Graduate Student Funding
Please refer to the Faculty of Arts & Science for information about base funding and planned increases.
Base Funding
The Department of Linguistics provides base funding packages of at least $21,750 CAD plus tuition and fees to all students in the funded cohort: MA students receive 1 year of funding, and PhD students are funded in years 1-4.
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 | Funding Above Minimum Financial Package |
| University of Toronto Fellowship (UTF) - Stipend Award | $13,650.00 | |
| Univeristy of Toronto Fellowship (UTF) - Tuition Award*+ | $9,002.00 | |
| Teaching Assistantships (aprox 140 hours)* | $7,500.00 | $137.00 |
| Dept of Linguistics Funding | $2,500.00** | |
| Research Assistantship* | $600.00 | |
| Total Funding | $ 30,752.00 | $2,637.00 |
| TOTAL Net of Tuition & Fees | $24,387.00 | |
*+ The Tution Award for international students is $33,248.00 and will cover all international tuition fees.
*This is a typical TA assignment for MAs.
**Amounts may vary, this is the 2024-25 Department top-up value.
PhD1 Student
| Funding Source | Funding Included in Minimum Financial Package | Funding Above Minimum Financial Package |
| University of Toronto Fellowship (UTF) - Stipend Award | $13,650.00 | |
| Univeristy of Toronto Fellowship (UTF) - Tuition Award | $8,352.00 | |
| Teaching Assistantships (aprox 185 hours)* | $7,500.00 | $2,578.25 |
| Dept of Linguistics Funding | $2,500.00** | |
| Research Assistantship* | $600.00 | |
| Total Funding | $ 30,102.00 | $5,078.25 |
| TOTAL Net of Tuition & Fees | $26,828.25 | |
*This is a typical TA assignment for PhD1. However, only the amount in the minimum funding package is guaranteed.
**Amounts may vary, this is the 2024-25 Department top-up value.
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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 October 2024)