Financial Support
We offer competitive funding packages to full-time students admitted into our Master’s and PhD programs. Excellent applicants also have the opportunity to apply for various scholarships and awards.
We also offer admissions to excellent students who are self–funded, funded by corporate sponsors or governments.
Information about tuition and ancillary fees can be found on the York site (from the Graduate programs pull-down menu choose either Non-Professional Masters or PhD).
Program Funding Components
Every full–time Masters student in the thesis option is considered for financial support for their first five terms (20 months) in the program. The financial support for each full–time Masters student in the Program is approximately $27,000/year. Excellent applicants will be considered for entrance scholarships of $4,000 each. Students who are awarded an external scholarship can receive up to $31,000/year.
Unlike other programs, this specialization is not funded, but financial support is available to excellent students in the form of scholarships or internships. Particularly, since our program is officially recognized by the Vector Institute, our students will be eligible under the Vector Scholarships in Artificial Intelligence, valued at $17,500 for one year.
Every full–time Ph.D. student is considered for financial support for their first twelve terms (48 months) in the program. The financial support for each full–time Ph.D. student in the Program is approximately $29,000/year. Students who are awarded an external scholarship can receive up to $33,000/year.
Internal financial support can include the following components
Teaching assistantships (TA) are normally offered to all full–time Ph.D. students and all full–time 1st-year M.Sc. students. Currently, a full teaching assistantship is valued approximately at $16,000. Each full TA requires the tutoring of undergraduate students and/or grading of assignments and tests. A full TA requires 270 hours of work. Note: there is a graduate financial assistance benefit of $590/term (i.e. up to $1770/year) for students who hold a TA; this benefit is in addition to the financial support amounts mentioned above.
Lassonde Entrance Scholarship of $4,000 per student is available to first-year Masters students, who are admitted with a grade of “A” or better.
Additional funds in the form of research assistantships are available to students. This is financial support from a faculty member’s research grant. Normally, a student will receive such support from their thesis supervisor. This support entails the expectation of some assistance provided by the student towards the granting faculty member’s research.
These scholarships help international students cover their higher tuition fees; they are currently valued at $4,800 per year; normally, all full–time international graduate students receive them.
Funds are available to visa students, to assist them with the payment of fees. Such Bursaries are awarded by the Faculty of Graduate Studies based on the need and academic standing.
For more information, please visit Faculty of Graduate Studies – Funding and Awards under the York Graduate Funding tab.
For more information, please visit Faculty of Graduate Studies – Funding and Awards under the York Graduate Funding tab.