The History Department offers funding for MA and Ph.D. students through a combination of internal and external awards and teaching assistantships and fellowships.
We have had great success with helping our students prepare successful applications for external awards such as those administered by . Many of our students are nominated for and win awards administered by the School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs. Funding packages also include special awards offered by the History department.
Our Ph.D. students receive financial support substantially in excess of the guaranteed annual minimum of $20,000 for four years, and we are usually able to support students who need a fifth year to complete their degree. Our M.A. students are likewise well-funded. Additional opportunities for funding and experiential learning are available in the form of research and internship projects for the Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s Archives, or with major scholarly journals such as the Journal of British Studies, which is currently hosted by the History department.
Internal Funding
Graduate students receive financial support from a variety of sources including internal awards and Fellowships, external awards, Teach Assistantships, Teaching Fellowships, and so on. A total funding package for an individual student composed of different combinations of funding from these sources is explained in annual funding letters from the Graduate Office (usually in July) and SGS (usually in August).
If a student wins an internal or external award, this new award will affect the types and amounts of internal funding provided. If you win an internal or external award, please check with the Graduate Chair of History as soon as possible to ascertain your final funding package.
To find out more about funding of graduate studies in history, please consult the School of Graduate Studies.
Some of the awards listed by the SGS do not require the student to apply for them; rather students are considered for these awards by the Graduate Chair as part of their annual funding package (e.g. McLaughlin, Bracken). Others do require students to make a formal application (Dean's Travel). The Graduate Office regularly sends out notices to our current students about funding competitions both within the university and beyond. In some cases, students submit their applications to the Department of History, in other cases to the SGS and in some cases directly to the funding organization. Please check the details of the awards carefully to ensure that you send your application to the correct party. Please ensure that the Graduate Office has your current queensu.ca email account and that you check this account regularly so that you don't miss important financial information.
Of particular interest to history students are the following awards: Dean's Travel, Timothy Frank Fellowship, Rickerd Fellowship, among others. Please check the SGS website for more details.
also provides funding opportunities (bursaries) for Graduate students.
External Funding
The principal major sources of external funding for history students are:
Scholarships for students studying or planning to study at an Ontario University. The graduate office sends out emails about the annual deadline for this competition in late September.
Please check your eligibility for the OGS award, for if you have received substantial funding from OGS or SSHRC in the past, you may not be eligible for this award. The website will supply you with current eligibility criteria.
New applicants for graduate study (MA & PhD) apply for OGS through the on-line graduate application for admission.
The Canada Graduate Research Scholarships- Doctoral (CGRS D)
NEW NAME: The Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral (CGRS D) is a scholarship in the Canada Research Training Awards Suite (CRTAS) administered by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). The CGRS-D program supports and promotes research excellence in a wide variety of disciplines and broad fields of health, natural sciences and engineering and social sciences and humanities, including interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research. The deadline for this competition is October 9, 2026 at 8:00 pm EST.
Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s Deadline:
Applicants must apply to the respective Tri-Agency portals by October 9, 2026 at 8:00 pm EDT
Application:
To complete the application process, see the appropriate agency’s website and instructions:
- CIHR: and
- NSERC: and
- SSHRC: and
Value:
$40,000 per year
Duration:
36 months
Notification:
Applicants will be notified in April 2027 by the Tri-Agencies if they are selected as a successful recipient.
Additional Information:
For more detailed information, please visit:
APPLICATIONS FROM ELIGIBLE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ARE ACCEPTED! At the national level up to 15% of these awards may be granted to eligible international applicants. International students must be enrolled in their doctoral program at Â鶹¹ÙÍø as of October 1, 2026, in order to apply through Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s to the 2027-28 CGRS competition, and must meet all other eligibility requirements (listed in the memo). Incoming international students (students who plan to start in 2027-28) or international students starting in Winter 2027 or Summer 2027, are not eligible to apply to the 2027-28 CGRS competition.
- 2026-27 Canada Graduate Scholarships –Doctoral (CGRS D) (formerly CGS-D) competition - Guidelines
- (Please note: The SGRS-D deadline is October 9, 2026 at 8:00 pm EST. To be considered for this competition, applicants have to complete and submit the CGRS-D application online as per each agency’s processes, by that date. Late applications will not be considered).
2027-2028 Canada Graduate Research Scholarship Masters (CGRS M) - JUST UPDATED as of October 26, 2026!!!
Description:
The Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Master’s (CGRS M) is a scholarship in the Canada Research Training Awards Suite (CRTAS) administered by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). The CGRS M program supports and promotes research excellence in a wide variety of disciplines and broad fields of health, natural sciences and engineering and social sciences and humanities, including interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research.
Deadline:
Applicants must apply to the Tri-Agency portal by December 1, 2026 at 8:00 pm ET.
To complete the application process, applicants can visit , and use the to apply.
Value:
$27,000
Duration:
12 months
Notification: Applicants will be notified in April 2027 by the Tri-Agencies if they are selected as a successful recipient.
- These scholarships are for eligible undergraduate students who will be Master's students in research-based programs in 2027-28, and for eligible current Master's students who will be in year 2 of their Master's program in 2027-28, in research-based programs.
- Guidelines and complete instructions for the 2027-28 Canada Graduate Research Scholarships - Master's (CGRS M) competition are now available from this website:
- In addition, graduate students have access to grant writing resources via the Grad Essentials onQ site, which can be accessed here.
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Additional Information:
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 (in English)
1 pm to 3 pm (ET)
Link:Thursday, November 12, 2026 (in French)
11 am to 1 pm (ET)
Link:Tuesday, November 17, 2026 (in French)
1 pm to 3 pm (ET)
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Wednesday, November 18, 2026 (in English)
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12 pm to 2 pm (ET)
Link: g
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These sessions will be hosted as live Q&A MS Teams meetings and will include a brief presentation. Before attending a session, participants must read the relevant description and come prepared with their questions. Participants are welcome to attend any of the sessions. Registration is not required.
School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs – Funding, Awards, Scholarships, and Bursaries
AUCC has a number of scholarships which they manage.
The Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program is a program of educational exchange between Canada and the United States. The aim of the program is to increase understanding between the two countries by providing scholarships and fellowships to Canadian and American faculty and graduate students to allow them to study in the other country.
Open to graduate students at any Canadian university who engage in (commence or continue) postgraduate study in any field, in Canada or elsewhere. One Open Scholarship is awarded annually. Its value has lately been $7,500 but is subject to change. There are also Mackenzie King Travelling Scholarships open to graduates of any Canadian university who study international relations or industrial relations in the United States or the United Kingdom. Please check with SGS for further details.
Conference Travel Award
Â鶹¹ÙÍø's supports conference travel for MA and PhD students presenting at conferences. The Conference Travel Award is administered by the department and requires that you apply for this award before you attend the conference:
Full-time graduate students in the department in good standing are eligible to apply for one Conference Travel Award per year (for a conference between 1 September and 31 August) if they are in years one or two of the MA program or years one through five of the PhD at the time of the conference. Your conference participation must be before 31 August.
