Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) Program for National and International Students

Masters / MS / PhD / Doctoral Fully Funded Scholarships 

2021 / 2022 Scholarships in Canada

Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) Program for National and International Students 2021 / 2022

The Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) Program recognizes academic excellence in graduate studies at the master’s and doctoral levels in all disciplines of academic study. The OGS program at University of Guelph is jointly funded by the Province of Ontario and the University of Guelph. The Province of Ontario contributes two-thirds of the value of the award and the university provides one-third.

Field of Study / Subjects

Applicants can choose any of the following fields for their postgraduate degree programs under this scholarship. The fields can be:

• Animal Biosciences
• Applied Nutrition
• Art History and Visual Culture
• Bioinformatics
• Biomedical Sciences
• Biophysics
• Business Administration
• Capacity Development & Extension
• Chemistry
• Clinical Studies
• Computational Science PhD
• Computer Science
• Creative Writing
• Criminology & Criminal Justice Policy
• Economics
• Engineering
• Engineering Design of Sustainable Water Resource Systems
• English
• Environmental Sciences
• European Studies
• Family Relations & Applied Nutrition
• Food Safety & Quality Assurance
• Food Science
• Food, Agriculture & Resource Economics
• French
• Geography
• History
• Human Health & Nutritional Sciences
• Integrative Biology
• International Development Studies
• Landscape Architecture
• Latin American & Caribbean Studies
• Leadership Studies
• Literary Studies / Theatre Studies in English
• Management
• Marketing & Consumer Studies
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Modeling Applications in Water Resources Engineering
• Molecular & Cellular Biology
• Neuroscience
• Pathobiology
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Plant Agriculture
• Political Science
• Population Medicine
• Psychology
• Public Health
• Public Issues Anthropology
• Rural Planning & Development
• Rural Studies
• Sociology
• Studio Art
• Theatre Studies
• Tourism & Hospitality
• Toxicology
• Veterinary Science

Other latest Scholarships in Canada are also offered for different degrees and subjects all over the Canada.

Number of Scholarships

Approximately 139 scholarships are offered annually to the national / international students to study in master’s or PhD degree programs. The division of scholarships is as follows:

The University of Guelph scholarships awarded to

• Domestic students (Canadian & Permanent Residents): 135
• International students: 4

Duration of Scholarship

02 years for master’s and 04 years for PhD or Doctoral study program.

Typically students are awarded scholarships for one year (two or three semesters), but in exceptional circumstances may be awarded up to six semesters.

Scholarship Description / Details

Ontario Graduate scholarships (OGS) program for national and international students provide many grants for the applicants; these following grants are:

• The OGS is valued at $5,000 per semester, and may be awarded for a minimum of three semesters and up to a maximum of six semesters.

Note: Applicants are not allowed to avail any other scholarship along with this scholarship.

Eligibility Criteria

In order to be considered for Ontario Graduate scholarships (OGS) program for national and international students, applicants must fulfill the following criteria:

• Applicants must be enrolled into a full-time eligible graduate program.
• Have not exceeded the lifetime maximum of government-funded support or maximum OGS support available for their current level of study (see Maximum Support).
• Applicant entering the first or second year of graduate studies at the time of the application deadline: must have achieved a first-class average, as determined by the host institution, in each of the last two completed years of study (full-time equivalent).
• Applicant entering the third year or beyond of graduate studies at the time of the application deadline: must have an overall average of at least A- (or equivalent) on all graduate courses completed.
• If marks used for calculating an applicant’s grade point average (GPA) are not available (e.g., courses were graded on a pass-fail basis), then the next most recent available undergraduate or graduate marks should be used to determine eligibility.

How to Apply / Download Scholarship Form / Documents Required

Applicants can apply for this scholarship, must follow some steps:

• Students who wants to apply for OGS at the U of G must submit a hard copy of the complete application package to their proposed / current graduate department/school Graduate Program Assistant.
• Mailed documents should be sent to the following address:
• (Graduate Program Assistant name)
• (Department/School name)
• 50 Stone Rd. E
• Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1
• Application must be completed electronically; hand written forms will not be accepted.

Required Documents:

• PDF Copy of OGS Application. Save a blank PDF copy to your computer first. This saved copy should be used to complete your application.
• PDF Copy of Academic Assessment from Referees (2)
• Original transcripts from all universities attended
• There is no charge for University of Guelph transcripts for the OGS competition providing it is picked up in person and it is not a rush order.

Contact us

• Address:
• 50 Stone Road East
  University of Guelph
  Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1
• Email: grschol@uoguelph.ca

Last Date to Apply / Deadline: 31st January 2019

Official Website

Visit official website to get more details about the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) Program for National and International Students.

https://www.uoguelph.ca/graduatestudies/current/funding/scholarships/gov-fundedawards/ogs