Finding Money to Support your

Education: A student’s perspective

Ameil J. Joseph MSW RSW, PhD (cand.)
York University, School of Social Work
•Getting down to business….
Suggestions from a fellow student’s perspective
• You don’t have to listen to my tips. I have had
some success…

 York Graduate Scholarship

 2 Ontario Graduate Scholarships
 The 2012/13 Kent Haworth Archival Research
Fellowship
 2013/14 Graduate Fellow from the Nathanson
Centre on Transnational Human Rights, Crime
and Security
 Graduate Development Fund
 Research Cost Fund
 YUGSA Conference Support Fund
 Bursaries and monies from the Student Financial
Profile
•Where to start?
Everywhere! Start at the student
financial services
Website!

• Key online tools:

1. Awards Search

2. Student Financial
Profile
•Awards Search
Snoop around…..

In awards
search there
is a long list
of
scholarships
and awards
many of
which are
not awarded
every year
because
people don’t
apply!
•External Awards
A separate/different listing of awards….
The list of external
awards is accessible from
the Awards Search page

These are not included in

the awards search page.
•Student Financial Profile
When in doubt, Fill it out! One application for many funds
Awards for students with disabilities.
FGS Tuition Fee Bursary
CUPE 3903 – Unit 1 Graduate
Student Bursary Fu
CUPE 3903 – Unit 3 GA Bursary Fund
Bank of Montreal Award
Margot Franssen and Quig Tingley
Award for Graduate Studies
General Motors of Canada Ltd
Bursary for Graduate Students in
Computer Science
Arden Haynes Emergency Bursary
Fund
Franc & Mary Joubin Bursary Fund
Samuel R. McLaughlin Foundation
Scholars Award
Royal Bank Emergency Bursary
Chancellor Bennett Bursary
Senior Anthropologist Graduate
Bursary
William Dimma Bursary
•Graduate Studies Website
Another site….

The graduate studies

website has
information about
Federal and Provincial
awards- SSHRC, OGS,
CIHR

York Awards
and Internal awards
(two separate things!)

Research, Fieldwork
and Conference
Support

And more…
•Fieldwork, Research, and Conferences
Only for full-time students
Fieldwork Cost Fund
Eligible expenses may include: Travel and/or accommodation necessary for research;
Incentive payments to research participants; and,
Materials, supplies, photocopying and other services essential to the research.

Graduate Development Fund

Eligible expenses may include:
Transportation costs necessary for York graduate students to present their scholarly or creative work at
recognized events, e.g., conferences, colloquia, poster presentations and exhibitions
Transportation expenses incurred for travel to/from an event taking place within seven (7) months prior
to the application deadline or six (6) months after the application deadline

Research Cost Fund

Eligible expenses may include:
Travel and/or accommodation necessary for research;
Incentive payments to research participants; and,
Materials, supplies, photocopying and other services essential to the research.
•YUGSA
The graduate student’s association funding
Academic Funds:
1) Conference Support Fund
2) Thesis Support Fund
3) Skills Development Fund

AVAILABLE FOR PART-TIME

STUDENTS!

Dependent Bursary
• International Student
Bursary
• Emergency Loan Fund
• Donation Request
• Publication Support Fund
(for cost associated with
artistic work associated
with publishing
• Community Outreach
Support Programs
• Event Support Fund
GOOD LUCK!