Financial Support
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Scholarships, Teaching Assistantships/Fellowships, Research Awards
Applicants seeking financial support through University scholarships, teaching assistantships and fellowships, and research awards, should, in addition to applying for those scholarships listed on the FGSR website, correspond with the head of the academic unit in which they wish to apply. Students should not assume that an offer of admission is associated with financial support. Unless informed otherwise, incoming students are expected to provide for their own financial support during their course of studies. Copies of annual estimates of costs of living are regularly updated and are available on the FGSR web site.
Support for students can be from internal or external scholarships, bursaries, research funds, or employment by academic and non-academic units. Students are encouraged to seek external scholarships and other sources of funding. These are beneficial to students by directly providing financial assistance and as concrete evidence of scholastic achievement. Information about scholarships is contained in the Scholarship and Awards link on the FGSR website.
Funding available from the Dean’s Office is in the form of entrance awards, graduate scholarships, teaching assistantships or fellowships and research awards. These funds are available only to full-time, fully qualified students in Master’s and Doctoral programs. At the time of application, students may be part time, but if awarded funding, students must register full time in the corresponding semester. A student may hold other employment to a maximum of 12 hours per week during the tenure of the award. Students who are in post-program maintenance (i.e., have completed all formal credit hour degree requirements in the program) are not eligible for FGSR funding. Please note that this only applies to FGSR scholarships (GSSs), teaching assistantships (GSTAs) and research awards (GSRAs) as allocated to academic units. Other awards (titled scholarships, etc.) administered by FGSR are not included. Students who are receiving national scholarships (ie. NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR or equivalent) are not eligible for this funding during the tenure of their national scholarship. A student is eligible for only one funding allocation from FGSR per semester. Master’s students are eligible for a total of five semesters of funding, and Doctoral students are eligible for nine semesters. Applications must be submitted to the student’s academic unit by the date specified in the current FGSR Calendar. The following are the categories for funding from FGSR:
- Graduate scholarships are awarded to academically exceptional students to allow them to focus on their course work or thesis research, and are available in all three semesters.
- Teaching assistants assist with the instructional program of undergraduate classes, seminars or laboratories as assigned by the head of the academic unit. It does not include acting as a research assistant for the personal research of a professor(s). Teaching assistantships are typically available only in the fall and winter semesters. Hours of work and rates of pay are determined through collective bargaining between the University of Regina and CUPE local 2419-Academic Assistants. Graduate students are required to attend a series of seminars at the Teaching Development Centre prior to assuming a teaching assistant position.
- Teaching fellowships are provided to students who will be involved in the instruction of a class under the supervision of a faculty member. Doctoral candidates are encouraged to build their repertoire of professional skills and should contact their academic unit about the availability of teaching fellowships which are funded by FGSR and the academic unit. Hours of work and rates of pay are determined through collective bargaining between the University of Regina and CUPE local 2419 - Academic Assistants. Teaching fellowships are typically available only in the fall and winter semesters.
- Research awards are given for the expressed purpose of allowing the recipient to work full time on aspects directly pertaining to his/her degree program (course work, thesis research, creative activity), and are available primarily in the summer semester.
Student Conference Travel Awards
The Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research awards funds to assist Master’s and Ph.D. students with costs associated with travel for presentations of paper, posters, or other creative work pertinent to their studies. Approved events include conferences, major festivals or other artistic events sponsored by recognized national or international organizations. Students may not receive this funding more than once at the Master’s level or more than twice at the Ph.D. level. Applications for travel funds are assessed and awarded three times a year by means of a Travel Awards competition. Awards are paid to recipients after original receipts for travel and proof of attendance at the event have been submitted to the Scholarship and Awards Office, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research.
Other Funding Opportunities
Other scholarships and awards are available to domestic and foreign students. Information regarding these opportunities is available on the FGSR website: http://www.uregina.ca/gradstudies/scholarships/index.shtml
