Connaught International Scholarship

March of each year to graduate units Purpose The Connaught International Scholarship for Doctoral Students is a cost-sharing initiative designed to assist graduate units in recruiting and supporting top international students by providing a top-up scholarship to each recipient, which will be paid in addition to the program’s normal funding package provided by the graduate unit. Value & Duration The scholarship is provided as a $10,000 top-up, in addition to the program’s normal funding package (base amount + tuition and fees), to a combined total of no less than $50,000 annually, effective of Fall 2025; The graduate unit is responsible for providing recipients with the program’s normal level of funding, which may consist of various internal and external funding sources, including awards, such as a CGRS-D, CITRA, University of Toronto Fellowship (UTF), on-campus employment (e.g., teaching assistantships), and/or research assistantships; The cost of UHIP (University Health Insurance Plan) coverage is in addition to the cost of tuition and incidental fees and should be factored into the program’s funding for Connaught Scholars; New: Connaught International Doctoral Scholarship offers made before May 1, 2026 receive a guarantee of residence accommodation for the 2026-27 academic year at Graduate House on St. George Campus. These residence spots are given in addition to any Graduate House allocations graduate units normally receive; and The Connaught is renewable on an annual basis in accordance with the program’s normal period of funding (e.g, for a total of 4-5 years*, up to a maximum of 5 years) provided the student remains eligible, in good academic standing, and meets the terms and conditions of the award. *A 5th year is available for programs that have a 5-year funding commitment. Eligibility Nominees must: Be international applicants* (Citizens and permanent residents of Canada are ineligible); Not be currently registered in a degree program at the University of Toronto at the undergraduate or graduate level; Have been or will be offered admission to a full-time doctoral program+ with a funding commitment beginning September of the upcoming academic year​; and Have achieved an A- average in each of the last two years of full-time study.​ * Successful nominees must remain an international student when the first instalment of funding is distributed; recipients transitioning to permanent residency after the first instalment of funding will continue to be eligible for the balance of their renewable scholarship. + Units who do not admit successful applicants directly to the doctoral program (or doctoral direct entry) and require the applicants to first register as master’s students and then subsequently transfer to the doctoral (without obtaining the master’s degree), may submit a request for these candidates to be considered eligible for this competition. If granted, the students must transfer to the graduate units’ doctoral program within the program’s standard reclassification time period (max. 24 months). Application Process Nominations are made by graduate units in the Winter session based on admission applications that are completed and submitted by or before the graduate units’ admission application deadline. Admission application deadlines are set by U of T’s individual graduate units and can be viewed on the graduate units’ websites. Applicants interested in being considered for the Connaught International Scholarship for Doctoral Students are encouraged to contact their prospective graduate unit when applying for admission to the University of Toronto. ​ Award Holder Information Terms and Conditions: When accepting the award, recipients must: Be international applicants (Citizens and permanent residents of Canada are ineligible); Not be currently registered in a degree program at the University of Toronto at the undergraduate or graduate level; and Have accepted or in process of accepting the admission offer from the no…