Important sources of graduate funding for both MA and PhD students include (SSHRC) and the Harmonized Scholarship Process, a streamlined HÂþ» University scholarship application process.
(SSHRC) is the federal research funding agency that promotes and supports postsecondary-based research and training in the humanities and social sciences. The English Department can provide further information about , and all eligible Canadian citizens and permanent residents are urged to apply. (Note that SSHRC applications are due in the Fall Term preceding the year graduate work will begin.)
Harmonized Scholarship Process (HSP)website outlines the annual deadlines for Masters and Doctoral students (Fall and Winter of the preceding year of studies). Once you apply, you are considered for each of the following awards you are eligible for Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarship, Killam Predoctoral Scholarships, Eliza Ritchie Doctoral Entrance Scholarship for Women, James Robinson Johnston Graduate Entrance Scholarship for African Canadians, African Nova Scotian Graduate Scholarship, Indigenous Graduate Scholarship, Vitamin Scholarship and the Abdul Majid Bader Graduate Scholarship. The results of the HSP are announced late Spring of he preceding academic year.
The A.S. Mowat Prize is also available for outstanding MA students at HÂþ», and a number of other awards and scholarships are awarded to incoming and continuing students by the Department. New applicants and continuing students should also be aware of and apply for .