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Chemistry

Graduate funding

Tuition & fees

Tuition fees are due at the end of the first month of term. Fee information, including where and how to pay can be found at Tuition & student fees.

Additional information is listed on the Graduate Calendar.

Graduate student stipend

Your stipend/salary comes from three sources

  1. Teaching assistant (TA) income: Payments you receive from teaching in undergraduate labs.
  2. Research stipend (RS) money: This comes from your supervisor's research grant.
  3. Graduate Award for Academic Achievement (GAAA): This money is conditional on your maintaining a GPA above 6.0. GAAA falls under scholarship income and comes directly from the faculty of graduate studies. There is one payment in September and one in January.

Notes

  • Your supervisor is permitted to pay you higher RS amounts or "buy out" your TA; this is solely at their discretion.
  • Signing up for an additional TA section to get additional money is not permitted.
  • A draft of your individual monthly payment plan with all components included is available from the Graduate secretary. 

Learn more by reading the department of chemistry's Graduate Funding Policy.

Awards, scholarships & bursaries

UVic 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. Search all graduate awards & scholarships.

The Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) has an online graduate scholarship application which is accessible via a student's Online Tools. Typical application sections open to students include general awards, awards open to students who demonstrate financial need, and awards open to Indigenous students. The application is open between July 01 and September 15. All required documents must be received to FGS by the required deadline. Students are highly encouraged to apply for any awards they are eligible for. 

Bursaries are non-repayable awards offered based on financial need and reasonable academic standing. Graduate bursaries are administered by Student Awards and Financial Aid.

UVic Graduate Awards (research achievement)

The department nominates select students for recent research achievements by students in a Chemistry graduate program. These awards are given through the Faculty of Graduate Studies as UVic Graduate Awards.

Achievements that will be recognized by the award include:

  • remarkable publications
  • conference prizes
  • extraordinary mentorship
  • creative solutions to challenging or long-standing research problems
  • and more

Nominations are always ongoing.

  1. Student must be registered in a graduate program during the nominated term.
  2. GPA must be above 6.0.
  3. Student has not received an 'unsatisfactory progress' evaluation in the current academic year.

Nominations must include a 1-page CV and a 1-page nomination letter detailing the achievement and making an argument for the importance of the achievement.

Nominations can be made by faculty members or graduate students. Students can make nominations on their own behalf or can nominate another student.

Send all nominations to chemgsec@uvic.ca. Students must obtain their supervisor's support of the nomination in the form of an email to chemgsec@uvic.ca, stating their endorsement.

Donor Awards

Donor awards come from funds given to the University by individual donors and are adjudicated on three different levels.

Donor awards adjudicated by the Chemistry Graduate Studies Committee are automatically applied to eligible students. Deadlines are listed as "No application required" on the graduate awards & scholarships filter.

These awards are adjudicated by the Faculty of Science Graduate Advisory Committee. The GSC applies on behalf of students who meet the criteria. Deadlines are listed as "Inquire with your department" on the graduate awards & scholarships filter. 

To see all FoS awards:

These are adjudicated by the FGS Graduate Awards Committee (GAC). The Chemistry GSC makes a recommendation to the GAC on behalf of the student. The list below are examples of university wide awards that chemistry graduate students may be eligible for, as well as ones that have been awarded to chemistry students in the recent past. If you see find award for which you may be eligible, or think that the GSC might not be aware of your eligibility, contact the Graduate Advisor.

  • Edythe Hembroff-Schleicher Scholarships 
  • Dr. Julius F. Schleicher Graduate Scholarship 
  • Eileen Ford Wood and Alexander James Wood Scholarship
  • Cassels Shaw Graduate Fellowship 
  • Commander Peter Chance MASC Graduate Fellowship 
  • Albert Hung Chao Hong Scholarships
  • The Martlet Chapter IODE Graduate Scholarship for Women
  • Jarmila Vlasta Von Drak Thouvenelle Graduate Scholarship

 

Conference funding

Students attending conferences to present their work can access partial funding available from several sources. It is up to the student to plan ahead and apply for funding.

  • The FGS and GSS coordinate their travel grant funding, which you can apply for once each year. As it is awarded on a first-come-first-served basis, students are encouraged to apply up to 4 months in advance. Visit travel & conference funding for instructions and application forms.
  • The chemistry department has a small travel fund for travel to CIC/CSC conferences. See the graduate secretary for the application form.
  • If you are a TA, the CUPE 4163 union has a conference fund.
  • Contact your supervisor for further funding options.