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Awards and Other Support Funds

Many graduate students at York are successful in winning prestigious external or internal scholarships and you are encouraged to seek eligible opportunities. The university also offers bursaries and other support funds to assist with your scholarly and research activities. Common types of funds include the following: 

External awards such as SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR doctoral and CGS-Masters programs, as well as the Ontario Graduate Scholarship;

Bursaries that are allocated based on demonstrated financial need;

Research support funds to cover expenses related to scholarly and research activities;  

Donor-supported internal awards: To find internal award opportunities, please use the award search.

Information about graduate funding as well as tuition fees are available here.  Visit also this page to learn about graduate student employment types, including the Teaching Assistantship (TA), Graduate Assistantship (GA) and Research Assistantship (RA).  

For further information, please visit the Faculty of Graduate Studies scholarships and awards page or please contact the Graduate Program Assistant.

Internal Awards

Students registered in the Graduate Program in History are encouraged to apply for York internal scholarships and awards. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that the minimum criteria for eligibility are met when applying for a scholarship/award.

This award of up to $2,500 was established by former York University President and Vice-Chancellor, Lorna R. Marsden, in honour of her brother, retired York History Professor John Bosher. The award is available for distribution to one or more graduate students in need of financial help for the purpose of advancing their research on their dissertation.

This award of up to $5,000 has been established to honour the contributions to the study of Canadian history made by York historian Dr. Ramsay Cook Its purpose is to provide support for doctoral students at York whose research would advance the understanding of Canadian history. In particular, it is intended to facilitate research essential to the completion of doctoral theses by covering expenses such as travel, subsistence, copying and other related research expenditures at archives, libraries and repositories in Canada and abroad.

This award of up to $1,500 has been established to honour the contributions to the study of American history made by York historian Dr. Robert Cuff. The purpose of the fellowship is to provide support for doctoral students at York whose research would advance the understanding of American history. In particular, this award is intended to facilitate research essential to the completion of doctoral theses of an historical nature by covering expenses such as travel, subsistence, copying and other related research expenditures at archives, libraries and repositories in the United States and abroad.

This award of up to $3,300 was established by Prof. Tucker to support graduate students in British History. The award is available to one or more graduate students in need of financial help for the purpose of advancing their research on their dissertation.

This Fellowship will be awarded to a student in the Graduate Program in History, specializing in Modern Greek History, who is a Canadian Citizen, permanent resident or protected person; a resident of Ontario; and who demonstrates financial need. Applications consist of a statement of interest in modern Greek History, transcripts, and two letters of recommendation, and must be submitted to the Graduate History Program Office by the deadline indicated annually. The recipient may hold this award in conjunction with other awards.

The Women’s Canadian Historical Society of Toronto Graduate Scholarship is awarded annually to one or more incoming graduate students specializing in Canadian History. Recipients must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or protected person, resident of Ontario, and who demonstrates financial need.

Awarded to a student in the Master’s or Doctoral program whose research is on a topic devoted to the study of the United Empire Loyalists during the time period of 1760-1841, their descendants and their legacy.  Such research may focus on the history of loyalists in the 13 colonies, Upper Canada, Lower Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, or PEI.

The Avie Bennett Historica Dominion Institute Dissertation Scholarship in Canadian History is awarded to encourage and assist excellent graduate students in their final years of doctoral study to concentrate exclusively on their dissertations.

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The Graduate Program in History at York is an exciting environment to pursue innovative, socially engaging, career-ready education. Contact our Graduate Program Assistant to learn more.

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