Graduate Student Funding
Please refer to the Faculty of Arts & Science for information about base funding and planned increases.
Minimum Financial Support
The Department of Linguistics provides base funding packages of at least $31,551 plus tuition and fees to PhD Students in the funded cohort (years 1-4 for regular entry, year 1-5 for direct entry). MA students receive a funding package of at least $21,750 plus tuition and fees for 1 year.
Funding comes from a variety of sources, including but not limited to:
- Teaching assistantships
- Research assistantships
- University of Toronto Fellowships (UTF)
- External scholarships
All students in the funded cohort receive an individual funding letter at the beginning of the academic year that outlines the funding package they will receive, including base funding and any known additional funding (e.g. extra TA hours). There are many factors that can influence the total funding a student receives, including top-up awards for major award recipients, extra TA hours, admission awards, and additional funding from other sources.
MA Student
| Funding Source | Funding Included in Minimum Financial Package | |
| University of Toronto Fellowship (UTF) - Stipend Award | $13,950.00 | |
| Univeristy of Toronto Fellowship (UTF) - Tuition Award*+ | $9,608.00 | |
| Teaching Assistantships (aprox 140 hours)* | $7,200 | |
| Research Assistantship* | $600.00 | |
| Total Funding | $ 31,358.00 | |
| TOTAL Net of Tuition & Fees $21,750.00 | ||
*+ The Tution Award for international students is $34,900 and will cover all international tuition fees.
*This is a typical TA assignment for MAs. The maximum amount of TA income included in the package is $7,200 in 2025-26
NOTE: Major awards will replace some or all the minimum package components shown in the table
PhD1 Student
| Funding Source | Funding Included in Minimum Financial Package | Funding Above Minimum Financial Package |
| University of Toronto Fellowship (UTF) - Stipend Award | $23,751.52 | |
| Univeristy of Toronto Fellowship (UTF) - Tuition Award | $8,448.48 | |
| Teaching Assistantships (aprox 185 hours)* | $7,200.00 | $2,599.00 |
| Research Assistantship* | $600.00 | |
| Total Funding | $ 40,000.00 | $2,599.00 |
| TOTAL Net of Tuition & Fees | $34,149.52 | |
*This is a typical TA assignment for PhD1. The maximum amount of TA income included in the package is $7,200 in 2025-26
NOTE: Major awards will replace some or all the minimum package components shown in the table
Scholarships and Awards
Graduate students are expected to apply for external funding, such as the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Doctoral Fellowships, and Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS, for both MA and PhD students). These external awards become part of the award winner's funding package. The University of Toronto also awards a number of scholarships to both domestic and international students. For more information, including eligibility requirements, please refer to the Scholarships and Awards page of the School of Graduate Studies website.
(Last updated August 2025)