University of Waterloo Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS)/Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology (QEII-GSST) 2023
The Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology (QEII-GSST) and Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) programs support graduate study excellence at publicly supported universities in Ontario. The Ontario government and partner institutions jointly fund both initiatives. The amount of the rewards are split evenly between the government and the university, with the remaining one-third coming from the university. One application is used for consideration for both OGS and QEII-GSST at Waterloo. Each OGS and QEII-GSST is valued at a maximum of $15,000 per year. The award is paid as $5,000 per term for either two or three terms.
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Application Requirements
Citizenship International candidates must have a student study visa issued under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and be enrolled as international students in Ontario (Canada). Note that QEII-GSST grants are not available to international students. applicants must be Canadian citizens, Permanent Residents, or Protected Persons as defined in paragraph 95(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) at the time of the application for the domestic competition. Minimum Academic Requirements Applicants must have achieved a first-class average (minimum of A-/80%), in EACH of the last two completed years of study (full-time equivalent). Eligibility averages are calculated using grades from your most-recent academic history up to August 31, 2022, regardless of program or relevance to your proposed program. Waterloo is required to adhere to these parameters as dictated by Ontarioâs Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities (MTCU). Registration/Admission Status. International competition â due to the limited quota of awards available for international students, applications will only be accepted from students who are currently registered in a graduate program (or on an approved inactive term from their graduate program) by at least the fall 2021 term. Current UW undergraduate international students are not eligible to apply. Domestic competition â applicants must either be currently enrolled in a graduate program, or must apply for admission to a graduate program by the February 1, 2022 deadline for entry into the spring 2022, fall 2022 or winter 2023 term.
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Required Documents
Academic transcripts. Publications. CV/Resume.
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Funding Specifications
<p>$15,000 per year.</p>
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Application Steps
Students only need to submit one application in order to be considered for both OGS and QEII-GSST. For more details,visit UW website
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