Trent provides a minimum level of funding for the first four years of our doctoral students' programs comprised of Research Awards and Graduate Teaching Assistantships. Further financial support is available in the fifth year of the program. Additional internal scholarship support in recognition of outstanding academic performance is also available. We also encourage all applicants to apply for external scholarships provided through granting agencies such as the Ontario Graduate Scholarship Program, the SSHRC and the Trudeau Foundation.
Applicants are encouraged to seek external scholarships where available. In addition, Trent has a variety of means of supporting graduate students including the provision of teaching assistantships, research assistantships scholarships and bursaries.
Applicants are automatically considered for all relevant scholarships, including the following:
* Ian and Margo Nelson Endowment Ph.D. Scholarship
* Quaker Oats Ph.D. Scholarship
* Leslie Frost Entrance Scholarship
* John Henry Wadland Graduate Scholarship in Canadian Studies
* Ian and Lorraine Logan Graduate Award
* Mary Northway Graduate Entrance Award
PhD students in Canadian Studies at Trent have an enviable success rate in winning scholarships. Our students have been awarded Ontario Graduate Scholarships, Canadian Graduate Scholarships, Trudeau Scholarships, and several other major discipline-specific awards and fellowships.
For more information about funding and financial support visit
http://www.trentu.ca/graduatestudies/financialsupport.php