Acceptance into the History MA program comes with a guaranteed funding package as well as opportunities for additional financial support.

To apply and search for a complete list of awards for History MA students, visit the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs funding website.

Tuition Costs Per Term

The amounts listed below are for tuition per term for the 2025-26 academic year, for full-time graduate students. Tuition rates are subject to change annually. Tuition and fees may differ based on year of study, degree type, and international status.

• Domestic: $2,725.41
• International: $6,725.34
• Ancillary Fees: ~$120 to $1,730+

More information about tuition can be found on the Graduate Studies website and the Student Accounts and Financial Aid website.

Guaranteed Funding Per Year

Graduate Fellowships (for students enrolled in the 2025-26 academic year)

• Domestic Graduate Fellowship, Thesis Stream: $8,500
• International Student Fellowship, Thesis Stream: $15,500
• MRP Merit Entrance Award (domestic and international): $3,000 (82%+ entrance average required to qualify)

Teaching and/or Research Assistantship

• 2024 graduate student rate: $34.73/hour
• Average workload of 10 hours/week: $4,167.60/term (domestic and international)

Fellowship and Assistantship amounts shown are for 3 terms (12 months). Degree pathways that are longer than 3 terms maintain these levels of funding (pro-rated according to the number of terms).

For more information, please see the Graduate Studies Funding page.

External Awards

History MA students are eligible to apply for external scholarships. We will assist you in developing your application package for:

• CGRS-M, typically through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (one of the Tri-Agency funding bodies): $27,000/12 months
• Ontario Graduate Scholarship: $15,000/year

History-Specific Opportunities

Applicants can highlight their interest in and suitability for these awards in their Letter of Intent in the application to the program.

The amounts shown are for the 2025-26 academic year and may change annually based on endowments and faculty availability.

• David C. Murray and Elizabeth Surtees/Niagara Historical Society Scholarship in the History of Niagara
  This scholarship ($6,285) is made annually to a full-time student in the History MA program who is carrying out their major research paper on a Niagara local history subject, preferably focused on such topics as the political, economic, social, industrial, agricultural, maritime, or related history of the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake or former township of Niagara.

• Fred Parnell Historical Society of St. Catharines Bursary
  This bursary ($1,000) is made to a student enrolled in Brock’s History MA program. Preference will be given to a student who will complete a Major Research Paper or Thesis Project with a focus on Canada. 

• Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Canada in the Province of Ontario Scholarship
  This scholarship ($4,875) will be made to entering graduate student(s) at Brock University who demonstrates academic excellence and is earning a History MA. Preference will be given to a student studying freemasonry/fraternalism.

• History Graduate Student Award for Excellence
  This award ($1,380) is made annually to a full-time student entering the History MA program.