Funding, Tuition Fees, and Awards
We offer a funding package to all of our full-time research-stream students. The package is composed of a research assistantship and teaching assistantships. This provides funding for the costs of living and for the cost of tuition.
Guaranteed Funding by Program
Conditional on satisfactory progress, we guarantee funding for a defined period for each of our programs.
Degree | Guaranteed Funding Period |
---|---|
MSc | 16 months* |
PhD (transition from our MSc program) | 44 months |
PhD-M (with master's completed elsewhere) | 48 months |
PhD-U (direct entry from a bachelor's degree) | 60 months |
*16 months funding based on typical registration sequence: FWS-F. Leaves may impact the tuition portion of your funding package.
Department of Computer Science Funding Packages
Basic funding package
The basic funding package includes tuition, research, and teaching assistantships and are based on Faculty of Arts and Science minimums.
Department of Computer Science Enhanced Funding Package
The Department of Computer Science offers an enhanced funding package above the Faculty of Arts and Science Minimum Financial Support Package. The enhanced package ensure that students have a take-home living allowance of $38,258 after tuition and incidentals are paid. This is composed of research, teaching assistantships, and the Departmental Fellowship.
Departmental Fellowship
The Department will also provide up to $16,008 CAD (for those admitted in 2025–2026). This fellowship does not require any extra duties on your part. Its only purpose is to support your regular activities of research and study in our graduate program. Students in good academic standing must apply for the Departmental Fellowship, which involves informing the Department of Computer Science Graduate Office of the amount and sources of your external scholarships, external stipends, and external paid employment. If you have such income, the amount of your departmental fellowship may be reduced in whole or in part.
Major Scholarships and Awards are a component of the funding package for many students. All graduate students are required to apply for and accept external awards for which they are eligible. The funding package may be revised at any point to include major awards, including retroactive awards and award upgrades, which are received during the timeframe covered by this funding letter. Students are required to report any such financial awards valued at more than $10,000 CAD to the Graduate Office.
Receipts of an external award valued at more than $10,000 may result in a further enhancement to the student’s annual financial support package. For students who win large or multiple concurrent awards, the RAship will be reduced so that either the student's total non-TA funding (including scholarships) is no larger than $60,000, or the RAship has been reduced to zero.
Degree | A&S Minimum Support Funding Package | DCS Enhanced Package |
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Master of Science - Domestic (Admitted in 2025–2026) |
$31,858 | Up to an additional $16,008 |
Doctor of Philosophy - Domestic (Admitted in 2025–2026) |
$40,000 | Up to an additional $6,706 |
Doctor of Philosophy - International (Admitted in 2025-2026) |
$40,792 | Up to an additional $6,706 |
Tuition Fees
Domestic Students (Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents) — MSc/PhD
2025–2026 Academic Year
$8,448.48 CAD Incoming PhD students
$9,608.48 CAD Incoming MSc students
Includes incidental and ancillary fees
International Students — MSc/PhD
2025-2026 Academic Year
$9,240.48 CAD Incoming PhD students
$34,900.48 CAD incoming MSc students
Includes incidental and ancillary fees
Awards
All accepted students are considered for entrance awards. Recipients will be notified in their offer of admission.
Significant financial top-ups are offered to holders of certain fellowships and scholarships (CGRS M, OGS, etc).
Internal Awards
The Department of Computer Science and the University of Toronto are proud to offer entrance awards to outstanding applicants. Prospective students do not need to apply for these awards as they will be nominated by the admissions committee; awards will be included in offer packages. These awards include:
C. David Naylor University Fellowship
Connaught International Scholarship
Departmental Entrance Scholarship
Faculty of Arts & Science Top (FAST) Doctoral Fellowship
Master's Student Recruitment Award
Wolfond Scholarship Program in Wireless Information Technology
and more
External Awards
Prospective students may apply to these awards prior to receiving an offer from the Department of Computer Science. Please note deadlines below.
Canada Graduate Research Scholarships — Master’s (CGRS M)
Applicants must have completed no more than 4 months of MSc study to qualify. For full eligibility criteria, visit the Canada Graduate Research Scholarships — Master’s Program website.
Deadline to submit online is December 1, 2025.
Canada Graduate Research Scholarships — Doctoral (CGRS D)
For further details, please visit, Canada Graduate Research Scholarships – Doctoral Program.
Deadline was September 8, 2025.
Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) for Domestic Students
For further details, visit the SGS Ontario Graduate Scholarship page.
Deadline to submit to the Department is April 15, 2026.
Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS-VISA) for International Students
For further details, visit the SGS Ontario Graduate Scholarship page.
Deadline to submit to the Department is March 13, 2026.
Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarships in Science and Technology (QEII-GSST)
For further details, visit the SGS Ontario Graduate Scholarship page.
Deadline to submit to the Department is April 15, 2026.
Vector Scholarships in Artificial Intelligence
For further details, please visit the Vector Institute website.
Deadline to submit to the Department is late February 2026.
More opportunities
Additional opportunities can be found on the SGS Admission Awards webpage.