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Funding

The principal sources of financial support for MA and PhD students are ,听 Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarship (NSGS), Killam Pre-Doctoral Scholarships, and . Scholarship funds are distributed over a 12-month period for each year the award is held.聽 Since the first installment is not usually paid until the end of September, students should plan their finances accordingly. Note that any funded student who submits a final (defended and revised) thesis prior to the FGS thesis submission deadline in a given academic term will receive the final funding instalment in the month the final thesis is submitted, and any remaining funds will revert back to the funding source(s).

Scholarships

Important sources of graduate funding for both MA and PhD students include  (SSHRC) and the Harmonized Scholarship Process, a streamlined 国民彩票 scholarship application process.

(SSHRC) is the federal research funding agency that promotes and supports postsecondary-based research and training in the humanities and social sciences. The English Department can provide further information about , and all eligible Canadian citizens and permanent residents are urged to apply. (Note that SSHRC applications are due in the Fall Term preceding the year graduate work will begin.)

Harmonized Scholarship Process (HSP)website outlines the annual deadlines for Masters and Doctoral students (Fall and Winter of the preceding year of studies). Once you apply, you are considered for each of the following awards you are eligible for Nova Scotia Graduate ScholarshipKillam Predoctoral ScholarshipsEliza Ritchie Doctoral Entrance Scholarship for WomenJames Robinson Johnston Graduate Entrance Scholarship for African CanadiansAfrican Nova Scotian Graduate ScholarshipIndigenous Graduate Scholarship,  Vitamin Scholarship and the Abdul Majid Bader Graduate Scholarship. The results of the HSP are announced late Spring of he preceding academic year.

The A.S. Mowat Prize is also available for outstanding MA students at 国民彩票, and a number of other awards and scholarships are awarded to incoming and continuing students by the Department. New applicants and continuing students should also be aware of and apply for .  

Teaching Assistantships

Many of our graduate students are offered the opportunity to work as Teaching Assistants, most often for first-year courses. Though TAs may take on a variety of tasks, most lead tutorials, grade and comment on student essays, hold individual meetings with students, and sometimes lecture or lead class discussion. Experienced PhD students may be invited to s