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Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS)

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Opportunity type

Scholarship

Funding

Fully Funded

Location

Canada (Ontario)

Deadline

Rolling

About this opportunity

Students in graduate studies at the master’s and doctoral levels can apply for a merit-based scholarship through the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) Program.

Awards are available to graduate students for all disciplines of academic study at participating schools in Ontario.

Each award is jointly funded by the Province of Ontario (two thirds) and the school offering the award (one third).

Duration: Minimum 1 academic year (2 to 3 terms), maximum 2 years for Master’s, 4 years for PhD

Lifetime Limit: 6 academic years total across all OGS awards

Participating Universities:

University of Toronto
University of Waterloo
McMaster University
Queen’s University
Western University
York University
Carleton University
University of Ottawa
Brock, Guelph, Lakehead, Laurentian, Nipissing, OCAD, Ontario Tech, Trent, Windsor, Wilfrid Laurier

Application Process:

Apply directly through the Graduate Studies Office of your chosen university
Each school sets its own deadlines (usually October, January)
You must submit separate applications if applying to multiple universities

Who can apply

Must be enrolled full‑time in a Master’s or PhD program at a participating Ontario university
Must apply through the university’s Graduate Studies Office
Selection based on:
Academic excellence (grades, publications, awards)
Research potential
References and statement of purpose
International students are eligible, but competition is strong

AI Verification

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Good to know

+Large, real money: 10,000 dollars for two consecutive study terms or 15,000 for three, funded two thirds by the Province of Ontario
+Renewable, with lifetime maximums of two academic years for master's students and four for doctoral students
+Open to all disciplines, not just STEM
+Nineteen participating Ontario universities listed by name
+Backed by the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities, and the 2026-27 cycle is confirmed open

Worth checking yourself

!The closing date could not be confirmed on the organisation's own pages. This listing shows no deadline, which does not mean applications are open indefinitely. Check the official page before you plan around it.
!No single deadline exists. You apply through your own school and dates vary widely, so a young person cannot act on this record alone
!Applications are normally available from October, and confirmed school deadlines run from December through early February
!Only for master's or doctoral students enrolled full time at one of the 19 listed Ontario schools
!If you are applying to more than one school you must submit a separate application for each
!The source page still lists two universities under names they abandoned in 2019 and 2022, so the programme is current but the page is not fully maintained

What we could not confirm

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Sources checked

OSosap.gov.on.caApplyGRgradstudents.carleton.caOfficial

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