Ontario Graduate Scholarships (OGS) are available to graduate students in all disciplines of undergraduate study at participating Ontario institutions. Each scholarship is funded by the Province of Ontario (two-thirds) and the institution offering the scholarship (one-third).
The Ontario Graduate Scholarships (OGS) program encourages excellence in graduate studies at publicly funded universities in Ontario. Since 1975, the CGS program has offered merit-based scholarships to Ontario’s top graduate students in all disciplines of undergraduate study. The province distributes BESO scholarships to universities by specifying the number of scholarships that each can offer to its students each year. Since 1975, the OGS program has offered merit-based scholarships to top Ontario graduate students in all disciplines of undergraduate study. In 1998, the Ontario government launched the QEII-GSST, a merit-based scholarship program targeted specifically at graduate students in science and technology.
The goal of the fund is to award scholarships to master’s and doctoral students in all fields of study at participating Ontario institutions, with the goal of recognizing and recognizing student excellence.
Scholarship Overview |Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) Program:
- Level of Study: Masters, PhD
- Institution: Ontario institutions
- Location: Canada
- Eligible Countries: Indigenous, National and International
- Scholarship type: Funded jointly by the Province of Ontario (two-thirds) and the institution offering the scholarship (one-third)
- Scholarship worth: maximum of $15,000
- Focus Areas: Graduate programs
- Application Deadline:Application, documentation and review details for this scholarship vary by institution. Check with your institution’s graduate studies office for details.
Scholarship Value:
Ontario Scholarships are awarded based on the number of consecutive terms of study in an academic year:
- $10,000 for 2 consecutive study terms
- $15,000 for 3 consecutive study terms
Each OGS award is issued for:
- minimum one academic year (2 or 3 consecutive academic terms)
maximum 2 years (up to 6 consecutive academic terms).
Lifetime Maximums
The OGS awards maximums are:
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- Master’s students: 2 academic years
- Doctoral students: 4 academic years
- Lifetime limit (all students): 6 academic years
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Requirements (All Components are Online)
- OGS application form
- Transcripts from all postsecondary institutions (unofficial and student-issued transcripts are allowed; for example, screenshots from ACORN).
- Previous awards/publications/conferences/research experience.
- Study plan (maximum 2 pages: 1 page for the study plan, 1 page for references/citations). Two academic references (reviewers must submit online).
Eligibility for Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS)
The Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OSSB) is a merit-based scholarship. Applications are evaluated and ranked according to the criteria established by the educational institution you plan to attend.
To be considered, you must also meet the following criteria:
You will be in higher education at master’s or doctoral level
You will be enrolled in a full-time program for 2 or more terms (21-52 weeks in total) for the academic year in which you submit your application.
You will attend one of the following participating educational institutions in Ontario
Participating Ontario institutions
- Brock University
- Carleton University
- University of Guelph
- Lakehead University
- Laurentian University
- McMaster University
- Nipissing University
- OCAD University
- Trent University
- University of Ottawa
- Queen’s University
- Ryerson University
- University of Ontario Institute of Technology
- University of Toronto
- University of Waterloo
- Western University
- Wilfrid Laurier University
- University of Windsor
- York University
Application Process
Use your institution’s OGS application form. It is usually available in October.
If you are applying to multiple graduate programs at different schools, submit one OGS application for each school.
Contact the Graduate Studies Office of the school you plan to attend for details on their application process..
For more information on the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) Awards, please visit the Official website
