Internal Awards for Research-Stream Students

The payment schedules for most internal awards, e.g., QEII-GSST, OSOTF and endowed awards, and University of Toronto Fellowships are normally September, late January and late May. Awards are generally paid to recipients in three equal instalments.

September instalments are directly refunded to you. Subsequent instalments are scheduled towards your student's account (tuition). If your account is already paid in full, then the instalment will either be sent directly to your mailing address or direct deposited into the your bank account.

Please note:

• Opting for payments to be directly deposited results in faster payment verses mailing. You can set up direct deposit in ACORN.
• You must be actively registered with an up-to-date mailing address recorded in ACORN before awards can be processed.
• Graduate Units are responsible for informing award recipients in writing with the value of the terms, conditions and award value.

The Playfair Entrance Scholarships, established in 2023, provides a mechanism to attract the highest quality domestic candidates to our graduate programs. These awards will be funded and administered by the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and are awarded directly to the winners, above and beyond the harmonized student’s stipend.

Value

• $5,000 - (September)

Eligibility

• These awards are only available to incoming domestic applicants of the highest caliber (top 2 - 5%) in the thesis-based MSc/PhD graduate programs at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Canadian citizens and landed immigrants).
• Demonstrated academic excellence; for undergraduates applying to a masters program or a direct entry PhD program, this means GPA ≥ 3.6 across all 3^rd and 4^th year undergraduate courses; for graduate students applying to a PhD program, this is defined as GPA ≥ 4.0 across all graduate courses. Departmental admissions committee members are resonsible for reviewing graduate application packages, (including transcripts, CVs, personal statements and reference letters) to assess each candidate’s eligibility for this prestigious award. A rigorous assessment and adjudication process must be used, as recommended by OVDRHSE.
• These awards are restricted September admission.
• Professional Masters students and those applying for the Master of Health Science programs are not eligible.
• An application is not required. 

The Research & Health Science Education Entrance Scholarship, established in 2022, provides a mechanism to attract the highest quality domestic candidates to our graduate programs. These awards are funded and administered by the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and are awarded directly to the winners, above and beyond the harmonized student’s stipend.

Value

• $5,000 - (September)

Eligibility

• These awards are only available to incoming domestic applicants of the highest caliber (top 2 - 5%) in the thesis-based MSc/PhD graduate programs at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Canadian citizens and landed immigrants).
• Demonstrated academic excellence; for undergraduates applying to a masters program or a direct entry PhD program, this means GPA ≥ 3.6 across all 3^rd and 4^th year undergraduate courses; for graduate students applying to a PhD program, this is defined as GPA ≥ 4.0 across all graduate courses. Departmental admissions committee members review graduate application packages (including transcripts, CVs, personal statements and reference letters), to assess each candidate’s eligibility for this prestigious award. A rigorous assessment and adjudication process must be used, as recommended by RHSE.
• These awards are restricted to September admission.
• Professional Masters students and those applying for the Master of Health Science programs are not eligible.
• An application is not required. 

The Temerty Graduate Entrance Scholarships, established in 2022, provide a mechanism to attract the highest quality domestic candidates to our graduate programs. The Temerty Entrance Scholarships are awarded to top graduate candidates in any of the research-based graduate programs in Temerty Medicine. The first cohort of Temerty recipients was awarded in September 2022 for the 22-23 academic year.  These awards will be funded and administered by the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and are awarded directly to the winners, above and beyond the harmonized student’s stipend.

• This is a two-year pilot project effective September 2022.
• We will offer at least 10 awards/annum for a total of 20 awards during the pilot period. 

Value

• $10,000 - 2 installments of $5,000 (September and January). 

Eligibility

• These awards are only available to incoming domestic applicants of the highest caliber (top 1%) in the thesis-based MSc/PhD graduate programs at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Canadian citizens and landed immigrants).
• These awards are restricted September admission.
• Professional Masters students and those applying for the Master of Health Science programs are not eligible.