline; International students who are studying in Ontario with a study permit under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) at the time of application are eligible to apply for the allotted OGS international student awards
• Must have a 10.0 GPA (A-) in each of their last two years of full-time study
• You’ll be enrolled in a full-time program for 2 or more terms (21 to 52 weeks in total) for the academic year you’re submitting your application.
• You’ll be attending one of the participating Ontario school
• Applicants who are in or will be going into an extension term in the graduate program for which they are requesting funding are not eligible to hold an OGS
• Applicants cannot be in default on any Canadian government-sponsored loan
• Applicants cannot hold an OGS award in the same term (overlapping) or in the same award year as a scholarship from SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR, Vanier, QEII, or another OGS. Students cannot receive payment from two OGS awarded in consecutive years in the same term.

Application Procedure

• University-specific: Students must apply through the graduate studies office of the Ontario university where they plan to study or are currently enrolled. Each university has its own application process and deadlines.
• Deadlines: Vary by university but typically fall between October and January of each year for the following academic year.
• Required documents: Usually include an application form, research proposal, transcripts, letters of recommendation, and proof of academic achievements.

What Financial Support is Available?

• Applicants cannot exceed the following Maximum Support Limits:
  • Master’s students can receive an OGS award for a maximum of two (2) academic years
  • PhD students can receive an OGS award for a maximum of four (4) academic years
  • All students cannot exceed a lifetime maximum of six (6) years of government-funded graduate awards. This includes the following programs:
    • Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR); Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS); Ontario Trillium Scholarship (OTS); Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC); Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC); Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology (QEII-GSST); Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS)
  • Both program maximums and lifetime maximum must be followed

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