Ontario Trillium Scholarships (OTS) for International Students in Canada

University
of Ontario Institute of Technology is offering Ontario Trillium Scholarships
(OTS) to pursue PhD programme. International students are eligible to apply for
these scholarships.

The
Ontario Trillium Scholarships (OTS) program is a significant initiative to
attract more of the best qualified international students to Ontario for PhD
studies. This program supports the 2010 Open Ontario Commitment t

o increase the
number of international students in Ontario while maintaining spaces for
qualified domestic students.

UOIT’s
innovative and unique undergraduate and graduate programs are designed to meet
your interests and career aspirations, along with the market-driven
requirements of employers.

Course
Level: Scholarships
are available to pursue PhD programme.

Study
Subject: Scholarships
are awarded to learn any of the subjects offered by the university.

Scholarship
Award:
Scholarship of $40,000 annually and is renewable for up to a total of four
years subject to academic performance and availability of funding. Renewal
beyond the first year requires a minimum GPA of A-minus in all completed
courses.

Scholarship
can be taken in the Canada

Eligibility: The following
criteria must be met in order for applicants to be eligible for scholarship:

In
order to be eligible for an OTS, a candidate must meet all of the following
criteria:

Must
be an international student:

International
students are students who have received a temporary resident visa as a
member of the student class under the Immigration and Refugee Protection
Act (Canada) on the first day of class.
Domestic
and refugee students who are eligible for government financial assistance
(e.g., under the Ontario Student Assistance Program [OSAP], or whose
enrolment is counted for the purpose of calculating the institution’s
operating grants, etc.) are ineligible to receive an OTS.

Must
meet English language proficiency requirements at the time of application.
Must
intend to pursue full-time graduate studies at an eligible Ontario
university at the doctoral level. A full-time doctoral student is a
student who must:

-Be
studying to earn a doctoral degree at an eligible institution.

-Be
pursuing her/his studies on a full-time basis.

-Begin
their program in September of an academic year.

-Be
geographically available and visit her/his campus regularly.

-Not
be employed outside the university except by permission of her/his academic
supervisor.

-Not
be intending to enrol in a qualifying or make-up year.

Must
not currently be studying at an Ontario post-secondary institution at the
undergraduate or graduate level.
Must
not have concurrently accepted a scholarship or fellowship from the Social
Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the Natural Sciences and
Engineering Research Council (NSERC), or the Canadian Institutes of Health
Research (CIHR), or be receiving an Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) or
Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology (OGSST) award.
Must
maintain satisfactory research progress for the duration of this award.

Applicants
should note that meeting or exceeding the minimum stated requirements does not
guarantee an offer of funding. Allocations will be based on the number and
quality of applicants. All decisions are final.

Nationality:
International
students are eligible to apply for these scholarships.

College
Admission Requirement

Entrance
Requirements: Applicants must intend to pursue full-time graduate studies at an
eligible Ontario university at the doctoral level.

English
language Requirements: If you are from a country where English is not the first
language of instruction, you must submit evidence of oral and written
proficiency in English with your scholarship application.

Applicants
must arrange for original test scores to be sent directly from the testing
centre to the Office of Graduate Studies. For more details, visit English language proficiency page.

International Phd Scholarships

How
to Apply:
Electronic documents will be accepted. However, all originals must be submitted
via post and also via e-mail.