University of Toronto Scholarships 2025: Eligibility and Award

• The full programme is covered by your PhD stipend, which is around 40000 CAD. On top of which you can have scholarships that are given as a top-up of a max of 1500 CAD.
• Most of the provincial and federal scholarships are for domestic students or canadian permanent residents.
• There are barely any external scholarships available for international students.
• There are other lesser known scholarships that you can keep an eye on, that you are eligible to apply within the 1st 2 years of your PhD, even if you are an international student

• Via facebook marketplace, Kijiji, UofT off campus housing facebook page
• My current monthly rent is still the covid rent, which is ~750 CAD. This includes heating, water, internet, a washer and dryer, and furniture.
• Since I live in downtown, the number of students looking for rentals is quite a lot. Therefore, it can get pretty competitive
• I would say, off campus housing options are much cheaper and viable options for you
• My current place is a 7-minute walk from campus

• The university housing option is available; I went for private apartments. You need to hire a realtor (free of charge for tenants) to view the apartments and eventually rent one.
• Monthly accommodation for 1BHK is $2000-$3000. The house owners are choosy about approving your application for renting the apartments.
• Recommendations for future students seeking accommodation: Apply for university housing well in advance. Most students stay within a range of 2–5 km.

• The online search method is the way I find my accommodations. From searching online, I found many other options as well, which was the only challenge I faced while using this search method. Other than that, everything is okay.

• Yes, there are different scholarships available. I got the entrance award as well as a vector scholarship in AI, which was provided to students who had contributed in the field of AI prior to the course.
• The total amount of both the scholarships cumulatively was about 25000 CAD.
• Many people from my batch received scholarships. Some received awards similar to mine but the overall amount might vary. There were scholarships for women, people from Ontario, etc.
• Can't comment about the average number of students but if I was supposed to make an estimate, it would be around 20%. Can't comment about the award though, there would be a high amount of variance for the same.

• There are various ways to search accommodations:
  • Fb page: there are different pages where people sublet a room or look a long term roommate.
  • Amberstudent/Universityliving etc third oart vendors
  • Graduate housing - offered by the University
  • Local connections, property owners.
  • Property managers - managed flats
  • Realtors - available to show housings as a broker without any extra payment.

• The hardest part was to find something in the desired range, as everything looked a bit costly given you are new to a country and it's hard to find a place before reaching the country if you haven't used any third-party vendors.
• It's great to get third-party vendors if the price suffices.
• It varies from a 15-minute walk to 30 minutes via metro. Indian students preferred places near the metro line or walking distance to the university to avoid unnecessary time wastage during commute.

• There are many different scholarships available for students throughout the year and they may even be specific for your background. For example, there are scholarships for people from an arts background, people in finance, women in stem, etc.
• The most common scholarship would be the entrance award that's given based on your GMAT score. Each 6 months there's a list of awards that could be awarded that you should keep an eye out for.
   

• I opted for the campus accommodation. This helps with proximity to the college especially in winter when its snowing and is also cheap and well maintained. I would highly recommend this for international students.
• The residence is a 5 min walk from college. The rent is 1406 per month which includes utilities. The only challenge is that it fills up very quickly.
   

No, I have not received any scholarship from UTM.

I chose this university because UofT has always been my dream university since my brother was admitted here. He recently graduated. I always used to hear him boast about how UofT is such a great school and a huge opportunity for international students to grow in and explore further. The competitiveness of UofT is one thing that was scary but attractive as well as it filters out the best students from all over the world and provides opportunities to all of them through resources on campus such as on-campus jobs, clubs, and even co-ops. UofT also has a variety of teachers from all over the world, some of which who are the most experienced and the best in their field in terms of knowledge and experience. In addition, knowing that UofT is ranked 25 in the world was capitative. I feel that UofT provides its students with opportunities not only in academics and careers through Co-ops but also in all kinds of sports, while also giving us a chance to be a part of Varsity Blues. Additionally, UofT also ensures involvement on and off campus by promoting different cultural, academic, and career-oriented clubs alongside Co-ops and on-campus jobs (the opportunity to experience different industries). My experience so far at the University of Toronto has surely been delightful and enigmatic only due to the different experiences I've had. The competitiveness of my university has allowed me to understand and push myself from what I thought I could achieve and try to undertake more challenges in order to try to overcome them and succeed. UofT helped me explore the different industries I could possibly be a part of, helped me become familiar with the culture and people abroad, as well as help me become independent and ensure I do all my work myself and manage multiple tasks with no one's help right from doing my laundry to managing my studies and being productive. I have learned how to adapt to different situations, become a risk-taker, and communicate with different people, organizations, and faculty members. So far, this has truly been an experience that I will cherish for the rest of my life.

I received an entrance scholarship of $3000.

I chose this university because of the course and ranking of the university , these aspects impacted my decision. Overall experience is really great, lots of things to learn , the campus is really pretty with good professors.

It was quick and simple, and my advisor was very helpful with the process. She helped me fill out all of the correct forms and helped me apply for financial aid. Went over the best route for the course in my field of study.

None

CV + supplementary about experiences and challenges. I wrote about extracurriculars with 420 in volunteer hours Awesome alumni network + high ambitious people. I also know uoft is one of worlds best in reasearch A awesome place with tons of the most ambitious young people in the world. The addition of like-minded people + the research heavy emphasis on work we do, make it the best uni to study especially if you love deep rooted research.

The 5 main value propositions of the university are the following: 1)The diploma (i.e. the “I went to class certificate”) 2)The network of students/professors/alumni you build 3)Social prestige 4)Credibility amongst employers 5)Exposure to research: Ultimately U of T is a top research school, so if this appeals to you then go for it. Research placements are definitely cool, but they aren’t worth killing yourself over.