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Financial Assistance
Financial assistance of two sorts is available, graduate assistantships and fellowships. Most fellowships can be held in conjunction with an assistantship.
Assistantships
The Department of French makes a number of appointments of Teaching Assistants to fulltime students, with priority being given to doctoral students, to do undergraduate teaching or laboratory monitoring. Application forms are available on our site.
Fellowships/Scholarships
The following is a summary of the major fellowships and scholarships available. Additional information can be found in the section on fellowships in the SGS Calendar, or by consulting the Fellowships & Loans Office of the School of Graduate Studies, 63 St. George Street.
(http://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/informationfor/students/money.htm)
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Doctoral Fellowships (SSHRC). To be eligible students must be full-time and have an average of at least A-.
Open to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. Details are available in September at the Graduate Department of French. The deadline for receipt of completed applications is usually in October. - Ontario Graduate Scholarships (OGS). To be eligible students must be full-time and have an average of at least A-.
Open to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. A limited number of scholarships are available for visa students. Details are available in September at the Graduate Department of French. The deadline for receipt of completed applications is usually in October. (http://osap.gov.on.ca/OSAPPortal) - Fellowships awarded by the University
Doctoral program students, subject to certain requirements, are eligible for four-and-a-half-year funding package made up of the following components: tuition fees; teaching assistantship and research assistantship; University of Toronto Fellowship (including any scholarships awarded by the University of Toronto as well as any scholarships offered by external sources such as SSHRC, OGS, FCAR). This funding package has an approximate value of $22,739. Students ineligible for the funding package may receive financial support in the form of a teaching assistantship. Applicants for admission to the School of Graduate Studies will automatically be considered for University of Toronto Fellowships provided the applications are received complete by JANUARY 15th, 2012.
A student who holds a major external award (e.g., SSHRC, OGS), or a major internal award (e.g., Connaught) is not eligible to receive funding from a University of Toronto Fellowship during the same year. The Department undertakes, however, to offer a Teaching Assistantship to each student in the funded cohort who holds such an award.
The Department normally provides top-up awards to recipients of one-year SSHRC awards or OGS within the funded cohort; the value may vary from year to year according to available resources.
Students who have reached year 6 of enrolment in the Ph.D. program are no longer within the funded cohort and are not eligible for University of Toronto Fellowship funding. The Department will endeavour to offer a Teaching Assistantship to such students, but such support is not guaranteed as a matter of policy.
All students admitted to the M.A. program, as of September 2012, will receive a half funding package of approximately $11,500, which includes a work assignment (correcting duties, research assistantship, etc.) in the department.
Part-time M.A. students are not eligible for awards or Teaching Assistantships.
- Scholarships awarded by the Department
The Department normally awards a certain number of annual scholarships based on a combination of academic performance and financial need. No application is required, but since the majority of the awards involve the use of OSOTF funds, recipients must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada and must be Ontario residents at the time the award is made; they must fill out a form demonstrating financial need. There is also a modest amount of unencumbered funding available for awards to visa students. Changes in the amounts available in the Departmental funds from year to year, as well as possible revisions to criteria according to which Departmental awards will be distributed, necessarily produce variations.
Doctoral Thesis Prize in French
This prize is awarded annually to the doctoral candidate who submits the best Ph.D. thesis in the Graduate Department of French.
Value: approximately $100.
Augustine Fitzgerald Fellowship
The income from the Augustine Fitzgerald Fund provides a scholarship awarded annually to a Canadian-born, English-speaking graduate student, whose native tongue is not French, for further study of or research in the French language or French literature.
Application not required.
Value: annual income
Department of French Graduate Scholarships
Awarded by the Faculty of Arts and Science, on the recommendation of the Department of French, to graduate students with outstanding achievements entering particular areas of research in a Ph.D. program. Eligible students are drawn from the Department of French. A total of seven scholarships are available.
Application not required.
Value: annual income.
OSOTF
Katie Keeler French Language Fellowships
Awarded to a student pursuing a program of study related to the French language. Financial need and academic merit are considered.
Application not required.
Value: annual income
Scace Graduate Fellowship in French
Awarded by the Faculty of Arts and Science on the basis of financial need and academic excellence to students enrolled in full-time graduate studies in the Department of French. The award may be held for a maximum of four years, but is limited to a maximum of two years at the master's level.
Application not required.
Value: annual income.
OSOTF
Trenwith and Galipeau French Linguistics Fellowship
Awarded to a graduate student studying French linguistics. Academic merit is the primary criterion. Financial need may also be considered. Eligible students are selected from the Department of French.
Application not required.
Value: annual income.
Loans and Bursaries
- Emergency Loan
To assist fulltime students to meet financial problems. Full information is available from the School of Graduate Studies. - Emergency Grant
The intent of the Emergency Grant Program is to assist currently registered, full-time, graduate students beyond their first year of studies who generally are not part of the funded cohort, and who encounter an unanticipated serious financial emergency. It is not considered to be a source of routine or long-term funding. - Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP)
Application forms and brochures can be obtained from the Office of Admissions and Awards, 172 Saint George street, Toronto, Ontario M5R 0A3 (416-9782190).
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Experiential Learning
The experiential learning website "Apprentissage expérientiel" is specifically designed for Arts and Science students currently enrolled in Specialist, Major and Minor programs in French language.
Arborescences
Arborescences est une revue d’études françaises en ligne fondée en 2010 et rédigée principalement en français.
History of the Department
French Studies at the University of Toronto 1853-1993