Scholarships, bursaries and financial aid are offered directly by your college of registration, with the exception of some scholarships that are offered through the Board of Trustees of the Toronto School of Theology (TST). Aside from the Board of Trustees scholarships and the OGS and SSHRC competitions, inquiries and applications for financial assistance should be directed to your home college. Please see College Registrars and Admissions Staff for contact information.
For graduate degree students, application forms for financial aid are separate from the application for admission and are available directly from your home college. The registrar or graduate degree director of your college may also be aware of scholarships and bursaries available through other organizations. Some organizations provide various types of funding of theological education. We have listed such programs known to TST in the "Other Sources of Financial Assistance" tab below. For additional sources of financial aid, see the University of Toronto Financial Aid website.
Graduate students are encouraged to apply for Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) awards and Ontario Graduate Scholarships (OGS). Only domestic students (citizens and permanent residents) are eligible for SSHRC awards.
For more information, please contact the TST Graduate Administrator (gcts.office@utoronto.ca). New applicants to TST who are applying to an eligible program for the following Fall are also encouraged to apply for an OGS and/or SSHRC scholarship. Please note that some new applicants who wish to apply for a SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship may need apply directly through SSHRC, and not through TST – please see the SSHRC website. Deadlines for direct SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship applications can be later than those shown below.
The School of Graduate Studies' Graduate Centre for Academic Communication (GCAC) centre offers courses and workshops each year on writing scholarship proposals. More information, including registration information (conjoint sutdents only), may be found at the GCAC website.
SSHRC offers doctoral and master’s fellowships, for which some TST domestic doctoral and master's students are eligible. Visa (international) students are not eligible. See the SSHRC website for more information and additional eligibility criteria. For questions or more information, please contact the Graduate Centre for Theological Studies.
SSHRC application deadlines:
Doctoral Fellowships: online applications must be completed by 11:59 pm (EDT), October 1, 2020.
Master's Awards (CGS-M): online applications must be completed by 8:00 pm (EST), December 1, 2020. Please see https://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/awards/canada-graduate-scholarships-cgs-m-program/#section_3 for important information on transcript requirements, as well as COVID-19 provisions.
Students in the ThM, ThD, conjoint PhD and conjoint MA programs may be eligible for Ontario Graduate Scholarships (OGS). Students from outside of Canada on a student visa may also be eligible to apply. The OGS application and eligibility information is available each year via the University of Toronto School of Graduate Studies (SGS) website.
OGS application deadlines:
Visa (international): online applications must be completed by 11:59 pm (EST), March 1, 2021 (application made online).
Domestic (citizens or permanent residents): online applications must be completed by 11:59 pm (EST), March 1, 2021 (application made online).
TST's Board of Trustees offers the following scholarships, bursaries and awards. The award amounts available each year fluctuate with the performance of the TST endowment.
The Assistant to the Editors of the Toronto Journal of Theology (TJT) works with the book review editors, General Editor, reviewers, University of Toronto Press, and Toronto School of Theology (TST) staff to administer the book review process and provide general editorial support. TJT publishes two issues a year, each including 15 – 20 book reviews, as well as the occasional special issue (supplement).
This award, to honour the memory of Donald Cameron, who served TST for many years in a number of capacities including Chair of the Board of Trustees and Chair of the Development Committee, and with a deep commitment to the wider community, is to recognize excellence in projects planned and completed by students during their basic degree program, engaging them with the wider community beyond the Church.
This award, funded by a gift from the Ralph M. Barford Foundation, plus matching funds from the Ontario Trust for Student Support (OTSS), was established by the TST Board of Trustees in 2008 in honour of Gordon Farquharson. Mr. Farquharson has been a friend of TST since its founding. His contributions to TST were many and included providing legal counsel for TST’s incorporation.
