PhD Program Tuition & Funding

University of Toronto Funding Package

The University of Toronto provides doctoral-stream students a base funding package for up to five years of doctoral studies.

We are pleased to provide this package to all PhD students without major external funding from years one through five.

For the 2024-25 academic year, the minimum package is:

  • $30,102 for domestic students
  • $30,858 including UHIP of $756.00 for international students

The package is designed to cover a student’s tuition and provide the student with $21,750 base funding plus tuition and fees per year. The funding come from a University of Toronto Fellowship and teaching assistantship.

For 2024-25 academic year, the Faculty of Arts & Science base funding package will be $21,750 plus tuition and fees.

To remain eligible for the University of Toronto Fellowship, you must maintain good standing in your program and apply every year for Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) awards.

If you have major external funding worth more than $10,000, your package will be reduced by the difference between this amount and the scholarship.

TAships

Teaching assistantships not only provide valuable professional experience, they serve as an important source of funding and form a component of a typical U of T funding package.

Conditions of work and rates of remuneration are governed by a collective agreement negotiated between the University and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).

If you receive a SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship or a SSHRC CGS Doctoral Scholarship, you are not obligated to work as a teaching assistant. You may waive your TAship if you wish.

Research Travel Grants

  • The Faculty of Arts & Science and the School of Graduate Studies hold competitions annually for research travel grants. Funds are available for a limited number of doctoral students in the humanities to study or carry out research in Canada, the United States or overseas.
  • We realize the importance of research abroad and also have limited research and conference travel funds available.

Financial Aid

We encourage you to investigate your eligibility for financial aid:

Tuition

Domestic

  • 2024-25 full-time = $8,352 (Downtown Toronto/St. George campus, incl. incidental, system access and ancillary fees)

International

  • 2023-24, full-time = $9,108 including UHIP (Downtown Toronto/St. George campus, incl. incidental, system access and ancillary fees and health insurance plan fees)