Minimum Financial Support Package for Doctoral Students in the Funded Cohort
All students in years one through five of the Doctoral program of the Department of Political Science will receive funding on the condition that they are making good progress toward the degree. The Faculty of Arts & Science guarantees a minimum financial support package for all doctoral-stream students, which normally includes a teaching assistantship and research assistantship. General information about the funding package is available here: A&S Minimum Financial Support Package | Faculty of Arts & Science
For the 2024–25 academic year, the Faculty has determined the minimum financial support package level to be $21,750 plus tuition and fees. For domestic students this means a commitment of approximately $30,102 and for international students $30,858. A minimum financial support package may be made up from a variety of sources including external awards such as SSHRC or OGS, scholarships, research assistantships, teaching assistantships and other U of T funding. If a student is offered any of the funding components as a part of their minimum financial support package and then turns the offer down, the student forfeits that component of their funding package for that year.