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FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Minimum funding for all research students ($18.5K for M.Sc. and $21K for Ph.D.) * † *including Teaching Assistant remuneration †Minimum funding levels apply to all research students (M.Sc. and Ph.D.), but not to the coursework M.Sc. program which is funded differently Graduate students generally secure funding from one or more of the following sources: External Scholarships NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships, Ontario Graduate Scholarships, Industry and Private Scholarships Departmental Scholarships Queen's Graduate Awards, Reinhardt, Bowen and Bruce Scholarships Departmental Teaching Assistantships Research Assistantships Awarded by Supervisors from their Research Funds Departmental scholarships are currently provided to full-time M.Sc. (research) students for five terms and Ph.D. students may have their money distributed either over nine or twelve terms. After the student's terms of support have been completed the supervisor(s) may choose to continue funding in the form of a research assistantship. The Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering is committed to supporting graduate students with a minimum of $18,500/year for Master's students and $21,000/year for Ph.D. students. These amounts include Teaching Assistantship payments (lab demo work). Master's and Ph.D. students are also eligible for Research Assistantships and therefore their annual income is generally higher than the guaranteed minimum. Research Assistantships are in consultation with the student's supervisor. Students should also consult the NSERC (www.nserc.ca) and OGS (www.osap.gov.on.ca) web pages for the current levels of support these agencies provide. Financial support is naturally conditional on a student's continued satisfactory progress, and those students who obtain scholarship funding external to the University (e.g. NSERC) usually do not receive internal scholarship money. They remain, however, eligible for teaching and research assistantships. Additional financial support to international students may be awarded to exceptional candidates. These additional awards are granted on a competitive basis. Students should consult the School of Graduate Studies web page for more information (www.queensu.ca/sgs/). Download our Graduate Studies Handbook for Current Students (PDF). This page, and all contents (except as noted), are Copyright by Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.