Funding and Scholarships

All students admitted to our graduate programs are automatically considered for funding. Our funding packages typically combine CGPS 75^th Anniversary Recruitment Scholarships with Research Assistantships, Teaching Assistantships, or Writing Centre Assistantships.

• Ph.D. students in good standing are guaranteed a funding package of at least $25,000 / year for four years
• Outstanding M.A. students may be offered a funding package of at least $20,000 for one year
• M.F.A. in Writing students may be offered Teaching Assistantships and are also eligible for a number of departmental scholarships and awards.

Upper-year Ph.D. students are also eligible for the Teacher-Scholar Doctoral Fellowship, which requires an application to be submitted in the Winter term of the third or fourth year of the program.

All eligible Master’s and Doctoral students in the Department of English must apply for Tri-Agency funding in the form of Canadian Graduate Scholarships.

• A Doctoral CGS (CGS-D): $40,000 / year for up to 36 months
  • The College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies will offer an additional top-up award of $7,500 per year
• A Master’s CGS (CGS-M): $27,000 / year for 12 months
  • The College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies will offer an additional top-up award of $6,000

Indigenous Graduate Leadership Awards are open to Canadian Indigenous students at the Master's and Doctoral levels who demonstrate leadership through active community engagement and/or involvement.

• Master's: $20 000 per year for two years
• Doctoral: $24 000 per year for two years

Dean’s Doctoral Scholarships for International Students are open to applicants who have outstanding academic records, show research promise through publications and academic presentations, and are entering or continuing their doctoral studies at the University of Saskatchewan.

• Value: $24 000 per year for two years

For more information on Graduate Funding, please consult the College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Graduate Student Funding page. Please also search the Graduate Awards database for other scholarships, bursaries, and awards offered by the University of Saskatchewan and its partners.

The Department of English offers the following awards, thanks to the generosity of our benefactors. Please note those scholarships and awards that are designated for recruitment and thus determined by the Graduate Committee upon a student’s admission to a program. For more information about any of these awards, please contact asg.studentawards@usask.ca

RON GEORGE GRADUATE AWARD IN ENGLISH LITERATURE  
VALUE: $1,250.00. Recruitment award, open to Department of English Master’s students specializing in English Literature and determined by the Department of English Graduate Committee.

EDWARD MCCOURT FELLOWSHIP
VALUE:  $2,500.00. Recruitment scholarship, open to best qualified student as determined by the Department of English Graduate Committee.

JOEL AND LILLY GREEN MEMORIAL AWARD IN ENGLISH LITERATURE  
VALUE: $3,000.00. Recruitment award, awarded to best-qualified entering graduate student in a Master's degree program specializing in the literature of England, Scotland, Wales, or Ireland as determined by the Department of English Graduate Committee.

MACKENZIE SCHOLARSHIP 
VALUE:  $4,000.00. Recruitment scholarship, awarded to most promising student, as recommended by the Department of English Graduate Committee.

KATHLEEN FRASER PRESCOTT DAYKIN SCHOLARSHIPS 
VALUE: Three annual awards of $4,000.00. Determined by the Department of English Graduate Committee on the basis of academic achievement and funding status.

EDWARD MCCOURT MEMORIAL AWARD IN ENGLISH
VALUE: Two annual awards of $500.00
APPLY: Submit a statement and brief budget outlining travel and/or material costs for thesis or dissertation research to asg.studentawards@usask.ca. Selection will be based on the merits of the submitted documents, as determined by the Department of English Graduate Committee.

WALTER S. BUCHANAN BOOK PRIZE
VALUE: $300.00 University of Saskatchewan Bookstore gift card. Open to Master’s or Doctoral students; determined by the Department of English Graduate Committee on the basis of academic achievement as demonstrated by coursework.

ELIZABETH BREWSTER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP 
VALUE: Varies. Determined by the Director of the M.F.A. in Writing program based on academic achievement in creative writing coursework, thesis preparation, and/or final project.

Graduate students are encouraged to present their work at conferences and to support their academic trajectory through travel to archives and other resources within and beyond Canada. Please consult the Awards and Scholarships for Conferences and International Education page for other opportunities for travel relating to research and its dissemination.

For conference attendance, and in addition to any funding for graduate students that may be offered by specific conferences, please apply for the following:

The Department of English Graduate Student Travel Award

Students registered in a Department of English graduate degree program may be awarded $300.00 CAD to offset conference travel expenses in each academic year of their program (1 July-30 June). Applications for subsequent travel awards within the same academic year will be reviewed and amounts allocated according to the availability of funds. To apply for funding, which takes the form of a reimbursement, submit an application in the form of an email to the Graduate Chair, Dr. Ann Martin for approval. Your application must include the following information:

1. • title of conference
   • conference location and dates;
   • title of your conference presentation;
   • budget of projected expenses (registration fees, transportation, accommodation, food; for food, there are standard University per diem rates);
   • why this conference is relevant to your project/thesis/dissertation;
   • a copy of the acceptance letter (or e-mail from the conference).

Upon the granting of a Travel Award, you will be asked to submit a Travel Request through Concur. Please save all receipts and documentation: conference registration fee receipts, boarding passes, electronic air-travel receipts, local travel receipts (shuttle, taxi, subway, bus travel to and from airports), hotel receipts. On your return, submit your receipts to asg.finance@usask.ca and include the email indicating the Graduate Chair’s approval.

The University of Saskatchewan Student Travel Award offers an annual maximum of $500.00 for travel within Canada and $1,000.00 for travel beyond Canada. Funding is provided on a first-come, first-served basis to eligible applicants. The purpose of this fund is to provide financial assistance to undergraduate and graduate students to enable them to participate in:

1. • academic-related conferences,
   • academic competitions,
   • U of S Study Abroad,
   • and other university activities.

The deadline for Student Travel Award applications is one month before the estimated start of the conference, event or other activity but you are welcome to submit your application as soon as you have all the required supporting documents. For further information, contact studenttravel.award@usask.ca.