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
| Funding | Value |
|---|---|
| York University Fellowship | 16,667 |
| Employment* | 0 |
| Faculty Enhanced Funding | 0 |
| Package Total | 16,667 |
International
| Funding | Value |
|---|---|
| York University Fellowship | 32,093 |
| Employment* | 0 |
| Faculty Enhanced Funding | 8,770 |
| Package Total | 40,863 |
Domestic
| Funding | Value |
|---|---|
| York University Fellowship | 5,403 |
| Employment* | 21,041 |
| Research Assistantship | 0 |
| Package Total | 26,444 |
International
| Funding | Value |
|---|---|
| York University Fellowship | 8,467 |
| Employment* | 20,947 |
| Research Assistantship | 8,207 |
| Package Total | 37,621 |
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.