Ontario Trillium Scholarship

[foucaultmania]

Hi,

 

my faculty has nominated me for this scholarship. It seems very prestigious. But, the information about this scholarship is very limited on the internet.

 

Is there anyone who has any idea about this funding?

 

 

[jesuscares]

hello foucaultmania. the award is $40,000 per year and is renewable for up to four years.

[Nerd_For_Life]

Congrats, that's awesome that they nominated you for this Keep in mind that your tuition and student fees will need to be paid from the total amount of the award (as far as I know) when you are calculating what it would leave you with for a living stipend.

[TakeruK]

Congrats, that's awesome that they nominated you for this Keep in mind that your tuition and student fees will need to be paid from the total amount of the award (as far as I know) when you are calculating what it would leave you with for a living stipend.

 

This is true but it might also be the case that the department will top up the award with funding of their own, or you may also be paid an additional TA/RAship. The award statement says that 2/3 of the fund comes from the government while the remaining 1/3 comes from the school and they can make you TA or RA to earn this money. So, it's possible that the 40,000 per year is the only funding you'll see. With international student tuition on the order of $15,000-$20,000 per year, depending on the school, this usually leaves you with a stipend about equal to a domestic/Canadian non-scholarship student. If you do get a top-up from your department, then you would make about as much as a Canadian grad student on a scholarship! So, it's a pretty prestigious award, congrats on the nomination

[foucaultmania]

Thank you very much for the responses. Yes, it is most generally said that the award is $40.000 per year but nobody knows that this award will cancel or not my regular funding supplied by the department should I be admitted for it. Finally, I have only be nominated, it is not sure, the committee of faculty of graduate studies at York will decide it.

 

I just heard that York will still offer a portion of funding, but I do not know what will be the form of it. If it will only be the remaining 1/3, it may not be good since normally York offers funding for 6 years but this award is for 4 years.

 

Who knows anyone who has already been accepted for this scholarship?

[TakeruK]

Thank you very much for the responses. Yes, it is most generally said that the award is $40.000 per year but nobody knows that this award will cancel or not my regular funding supplied by the department should I be admitted for it. Finally, I have only be nominated, it is not sure, the committee of faculty of graduate studies at York will decide it.

 

I just heard that York will still offer a portion of funding, but I do not know what will be the form of it. If it will only be the remaining 1/3, it may not be good since normally York offers funding for 6 years but this award is for 4 years.

 

Who knows anyone who has already been accepted for this scholarship?

 

Usually, when a student gets external funding and if the student already has a funding promise from the school, the general policy is that after the external scholarship, the student would get at least as much funding as they had before the external scholarship. So, it's likely that after the 4 year Trillium Scholarship runs out, you will still be supported by York for the remaining two years. 

[foucaultmania]

Hi, thanks a lot my friends. My nomination is successful. Actually, the conditions are quite good, and it comes in the form of offer. I have to say "yes" or "no", most probably, I will accept the offer

[Nerd_For_Life]

Congrats! That's great news

[Shinhan]

Just bumping this thread up to see if anyone else is waiting is to hear from OTS award from any university in Ontario? 

[Ocean's_Witch]

@Shinhan I am! Have you heard anything yet?

[Shinhan]

@Ocean's_Witch My prospective PI at UWaterloo informed me that the department has nominated me. Haven't heard back anything since. Do you mind me asking which school have you applied to? 

[Ocean's_Witch]

@Shinhan University of Toronto. Same here. I was informed of the nomination, no news after that yet, though I remember hearing that the results would be in early March. I guess they would inform even in case we don't succeed?

[Shinhan]

@Ocean's_Witch I assumed I would be informed if and when I receive my admit letter. I agree with you though. We may not be informed if we don't succeed. We are way past early March now. Have you received your admit letter from UofT otherwise?

[Ocean's_Witch]

@Shinhan I got my offer letter way back in January. I was later told of the nomination while discussing funding. Do let me know if you have any information about the results!