University of Calgary

Funding

This page describes our funding policy for incoming Ph.D. students; please also see our page describing additional funding sources for students in program.

Minimum Funding Guarantee for Doctoral Students

Department of English 2012-2013 

 

 

Graduate Research Scholarship

Graduate Assistantships (Teaching) (GA [T])

Graduate Teaching Fellowship (GTF)

Total Funding
by Year

Year 1

2011-12

$4400.00

 $16,000app.

N/A

   $20,400.00

Year 2

2012-13

$3650.00

$16,000app.

N/A

   $19,650.00

Year 3

2013-14

$1400.00

$8000app.

$5900.00app.  

   $15,300.00

Year 4

2014-15

$9100.00

$N/A

 
$5900.00app. 

   $15,000.00

TOTALS

 

$18,550.00

$40,000.00 

  $11,800.00

   $70,350.00

Please Note:

Departmental Funding 

  1. Funding after the first year depends on both your progress and our budget allocation. 
  2. Department Graduate Scholarships will revert to the Department should you win an external scholarship or combination of external scholarships valued at (or greater than) $12,000 in any given year.
  3. Should you receive a major external scholarship, you may, without penalty, decline our offer of Teaching Assistantships or Sessional Teaching in order to focus on your research.
  4. If you are offered a Teaching Assistantship or Sessional Teaching, your total departmental funding will be reduced accordingly.
  5. The amounts listed above are current values; these may increase.
  6.  Details of your course assignments (as a Teaching Assistant in Years 1 and 2 and as a Sessional Teacher in Years 3 and 4) will be available at a later date.
  7. Please keep in mind that whether you receive employment or scholarship, your first payment will not be until the end of the first month in our program.
     

External Funding

All eligible students must for both the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the University scholarship competitions each year. If you win external funding or a university Award, your departmental funding will be decreased; however, we will ensure that you are better off than you would have been without the external funding.  If you win a major external award, including a SSHRC fellowship, you will be offered a teaching assistantship in the first year of the fellowship.  


Tuition Fees

Tuition and supplementary fees amount to approximately $7,400 for each of the first two years of your program and $3,000 for each remaining year. This is based on the May 2011-April 2012 Fee Schedule.  An updated version should be out soon.  For exact costs please refer to: http://grad.ucalgary.ca/files/grad/F_%20F_%20Sheet_%20Doctoral_April_13_2011.pdf.  You can also choose to use the Graduate Student Fee Payment Plan if you are receiving funding: http://www.ucalgary.ca/registrar/graduatepayment

 
Renewal of Funding

Funding for PhD students is guaranteed for four years contingent upon adequate progress through the PhD program, as indicated by a rating of ‘satisfactory’ or better on the Annual Progress Report.