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York Graduate Funding

Current Academic Year

Domestic

FundingValue
York University Fellowship10,000
Employment*0
Faculty Enhanced Funding0
Package Total10,000
Funding Summary over 3 terms

International

FundingValue
York University Fellowship19,256
Employment*0
Faculty Enhanced Funding5,262
Package Total24,518
Funding Summary over 3 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*30,201
Research Assistantship0
Package Total38,668
Annual Funding Summary Years 1 – 5

The CUPE 3903 Ph.D. Completion Fund supports eligible doctoral students in their final term of full-time study.

  1. Registered, full-time, fee-paying York graduate students with demonstrated financial need;
  2. Excluding students registered in programs with program-specific bursaries (generally, professional programs and programs affiliated with the Schulich School of Business— unless they secure a CUPE 3903 assignment).
  3. In their final term of eligibility for full–time status in a doctoral program, they have no scholarship or other form of funding (excluding bursaries) from or through the University in that term.

Eligible students are invited to apply during the following periods:

  • Fall term: September 1 to 30 (awards issued in October);
  • Winter term: January 1 to 31 (awards issued in February);
  • Summer term: May 1 to 31 (awards issued in June).

Allocated funds are posted to the student account of each successful applicant after adjudication in each term.

To apply, complete the Application as well as the Student Financial Profile (SFP) during the applicable application period.

Allocation amounts may vary based on the volume of applications and the number of high–need applications in any given application cycle.

Allocated funds are posted to the student account (STAC) of each successful applicant after adjudication in each term.

Extract from the Collective Agreement:
“The CUPE 3903 Ph.D. Completion Fund is to assist members outside the priority pool who have no funding in the last term of their doctoral studies. On the basis of need, funds will be made available to bargaining unit members registering for their final term of eligibility for full–time status in a doctoral program, who have no scholarship or other form of funding, excluding bursaries) from or through the University in that term. The first priority is summer term funding for those bargaining unit members who held a full teaching assistantship in the previous fall/winter terms.

The bursary will be administered by a four-person committee consisting of two members selected by the Union, one full–time faculty member selected by the Employer, and the Dean of Graduate Studies or designate, using procedures approved by the Labour/Management Committee.” Search

Healthcare

For students with no Employment component in their funding package, Heathcare 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 Employment component in their funding package, Healthcare Benefit Coverage 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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