This award, funded by a gift from the Ralph M. Barford Foundation, along with matching funds from the Ontario Trust for Student Support (OTSS) and from the University of Toronto, was established by the TST Board of Trustees in 2006 in honour of the Reverend Margaret Fleck, a divinity graduate of Trinity College and former member of the TST Board of Trustees.
This award was established by the Board of Trustees in 1981 in honour of the founding Director of TST, Professor C. Douglas Jay, and is made possible thanks to contributions made by the Douglas and Ruth Jay Family Foundation.
This award was established in 1994 through a gift from the Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem. An additional gift generously made by the Order has been supplemented by matching funds from the Ontario Trust for Student Support (OTSS).
Bursary money from the portion of the Toronto School of Theology’s endowment fund under the Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund (OSOTF) program is available to help currently registered PhD, ThD and DMin students in need of financial assistance.
This award was established by the TST Board in 2002 in honour of Marjorie Watson Powles, and is awarded to a student serving the Church who exemplifies a creative, positive vision for the role of women in the Church and society.
Funded by donations from benefactors in recognition of the many years of exemplary service by Prof. Michael Steinhauser as TST's Advanced Degree Director.
Two awards are made each year to DMin students thanks to funds established by the Estate of Charles Gundy and the J.T. Weir Memorial Fund.
A few small bursaries are available each year for persons taking continuing education courses at TST or one of its colleges.
The Graduate Centre for Theological Studies (GCTS) Conference Award is given to a full-time Canadian conjoint degree graduate (advanced degree) student who meets the requirements for OSOTF (Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund) funding; who requires support for scholarly engagement in an academic conference; and, has exhibited excellence in their studies by maintaining first-class standing and satisfactory progress in their program. The award is designated solely to support participation in scholarly conferences (for example, the AAR/SBL or Canadian Congress of the Humanities, among others).
Deadline for applications for Fall 2021 awards: TBA
For eligibility information and application instructions, please see the GCTS Conference Award flyer (available in Fall 2020)
The Theology Graduate Students' Association (TGSA) Conference Award is awarded to a graduate (advanced degree) student who has not opted-out of the TGSA travel grant awards fee; requires support for scholarly engagement in an academic conference; and, has exhibited excellence in their studies by maintaining first-class standing and satisfactory progress in their program. The awards are designated solely to support participation in scholarly conferences (for example, the AAR/SBL or Canadian Congress of the Humanities, among others).
Deadline for applications for Fall 2021 awards: TBA
For eligibility information and application instructions, please see the TGSA Conference Award flyer (available in Fall 2020)
Since 1952, the Grand Chapter of Ontario-Order of the Eastern Star (OES) has supported a program of financial assistance to qualifying students pursuing a vocation in ministry. The annual awards are based on the funds available each year and the number of qualifying applicants.
A bursary sponsored by the Anglican Ordinariate of the Canadian Forces. The bursary is awarded annually to theological students who have, or have had, some connection with the Canadian Forces.
Awarded by the Episcopal Divinity School.
This bursary fund was set up to honour Father Martin Moser, OMI, a Catholic priest, theologian and teacher with a passion for ecumenism and a commitment to the role of the laity in the Church. Father Moser has been a teacher of theology and a pastor in Edmonton and Vancouver for over 30 years. Note: This bursary is not intended for those who are ordained or who are preparing for ordained ministry.
Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association (OECTA) provides some financial asssitance to members pursuing further academic studies. Post-graduate scholarships and religious study fellowships are available annually.
To mark the 250th anniversary of the founding of the Redemptorists by St. Alphonsus Liguori, in 1987 the Edmonton-Toronto province of the Redemptorists established a bursary to be awarded to a lay person engaged in doctoral studies or ready to engage in such studies in the field of moral theology. To mark this occasion the Redemptorists of the Canadian English-speaking province established a bursary to be awarded to a lay person engaged, or ready to engage, in doctoral studies in the field of moral theology. The next award is available for the academic year, 2015 - 2016, although the award committee may assign awards for the following year, or two, as well.
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