Graduate

Ontario Graduate Scholarship Program (OGS)

Since 1975, Ontario, in partnership with Ontario’s publicly-assisted universities, has encouraged excellence in graduate studies at the master’s and doctoral levels through the awarding of Ontario Graduate Scholarships (OGS). OGS awards are merit-based scholarships available to students in all disciplines of academic study. The OGS program is funded by the Province of Ontario and by Ontario universities. The Province of Ontario contributes two-thirds of the value of the award while Ryerson University provides one-third. 

Value

$15,000 per year

Application Procedure

Starting with the 2013-2014 OGS competition, The Yeates School of Graduate Studies will be responsible for awarding the Ontario Graduate Scholarships allotted to Ryerson University.  The application process is as follows: 

New Students

All applicants will be assessed for basic eligibility.  If the applicant is deemed eligible they will receive two forms to complete; a basic information page, which details the applicant's history of awards and current OSAP status and a Notice, Declaration and Consent page.  If new applicants wish to be considered they will need to return these forms to their program administrator by the date specified by the program.  The completed forms and the prospective student's application for admission will form the OGS application.  Applicants will normally be notified of the funding they will receive at the time that they receive their offer of admission.  The forms for new/prospective students are available here.

Returning Students

All eligible returning students must submit a simple application which will include: basic information, which will include history of federal and provincial funding and current OSAP status, a Notice, Declaration and Consent Page, a plan of study (for master's students) or research proposal (doctoral students) and two academic references.  The application form for returning students is available here.  The referee form for returning students' application is available here.

Adjudication

Graduate programs will be responsible for the adjudication of applications and will forward their recommendations to the Yeates School of Graduate Studies for final assessment. 

Note: International applicants will follow the same application process.  As there are only a small number of international OGS awards available, the adjudication of international applicants will be made by the YSGS Scholarship and Awards Committee. 

Deadline for Application

New Students - deadline provided with documentation provided by the program

Returning Students - April 1, 2013

Standard Eligibility Criteria

•  Plan to be enrolled full-time in a graduate program at Ryerson University


•  Canadian citizen, permanent resident or an international student studying on a visa (please note there is a very small number of awards available for international students)

•  If completing the final year of an undergraduate program or entering the first or second year of graduate studies at the time of application a student must have an overall average of at least A-, or the equivalent, in the last 20 one-term/semester courses completed

• If entering the third year of graduate studies at the time of application a student must have an overall average of at least A- or equivalent, in all graduate courses completed 

Duration of the Award 

Each OGS is tenable for a maximum of one year (three terms) and a minimum of two consecutive terms.

Eligibility Conditions

There is a lifetime maximum of six years of OGS per student. 

In addition, the lifetime maximum of government-funded student awards must not exceed 6 years.  The following are included in this count:

• Ontario Graduate Scholarship Program

•  Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology
  (formerly known as OGSST)

• Ontario Trillium Scholarships

• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council

•  Canadian  Institute of Health Research

Applicants cannot hold an OGS scholarship and an award from any of the 
following programs, concurrently:

•  Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology
  (formerly known as OGSST)

• Ontario Trillium Scholarships

• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council

• Canadian  Institute of Health Research

Recipients must remain enrolled as a full-time student in an eligible program. Recipients who withdraw, transfer to part-time status, or fail to complete the term, will be required to repay the award for incomplete and future terms.

For clarity, a withdrawal in the second term willnot requires repayment of the award from first term.