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CERC Migration offers a limited number of stipends to full-time Master's and PhD students who are applying to study at Toronto Metropolitan University on a migration and/or migrant integration-related topic. Student recipients of the CERC Migration Graduate Student Stipend will be given a working space at the CERC Migration office, will be expected to participate in CERC Migration’s research training activities and workshops, and will be integrated into a vibrant research team of scholars and graduate students, enjoying a comprehensive scientific and professional development experience.
Funding amount
Master's: Up to $10,000. Available to first- or second-year Master's students at Toronto Metropolitan University
PhD: Up to $25,000 per year, renewable for a total of four years, subject to annual review of the student’s progress. