Too late to apply for Masters after OGS decision?

[csrichie]

Due to having a tough time finding desirable supervisor to do my master's with, I have not submitted my graduate school application. I am still waiting on a prof to reply to me in two weeks regarding whether or not I can obtain a position in his lab starting this summer. However, I might not be offically accepted into the graduate program until the next round of application. I did submit OGS application, and I was wondering whether or not I could still accept OGS offer if i were to obtain it?

Thanks so much for all your help!

[electrochoc]

Due to having a tough time finding desirable supervisor to do my master's with, I have not submitted my graduate school application. I am still waiting on a prof to reply to me in two weeks regarding whether or not I can obtain a position in his lab starting this summer. However, I might not be offically accepted into the graduate program until the next round of application. I did submit OGS application, and I was wondering whether or not I could still accept OGS offer if i were to obtain it?

Thanks so much for all your help!

I know you can defer an OGS award for special circumstances, not sure your situation fits into it though. I advise you to contact the Ministry in case you do get the award to work out details of its tenure. Also, it is not uncommon for some graduate programs to accept people in the summer to begin in the fall, especially if you have a prestigious external award. I would think it's easier to sway the grad program you want to apply for, then to sway the Ministry your way.