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GUARANTEED SUPPORT

All students who are accepted to our graduate program are guaranteed at least a minimum level of financial support, sufficient to cover tuition and living expenses. The funding levels for the 2011-2012 academic year are shown in the table below. These levels are guaranteed for two years for students in the M.Sc. or M.A.Sc. program and three years for students in the Ph.D. program, subject to satisfactory performance in T. A. and R. A. duties and academic progress.

Funds come from a combination of sources:

Research Assistantships (R.A.). Minimum amounts are shown in the table below.
Teaching Assistantships (T.A.) can involve laboratory supervision, tutorials, and marking. One T.A. unit corresponds to approximately 6.4 hours/week. Students not holding fellowships will normally be assigned 4 units (2 per term) in their first year at UBC.
External scholarships are available from many sources. You should investigate all sources of financial support for which you are eligible. Canadian students with first-class averages should apply for NSERC awards.
International Partial Tuition Scholarships are provided by the university for international students.
Tuition Awards and Scholarship Supplements, will be provided through the universitiy's new Graduate Support Initiative (GSI).
Affiliated Fellowships are awarded by competition by the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Applications are due in September. Students who apply for an NSERC award are automatically considered for UGF and PCGS awards.

2011-2012 GRADUATE SUPPORT

	M.Sc./M.A.Sc.				Ph.D.
FUNDING:	No Scholarship	NSERC PGSM	NSERC CGSM	BC PCGS	No Scholarship	NSERC PGSD	NSERC CGSD	UBC FYF	BC PCGS
T.A.¹	$8,730				$9,074
R.A.²	$12,400			$2,000	$12,800			$4,000	$4,000
Tuition Award³	$2,000	$2,000	$2,000	$2,000	$4,180	$4,180	$4,180	$4,180	$4,180
Scholarship		$17,300	$17,500	$17,000		$21,000	$35,000	$16,000	$17,000
GSI Supplement⁴		$6,000	$6,000	$4,000		$4,000		$4,000	$4,000
Total Funding	$23,130	$25,300	$25,500	$25,000	$26,054	$29,180	$39,180	$28,180	$29,180
EXPENSES:
Tuition⁵	$4,180	$4,180	$4,180	$4,180	$4,180	$4,180	$4,180	$4,180	$4,180
Fees⁶	$944	$944	$944	$944	$944	$944	$944	$944	$944
Net Funding	$18,006	$20,176	$20,376	$19,876	$20,930	$24,056	$34,056	$23,056	$24,056
4 TA units. Scholarship students may receive TA funding as space permits. (amount subject to change) Supervisors may elect to pay more than the minimum amounts if consistent with funding agency rules. Limited to the first 2 years of an MSc/MASc program and the first 4 years of a PhD program (amount subject to change). NSERC PGS-D scholarship holders will receive $6,000 in the first year of their program and $4,000 in subsequent years as for as long as they hold their scholarship. Students holding an FQRNT scholarship will receive $2,000 per year. FYF holders will receive $4,000 per year for as long as they hold their scholarship. International students pay tuition of $7,200, but receive an International Partial Tuition Award of $3,182 unless they are receiving external funding. When the IPTA ends, the department will provide an award equal to the difference between international and domestic tuition (amount subject to change). Includes AMS extended medical and dental plan and transit U-pass (fees subject to change).