For exact details of support and supplementary awards for scholarship holders, please check the financial support section in the Graduate Handbook or contact:
The Graduate Administrator
Telephone: 416-978-2945
Email: kbiel@physics.utoronto.ca
FAX: 416-978-1547
Other Funding Sources
Students must also apply for any scholarships for which they are eligible.
For Canadians and landed immigrants this might include:
1. The NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship
2. The Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS)/Ontario Graduate Scholarship for Science and Technology (OGSST)
Teaching Assistantships
During their pursuit of an M.Sc. or Ph.D. degree, most graduate students choose to accept a Teaching Assistantship in connection with an undergraduate (or, rarely, graduate) course offered by the Department of Physics (or, less frequently, by a cognate Department). Teaching assistantships can take the form of a Tutor (tutorial), Demo (laboratory) or Marker. Details of these positions including responsibilities and teaching tips are covered in "The Teaching Assistants' Handbook" and application forms are available from the Undergraduate Office. The pay rate is $36.17 per hour. Based on your application, the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies offers a position in a course, based on qualifications of the applicant and suitability for the position. Employment under conditions covered by the Teaching Assistants’ Union of the University of Toronto is guaranteed to students without major external scholarships for 140 hours. More hours may be available based on enrolment and qualifications. The website of CUPE 3902 is /www.cupe3902.org./ Teaching Assistantships offer several benefits for graduate students and, in many cases, develop teaching and interpersonal skills that will serve well in almost any career that is undertaken in the future. As well, a Teaching Assistantship provides income for work performed in an area directly related to one's interests, namely Physics!
Research Assistantships
Research assistants normally work with a faculty member, assisting with research projects. Apply directly to the graduate unit chair concerned.