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Not to be tardy in a response, but nothing yet here.

We have a noon - 3 class on September 8th according to the summer booklet they sent me!

Congrats, and welcome to the fold! I applied to grad house, because it's not that expensive compared to most downtown Toronto housing, and its likely a lot easier than some other buildings, most of which have a lot of horror stories about poor management, pests, or robberies. Also, it's not a guarantee, just another option. So, I figured it couldn't hurt to apply! That said, I'm not banking on Grad house, merely exploring all options! That said, if anyone's who has accepted the program is looking for a room mate somewhere in Toronto for next year, PM me, perhaps we could chat and see if it's something we're both interested in, or maybe try and get a group of us together if possible!

I finally made a choice and confirmed Munk. I will be seeing most of you in September is sounds like!

Yeah that was what I as thinking as well, but the unknown has me a little worried.

So, what is everyone who has accepted thinking for their living situation next year? I'm debating schools still, but seriously concerned about what to do living wise if I come to Toronto

I asked Megan, she said official packages were taking longer to print and we should expect them around early April.

I believe CGSM scholars will hear exactly on the first? But I could be wrong. My friend heard about his SSHRC on the first last year to Western.

Not likely. It takes time for the schools to update everything online. The process isn't always standard. I received unofficial acceptances this year far earlier than some of my peers, but they received their funding information before I did. It's just a fluke of the system because there is so much that admissions need to do during this time of year.

I did, if you email them, programs are usually lenient and willing to extend the deadline for you to have all of your funding information secured.

To say that the federal government hired no one is an exaggeration in my mind I know a number of people who've been hired into DFTAD, or as political aides. And many of the jobs listed have nothing to do with the federal or provincial government. I have to agree that overall school rankings could matter though. I just don't know how much of a difference the Toronto name will make compared to NPSIA's name when it comes to international work, unless you're looking into academia. I could be wrong, but I don't put much substance behind employers caring about your school rank unless you're going into academia. Perhaps I'm wrong though. I'm still on the fence, waiting for funding decisions from Toronto and SSHRC before I decide where I'll end up, so this is providing a good counter measure to my predisposition to less debt at NPSIA. This is so nice to hear. As a Canadian, we can't wait for you to get here!

I got an email offer. It took a fair while for them to update carleton central, but that is where all of the information appeared and was updated for me!

I finally received my funding offer! Is anyone else in International Economic Policy cluster?

I also wouldn't be surprised. The amount of money they've infused into the Toronto program already has a lot of students and IR professors in Canada as rating it over GSPIA in Ottawa, and nearly on par with NPSIA. I think Munk's program will especially shine because of the emphasis on the private sector. I have friends currently at Munk that love it for this reason. Currently, right now, however it's difficult to justify the 20,000 tuition on top of expensive living when NPSIA is offering nearly full funding, plus the gravitas of an established program. Additionally, a lot of Munk is a very "get out and get em" attitude. Internships are coordinated more by individual students than the program, and can be unpaid because of it. My friend said nearly half of her class ended up in unpaid internships because they were unprepared going into the program. While some of the others have found exceptionally lucrative internships, that they've been able to stay at part time while finishing their degree. In this way, I see Munk as high risk with high reward, whereas NPSIA mitigates some of that risk, but doesn't offer the opportunity to excel by comparison.

These are a little outdated now but these are sample careers of NPSIA grads from 2003-2006 http://carleton.ca/npsia/npsia-works-career-futures/ About industry standard of 40,000-80,000 salaries for entry level positions. They also say similarly to Munk 80-90% find employment in the field within 3-6 months. while a few go onto academia.

Congratulations! How did you receive it? By mail, email, or phone?

I'm doing a research MA at Western this year. I received a funding package I couldn't turn down, which has allowed me to put serious dents into my student loans. So I took a year to go to my fallback, receive a "free" MA, and reduce my student loans by about a third while they're still interest free.

I have a CGPA of 3.7, with a 3.8 in my specialization (history of international relations). I also have a 3.9 in my first term of a research MA that I'm doing this year. As such, I'm a teaching assistant currently, and I've been a research assistant for two separate professors for 3 years. I did an undergraduate thesis, which at my school only 1-4 students per year are allowed to do, and I hold 3 publications in peer reviewed journals (2 book reviews, to be fair), as well as 4 conference presentations, and being conference director at my school's graduate conference this year. Tack on a few leadership/research scholarships from excessive involvement in student government, and it looks like a lot more than it is. I also wrote a very, very pointed SOP on an esoteric (though very topical) issue that I want to research next year, and eventually work with. Don't get discouraged just because you weren't notified yet, first round isn't finished, and schools usually do multiple rounds of acceptances.

Congrats, I wonder how you got your funding offer before everyone else, did you call them? Edit, just read the thread further, looks like funding decisions are starting to come out today for more people! That's super exciting.

Tabbatha sent us this follow up email to answer that exact question: Since I have received a number of calls and emails, I thought it would be best to send an additional email. You have unofficially been admitted into the program. However, you need to wait until you receive your official offer from FGPA before we can tell you have officially been admitted into the program. It is extremely rare that FGPA declines one of our recommendations but you will be notified asap if there is any issue with your official offer. I hope this clarifies my emailed from earlier today.

Last year Munk acceptances received 0-$5,000 dollar entrance scholarship, and that was their official funding. Many went on to snag TAships, but they are not guaranteed, and you have to apply to them, and then you were competing with the MA candidates from other U of T departments. A TA ship is generally $11,000 I believe from my friend who is going there. I'm not sure how common external awards at Munk are, but I applied to a SSHRC, and I'm curious how that will turn out.

Just got my unofficial acceptance. 21 Days to accept with deposit. Congrats to everyone!

From past years, Munk offers minimal funding. You may get an entrance scholarship up to $5,000 and then you can apply to be a TA, which pays fairly well, but unlike other programs it's fairly low direct funding.

Also got the acceptance to Munk. Waiting on NPSIA/GSPIA and SSHRC decisions before I pull the trigger. Though it feels good!

I found the thread a little late, I got my acceptance to Munk on Thursday. No official word on funding, though from what I hear I'm not expecting much. Still waiting on NPSIA/GPSIA, as well as SSHRC decisions on April 1st (which is the cruellest thing imaginable).