Brock University realizes the importance of financial support for our graduate students. Financial assistance opportunities are available in several forms.
Research-based students
Students in a research-based program may be eligible for a funding package for the defined length of their program. Funding packages may vary by student status (i.e., full-time/part-time) or degree pathway. Your specific funding package will be communicated to you when you receive an offer of admission to your graduate program.
Funding packages may be made up of different components. You may receive one or more of the following items:
Graduate/International Fellowship
Graduate/International Fellowship is centralized funding from the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs for full-time, research-based students. Amounts vary by student type and aim to offset a percentage of the cost of a student’s tuition.
Master’s (Domestic and International) – 75 percent of the cost of tuition
PhD (Domestic and International) – 100 percent of the cost of tuition
Graduate/International Fellowships are split into three equal payments and applied to your student account at the beginning of each academic term.
*If a student receives an external scholarship/funding or a Brock Educational Assistance / Brock Tuition Waiver, they are no longer eligible for a Graduate/International Fellowship. Annual fellowship values will be determined yearly and subject to budgetary approval.
Graduate students may be offered a TA or RA position as part of their funding package. This is employment income and is paid biweekly to a student’s personal bank account. Payment for Graduate Assistantship work is contingent on the fulfillment of employment obligations. To receive a Graduate Assistantship, students must be legally eligible to work in Canada.
Teaching Assistant
A Graduate Student Teaching Assistantship is a nominal workload of 120 hours per term. The Graduate Student Teaching Assistantship can include Teaching Assistant, Marker-Grader, Course Coordinator and/or Lab Demonstrator duties. The rate of pay is determined annually by the CUPE collective agreement (see CUPE 4207 Unit 1).
Research Assistants
A Research Assistantship’s work does not have to be directly related to the student’s thesis, project or studies. It can be related to data collection, data entry, analysis, laboratory maintenance, literature searches, etc., to assist a faculty member in their research or for academic and professional benefit.
The rate of pay is determined by Brock’s People and Culture department.
While the TA or RA positions will be included in your offer of admission, specific employment assignments will be communicated to you directly by your program two weeks prior to the start of your program.
Research Fellowship is a non-employment stipend to assist you in the pursuit of your graduate degree. These are typically provided by your supervisor and/or another faculty member in your program and vary in amount. Research Fellowships are paid to your student financial account to offset any charges.
At the time of application to the program, students are required to complete the internal awards application. If selected for any awards, these will be communicated in the offer of admission or to your student email account. Awards will be applied to your student account in one payment. If the internal award’s value is greater than $5,000, then it will be split over two terms.
Course-Based/Professional Students
Students in course-based or professional graduate programs may be eligible for entrance awards and scholarships. Current opportunities include:
$1000 awards for full-time, incoming students in a course-based or professional program with an entrance average of 87% or higher. No application is required. This award is applied to the student’s financial account to offset the cost of tuition.
At the time of application to the program, students are required to complete an internal awards application. If selected for an award(s), then this will be communicated in the offer of admission letter or to your student email account. Awards will be applied to your student account in one payment. If the internal award’s value is greater than $5,000, then it will be split over two terms.
A scholarship for high-achieving international students choosing to pursue an MBA at Brock University. MBA applicants with an incoming average of 80% (Canadian equivalent) or higher are eligible for this scholarship.
Year 1: $10,000 scholarship upon registration in the program
Year 2: An additional $10,000 scholarship for students who maintain an 80% average in the first year of the MBA.
*Please note that students who receive this award are not eligible for the Professional Program Merit Entrance Award. The MBA Scholarship Program is for international students paying international tuition fees.
Students with a credit listed on their financial account after fees have been paid, and the add/drop date for the term has passed, are eligible to have their balance sent to their personal bank account by E-transfer from Brock University.