PDAD&C#80, 2009-10
To: PDAD&C
From: Cheryl Misak, Vice-President and Provost
Brian Corman, Vice-Provost, Graduate Education and Dean of Graduate Studies
Date: April 22, 2010
Re: Doctoral Thesis Completion Grant
In response to concerns raised by our colleagues and by our graduate students, Brian Corman and I are pleased to announce some substantial revisions to the Doctoral Thesis Completion Grant. This grant will now be used to support PhD students who are in their first year beyond the funded cohort and whose program cannot be completed within the funded years because of special features of the research program, such as intensive language requirements or archival work, or because unforeseen events such as loss of data, obstruction of access of research materials, etc. For 2010-2011, the value of the award is tuition (domestic or international) plus $10,000. This ought to go some distance in alleviating the burdens on international students who require an additional year to complete their theses.
Please see below Doctoral Completion Award Terms of Reference....
Doctoral Completion Award Terms of Reference
Overview and Award Criteria
The Doctoral Completion Award (DCA) is intended to help support PhD students who are in their first year beyond the funded cohort and whose program cannot be completed within the funded years because of special features of the research program, such as intensive language requirements or archival work, or because of unforeseen events such as loss of data, obstruction to access of research materials, etc.
Eligibility
Eligibility is restricted to full‐time PhD students in good standing in their first year beyond the funded cohort.
Nomination Procedure
Application for funding will be made through graduate units who will rank applications before
forwarding to SGS.
Selection Procedure
Application forms will be processed by Student Services, School of Graduate Studies. Awards will be determined by an adjudication committee established by SGS. Awards will be based on program requirements and on academic merit, not on financial need (the grant is not intended to supersede or overlap with the present SGS Emergency Grant). Preference will be given to students with limited access to other internal and external funding sources.
Award Value
The award is intended to provide reasonable support to the student. For 2010‐2011, the award will provide tuition (domestic or international) plus $10,000. The award will be paid in two installments that will be posted to the student’s account and applied first to any outstanding balance. Students must be registered to receive the award and will not receive subsequent payments once degree requirements are completed.
Contact
School of Graduate Studies
Graduate Awards Office
63 St. George Street, Room 202
graduate.awards@utoronto.ca
416‐946‐0808
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