Funding
Admitted (full-time) students are automatically considered for a range of funding, including fellowships, awards, teaching, and research assistantships. Students are also encouraged to apply for a range of additional internal and external funding opportunities. CSPT students may be eligible for extra funding through the CSPT Program. Part-time MA students are not funded.
- Funded PhD students can expect to receive at least $125,000 over five years (an average of $25,000 per year, including a mix of fellowships, awards, TAships, and teaching).
- Funded MA students receive a one-year funding package of $15,000-$18,500 (including a mix of fellowships, awards, and TAships).
- Research Assistantships, which allow students to assist professors with major research projects, may be offered as part of a funding package or available dependent on individual professors' needs. Amount of Research Assistantships and RA funds vary from year to year.
The lists below provide further information on available scholarships, awards, bursaries, and teaching opportunities. Note that exact dollar amounts will fluctuate from year to year; the amounts listed are based on recent years' awards. For the most current information, visit the University's main awards page.
Fellowships and Awards
Funding for which students are automatically considered:
- University Graduate Awards - between $1,000 and $10,000/year
- University Fellowships
- Doctoral - $10,000-$20,000/year
- Master's - $10,000-$17,500/year
- Department Awards/Fellowships
- Doctoral - up to $15,000/year
- Master's - up to $10,000/year
- President's Research Scholarship - $4,000/year
- Howard E. Petch Research Scholarship - $7,500
- David F. Strong Research Scholarship - $7,500
- General Graduate Scholarships - variable
- Charles and Ruth Hayward Memorial Scholarship - $9,000
- Albert Hung Chao Hong Scholarship - variable
- Sam and June Macey Graduate Scholarship in English or History - $1,000
- Martlet Chapter IODE Graduate Scholarship for Women - $350
- UVic Alumni Association Graduate Award - $2,000
- William and Doreen Kerby Scholarship in Medieval British Literature - $1,000
- Dr. Shelley Anne Martin Memorial Scholarship - variable
- Pat Koster Scholarship in Women's Writing, 1660-1900 - $1000
Funding for which students may apply: