Financial Assistance
Admission Awards
The Brian A. Miron Graduate Scholarship in Financial Economics (the value of the award will vary from year to year, beginning in 2012), is offered to an outstanding student based on academic merit.
The program also provides ten Master of Financial Economics Graduate Awards (approximately $2k value) to top-ranked candidates.
Teaching Assistantships
Students may apply for Teaching Assistantship positions in the Department of Economics. The availability of these positions varies from year to year. A call for applications will be made in early July.
Internal University Awards
For a detailed list of scholarships available to graduate students see Graduate Students: Scholarships on the Arts and Science website, and for information on financial aid see the School of Graduate Studies website. Students will also benefit from reviewing the SGS graduate awards office information for financial support for international and domestic students. In addition it is helpful to read the information available on the SGS website on graduate awards and funding .
Scholarships Awarded by the Canadian Government
Students who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents are eligible to apply for the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada doctoral fellowships and Ontario Graduate Scholarships .
CFA Institute Awards
The CFA Institute offers the following awards for undergraduate students and CFA candidates:
a) Undergraduate Finance and Economics Scholarship Award: Four scholarship awards of $2,500 each will be given to chosen winners who are in their third year of finance and economic study and have a minimum 3.0 GPA (or equivalent) in their program. Deadline for submission is March 31 of each year. Visit here for the application form and for more details.
b) CFA Program Society Scholarships: CFA Institute is offering scholarships for the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) Program. Toronto CFA Society awards up to 10 scholarships each year for the June exam. Society scholars must fulfill all CFA candidate requirements to register. If society scholars are students, they must hold a bachelor’s degree or the equivalent no later than December 31 of the year of the exam, and attend a college or university within 200 miles of the society.
Candidate Cost: This scholarship will waive the registration fee and 100% of the enrollment fee. The chosen scholarship candidate will be responsible for the cost of study books and materials.
Application deadline: December 1, 2011
Visit here for the application form, and for more details.
Loans
Student loans(Ontario Student Assistance Program) are also available from the provincial government for Canadian citizens and permanent residents and are calculated according to financial need. Applications are available after April 1 at the Student Services Office, School of Graduate Studies, 63 St. George St., and also from the OSAP website
The School of Graduate Studies and the University of Toronto Alumni Association provide emergency grants and loans to meet financial needs which could not have been anticipated. Applicants must be registered as full-time students in a graduate program. Particulars may be obtained from the School of Graduate Studies.