The Department of Public Health Sciences guarantees a minimum stipend of $21,000 annually for four years of a student’s program; however, we strive to increase this minimum amount to $25,000 or higher. Please note that these minimum funding amounts do not include Teaching Assistant positions, which currently provide an additional $4,000 in funding. PhD students are guaranteed a Teaching Assistant position each year should they apply.
The student’s stipend can come from a variety of sources including research assistantships, internal awards (i.e., Queen’s Graduate Awards), and external awards and scholarships. One of the conditions under which a Supervisor can accept a doctoral student is that appropriate funding has been prearranged. Unless the student has secured a large scholarship, the Supervisor is expected to underwrite a minimum of $15,000 for each of the four years in the program. One source of funding is supervisors’ operating grants, which permit requests for PhD student funding. Students entering the doctoral program require high academic standing which makes them competitive in seeking scholarships and fellowships from provincial and federal government organizations as well as other external agencies. Potential faculty supervisors can work collaboratively with prospective candidates and the PhD program director to identify internal and external sources of funding prior to acceptance.
For detailed and up to date information on available Awards and Scholarships visit the School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs website.