Backgrounder
Ontario Graduate Scholarships in Science and Technology
September 1998
Background
For each of the next 10 years, up to $7.5 million annually for
scholarships will be available to Ontario universities offering graduate
programs in applied science, biological and life sciences, and physical
sciences. This represents an annual investment of $5 million from the
provincial government and $2.5 million from the private sector, for a
total of up to $75 million over 10 years.
Each award will be no more than $15,000. The exact amount will be
decided by the university.
Eligibility criteria
To be eligible for an Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and
Technology a student must:
- be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident;
- be enrolled in an approved research Master’s or Doctoral
program in science and technology at an Ontario university;
- have maintained an overall average of at least A minus or equivalent
during each of their last two full years of study at the postsecondary
level.
Eligible Disciplines
- Applied Sciences:
- Aerospace (may include Aeronautical Engineering)
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering (may include Architecture and Landscape
Architecture)
Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Engineering Science (may include Engineering, Engineering Physics,
and Nuclear Engineering)
Mechanical Engineering
Mining, Metallurgy, and Material Science (may include Metallurgical
Engineering)
Systems and Industrial Engineering (may include Systems/Design
Engineering and Operational Research)
- Biological and Life Sciences:
- Biochemistry and Biophysics (may include Medical
Biophysics)
Environmental Sciences (may include Agriculture, Ecology, Forestry,
and Toxicology)
General Biological Sciences (may include Biology, Botany,
Entomology, Microbiology, Mycology, and Zoology)
Genetics, Cell, and Molecular Biology
General Health Science (may include research-oriented programs in
Epidemiology, Human Kinetics, Hygiene, Nutrition, and Rehabilitation
disciplines such as Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Audiology,
and Speech Pathology)
Human Biology (may include Anatomy, Biomedical Sciences, Food
Science,
Immunology, Neuroscience, Pathology, Pharmacology, and Physiology)
Medical and Veterinary Sciences (may include research-oriented
programs in Dentistry, Medical Sciences, Nursing, Optometry, and
Pharmacy)
- Physical Sciences:
- Chemistry
Computer Science (may include Information/Systems Science)
Earth Sciences (may include Geology, Geophysics, and Physical
Geography)
Mathematics and Statistics
Physics (may include Astronomy, Meteorology, and Space Science)
Allocation of Awards
Each participating university has been given a specific of number of
scholarships. These were allotted by taking the average of 1995-96,
1996-97, and 1997-98 graduate enrolments of eligible students in applied,
biological, and physical sciences in each university.
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