Grad Finance FAQs and Contacts

Funding

• How will I know if I am going to receive funding?

  If you receive funding for your graduate studies, your funding package will be included in your offer of admission. This will include information such as the amount of funding you are being offered and the duration of these awards.

  For more information, visit our graduate funding page.

• Where can I find information about scholarships?

  Review upcoming scholarships and tips for applying.

• Where can I find information about bursaries or donor awards?
  There are a number of donor awards available to you. These awards are a valuable and lasting resource for many of our current students. Once you complete a General Bursary and Donor Award application, you'll be considered for funding. To apply, follow these steps:

  • Under Student Awards and Financial Aid, select apply for student aid/university works. 
  • Enter your network ID and password. 
  • Enter the applicable term and year, select continue.
  • Select the General Bursary application from the drop-down menu, select continue.
• I want to change from full-time to part-time status, how will this affect my current funding?

  Continuation of all sources of funding from the university is dependent on maintaining good academic standing, high-quality research performance (where applicable) and availability of funds. If you withdraw, change to part-time status, change your program, change your research topic or supervisor, change your fee status or fail to complete a term, you may no longer be eligible for funding.

• What are the minimum funding levels for research students?

  The university is committed to providing financial support to our graduate students in research-based master’s and doctoral programs. Each program has a minimum funding threshold for full-time students. These minimum levels may be met or exceeded in a given year and are typically offered for the standard length of the program. The minimum funding may be met through various sources of funding and these sources are normally outlined in the offer of funding at the time of admission.

  For more information, see minimum funding.

Assistantships

• How do I apply for a Research or Teaching Assistantship?

  If you are eligible for a Research or Teaching Assistantship, it will be included in your offer of admission. If you do not receive a Research or Teaching Assistant position, you must contact your graduate program director

  For more information, visit the graduate funding page.

• Where can I find information about Graduate Research Assistantships?
  Please visit the graduate funding page.
• Can I have an on-campus job while I am a full-time graduate student?

  As a member university of the Ontario Council on Graduate Studies, Ontario Tech University is committed to ensuring that full-time graduate students work no more than an average of ten hours per week on campus. This ten-hour rule is in place to ensure that students are in a position to devote their time and energy to the requirements of their program of studies and research. Learn more about the 10-hour rule.

• Can I have an on-campus job and still receive graduate funding?
  If you are the recipient of an external award, the agency providing the award may have restrictions on the number of hours (including TA) that you may work. If you exceed this guideline, you risk losing your external funding. Review the appropriate guidelines included in your funding package to learn more.
• Are there restrictions for the number of hours part-time students can work?
  There are no restrictions.
• Where can I find my tax receipts?

  Tax receipts for T2202s can be viewed and printed through the MyOntarioTech portal. For questions or concerns, please contact the Office of the Registrar.

  T4 slips for teaching assistantships and research assistantships can be viewed and printed through MyOntarioTech. For questions or concerns, please contact uoitpayroll@ontariotechu.ca.

  T4A slips for graduate research assistantships, Dean's Graduate Scholarships, and CIHR, NSERC or SSHRC scholarships and bursaries will be mailed directly, according to your address on file. For questions or concerns, please contact UOITstudentAR@ontariotechu.ca.

• Do I have to pay tax if I am a Teaching or Research Assistant?

  If you do not wish to pay tax as a Teaching or Research Assistant you must complete two TD1, Personal Tax Credits Return forms and submit your documentation to gradfinance@ontariotechu.ca.

  For more information on TD1 forms, visit the Government of Canada website. 

• I am an international student, what should I be aware of when it comes to assistantships and work polices?

  If you are an international student, you must stop working when you do not meet on-campus and/or off-campus work eligibility. Please contact your International Student Advisor(s) immediately with any questions or concerns.

• Can I waive a TA Assignment?
  Yes, a student can waive their Teaching Assistant Assignment by completing the TA/RA Request to Waive Assignment form. By signing and submitting the Request to Waive form all funds and assigned hours for the semester are waived in full.

Fees

• When is tuition due?

  Payment of tuition and all ancillary fees is due by the posted payment deadline each term. 

• What is the tuition cost for a fee-per-credit program?