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York Graduate Funding

Current Academic Year

Funding is offered to full-time graduate students in order to support their graduate careers. Funding is contingent on continuous registration as a full-time student, continued satisfactory academic progress as determined by Faculty of Graduate Studies Regulations and Program Requirements, and fulfillment of any funding-related employment obligations.

For more information on graduate funding, please visit the Funding at York page.

Domestic

FundingValue
York University Fellowship16,667
Employment*0
Faculty Enhanced Funding0
Package Total16,667
Funding Summary over 5 terms

International

FundingValue
York University Fellowship32,093
Employment*0
Faculty Enhanced Funding8,770
Package Total40,863
Funding Summary over 5 terms

Domestic

FundingValue
York University Fellowship5,403
Employment*21,041
Research Assistantship0
Package Total26,444
Annual Funding Summary Years 1 - 5

International

FundingValue
York University Fellowship8,467
Employment*20,947
Research Assistantship8,207
Package Total37,621
Annual Funding Summary Years 1 - 5

Program Fees

CMCT program fees are available on the Student Financial Services website under the Graduate drop-down: Faculty of Graduate Studies - Masters or Faculty of Graduate Studies - PhD.

Program fees are set for each session and term by the York University Board of Governors, in accordance with the current Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities guidelines. The intention is to provide greater cost certainty to students who decide to attend graduate studies.

Every graduate student at York University is assigned a fee cohort year based on their year of entry to their program of study.

To learn more about graduate program fee structures, please visit the Graduate Program Fees page.

Healthcare

For students with no Employment component in their funding package, Healthcare coverage will be provided via YUGSA. There is a charge associated with this coverage—Healthcare bursary of $1,000/academic year is provided

For students with an Employment component in their funding package, Healthcare Benefit Coverage is included through CUPE 3903—there is no charge to students

*Employment component of funding is based on CUPE 3903 Unit 1 Collective Agreement:

  • Salary–CUPE 3903 Unit 1 TA position—salary will vary based on assignment type
  • Vacation Pay–Statutory vacation rate applies
  • Grant-in-Aid–CUPE 3903 Unit 1 TA position–Grant-in-Aid funding will vary based on assignment type
  • Graduate Funding Assistance
  • International Tuition Offset (International Students only)
  • UHIP Bursary (International Students only)

Note: Scholarships and York University Fellowship—The university contribution portion of awarded Scholarships will count towards the Fellowship—exception applies when awarded as an 'Entrance' scholarship, in the first three terms of study.

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The York & Toronto Metropolitan University Joint Graduate Program in Communication & Culture at York is an exciting environment to pursue innovative, socially engaging, career-ready education.