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Medical Sciences

Student finances

Tuition & fees

For information about tuition fees and how to pay them, please visit the graduate admissions site.

Stipends

When you are accepted into the neuroscience graduate program, you are guaranteed a minimum stipend. This can be a combination of:

  • scholarships
  • fellowships
  • teaching assistantships and sessional lecturing
  • support payments from individual research grants

MSc students who make satisfactory progress towards their degree requirements are guaranteed a minimum of $24,000 per annum for 2 years and PhD students $24,000 per annum for 4 years.

Teaching assistantships (TAs)

Earnings from TA appointments can make up a part of your minimum stipend. However, TA appointments are not guaranteed.

Discuss your intention to apply for a TA appointment with your supervisor before formally applying.

For more information about finances, including stipends, TA appointments and outside employment, see the Unit Funding Information section of the student handbook.

Awards & other funding

The Faculty of Graduate Studies provides awards to graduate students of high academic standing. The distribution, value and duration of these awards and fellowships are determined by each academic unit.

For more information, please visit the funding and awards page.