Financial Support

Funding

All students admitted to the Botany Graduate Program are guaranteed a minimum level of financial support. Graduate student stipends are derived from a combination of Teaching Assistantships (TA), Graduate Research Assistantships (GRA), and awards/scholarships. MSc students are supported for a minimum of 2 years and PhD students are supported for a minimum of 4 years. Please see chart below:

BOTANY GRAD STUDENT FUNDING 2024-2025

Ph.D. Domestic		Take Home Stipend	Tuition & Fees	Total Funding
	Years 1-4	30,000	1,440	31,440
	Years 5 and up	30,000	3,960	33,960
Ph.D. International	Years 1-4	30,000	1,440	31,440
Ph.D. International	Years 5 and up	30,000	7,931	37,931
M.Sc Domestic		Take Home Stipend	Tuition & Fees	Total Funding
	Years 1	27,000	1,440	28,440
	Years 2	27,000	6,956	33,956
	Years 3 and up	27,000	3,960	30,960
M.Sc International	Years 1	27,000	2,414.47	29,414.47
M.Sc International	Years 2 and up	27,000	7,931	34,931

Note:

All financial support is subject to satisfactory performance and annual review
PhD students receive tuition waiver for first 4 years of PhD studies
Students who started their MSc program in Fall 2024 or January 2025 will receive in Year 1 the Faculty of Science Tuition Award of $5,515.71 (Pilot Project)
Students are advised to discuss their funding with their supervisor
- when they approach their 5th year in the PhD program
- when they approach their 3rd year in the MSc program

During a graduate career in the Botany Department, most students have occasion to apply for scholarships and other sources of funding. Competition for these limited funds is intense and various criteria contribute to your overall ability to win these awards. The most important criteria are (i) academic excellence (based on grades and letters of reference) and (ii) research ability or potential (this means primary research articles published in good national or international journals, presentations at conferences etc.). The other criteria include (iii) your oral