Tuition, Fees & Funding

PhD Tuition

PhD tuition fees for 2021-22 are $7,979.99 for domestic students and $8,735.99 for international students (including UHIP for international students).

For a full breakdown of the fees, visit: fees.utoronto.ca

PhD Funding

The Graduate Department of Kinesiology at the University of Toronto provides their doctoral graduate students with a base funding package equivalent to $17,750 plus tuition and incidental fees for years 1-4 of the full-time PhD program.

The funding package may include funds from a variety of sources, including University of Toronto Fellowship (UTF) Stipend Award, Teaching Assistantship Hours, Research Assistantship Stipend, Departmental Awards, Teaching Assistant positions and/or Research Assistant positions, Internal and External Awards.

PhD Direct-Entry Funding

The direct-entry PhD option will be five years in length. It will include a guaranteed base funding package equivalent to $17,750 plus tuition and incidental fees for years 1-5 of the full-time direct-entry PhD program. The funding package may include funds from a variety of sources, including University of Toronto Fellowship (UTF) Stipend, Teaching Assistant positions and/or Research Assistant positions, Internal and External Awards.

Requirements for Funding

Students must be in good standing and be making progress towards completion of their degree and be registered in order to receive the graduate funding. In all cases, graduate students will not receive any less than the minimum funding guarantee unless they waive a portion of the income (eg. TA position).

External Awards

In cases where students in the funded cohort receive an external, competitively reviewed award valued at or over $15,000 per annum (e.g., OGS, SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR) that award will stand in lieu of the stipend portion of the funding package from the Department. The Department will, to acknowledge the excellence of award recipients, offer a top-up equivalent to 15% of the award value (to PhD students) each year that they hold the external award and remain in the funded cohort. These students continue to be eligible to work as a teaching or research assistants if they wish to.