2013-2014 Ontario Graduate Scholarships at University of Ottawa in Canada

2013-2014 Ontario Graduate Scholarships for Canadian and Foreign Students at University of Ottawa in Canada

Study Subject(s): The scholarship is provided to learn any of the subjects offered by the university.
Course Level: This scholarship is to pursuing master’s and PhD programme.
Scholarship Provider: Province of Ontario and Ontario universities
Scholarship can be taken at:Canada

Eligibility: In order to be considered for an OGS, applicants must meet the following criteria:
1.Citizenship
-be a Canadian citizen, Permanent Resident, or Protected Person [under subsection 95(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protections Act (Canada)] at the time of the OGS application deadline date.
-foreign students who are studying in Ontario under a temporary resident visa  or student study permit, under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) are eligible for the allotted international student awards.  Applicants who do not have a valid temporary resident visa or student study permit at the time of application will be required to provide proof of a valid one at the time of taking up the award.
2.Registration
-be enrolled in, or plan to enrol in a graduate program for the 2013-2014 academic year at the University of Ottawa.
-full-time or part-time student status is at the time of application not a factor.
-if applying for funding for a master’s program, applicants cannot have completed more than 4 terms of their master’s program at the time of taking up the award.
-if applying for funding for a PhD program, applicants cannot have completed more than 13 sessions of their PhD program at the time of taking up the award.
3.Minimum Academic Requirements-The applicant must, at minimum, meet the following OGS academic requirements:
-If entering the first or second year of graduate studies at the time of application the applicant must have an overall average of at least A-, which is equivalent to a GPA of at least 8.0/10 at the University of Ottawa, on the last 20 one-term/semester courses completed at the time of application.
-If entering the third year of graduate studies at the time of application the applicant must have an overall average of at least A-, which is equivalent to a GPA of at least 8.0/10 at the University of Ottawa, on all graduate courses completed
-at the time of application.
-If master’s or doctoral degree marks used for calculating an applicant’s GPA are not available (e.g. courses were graded on a pass-fail basis), then the last 20 one-term/semester most recently available university marks will be used to calculate an applicant’s GPA.

Scholarship Open for International Students: The students of  Canada can apply for this scholarship and foreign students who are studying in Ontario under a temporary resident visa  or student study permit, under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) are eligible for the allotted international student awards. Applicants who do not have a valid temporary resident visa or student study permit at the time of application will be required to provide proof of a valid one at the time of taking up the award.

Scholarship Description: Since 1975, Ontario, in partnership with Ontario’s publicly-assisted universities, has encouraged excellence in graduate studies at the master’s and doctoral levels through the awarding of Ontario Graduate Scholarships (OGS). OGS awards are merit-based scholarships available to students in all disciplines of academic study.  The OGS program is jointly funded by the Province of Ontario and Ontario universities. 

Value and duration of scholarship: An OGS is valued at a maximum of $15,000 annually ($5,000 per term) and must be held for a minimum of two consecutive terms with a full-time student status.   Awards can be taken up either in May 2013, September 2013 or January 2014.

Notification: Applicants will be notified no later that April 30, 2013.

How to Apply: The mode of applying is by post.

Scholarship Application Deadline: Do submit your applications till 15 November 2012.

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