Study in Canada: Ontario Graduate Scholarship 2025

The 2025 Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) program is a merit-based initiative designed to support students pursuing master’s or doctoral degrees at participating Ontario universities.

The Ontario Graduate Scholarship and the Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology (QEII-GSST) programs encourage excellence in graduate studies at publicly-assisted universities in Ontario.

Both programs are jointly funded by the Ontario government and participating institutions. The government contributes two-thirds of the value of the awards and the university provides the remaining one-third.

The OGS  is available to students across all disciplines of academic study; and available to Canadian Citizens/Permanent Residents and International students.

Eligibility Criteria for 2025 Ontario Graduate Scholarship

To be considered for the 2025 Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) Canada, you must also meet the following criteria:

• You’ll be in graduate studies at the master’s or doctoral level
• You’ll be enrolled in a full-time program for 2 or more terms (21 to 52 weeks in total) for the academic year you’re submitting your application.
• You’ll be attending one of the participating Ontario school listed below.

OGS is a merit-based scholarship. Your application is assessed and ranked using criteria determined by the school you’re planning to attend

Scholarship Duration and Reward

The Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) awards are based on the number of terms of your consecutive studies within an academic year:

• $10,000 for 2 consecutive study terms
• $15,000 for 3 consecutive study terms

Each OGS award is issued for:

• a minimum of 1 academic year (2 or 3 consecutive academic terms)
• a maximum of 2 years (up to 6 consecutive academic terms).

Participating Institutions for 2025 OGS in Canada

• Brock University 
• Carleton University 
• University of Guelph
• Lakehead University 
• Laurentian University
• McMaster University
• Nipissing University
• OCAD University
• University of Ontario Institute of Technology
• University of Ottawa 
• Queen’s University
• Ryerson University
• University of Toronto
• Trent University
• University of Waterloo
• Western University
• Wilfrid Laurier University
• University of Windsor
• York University

How to Apply

• Application, document, and review details for the Ontario Graduate Scholarship vary by school.
• Check with your school’s Graduate Studies Office for details.
• The application will be submitted via your school’s OGS application portal.
• If you’re applying to more than one graduate program at different schools, submit an OGS application for each school.
• Contact the Graduate Studies Office at the school you’re planning to attend for details on their application process.
• Click on the button below to get more details and apply for the scholarship

Click HERE to apply.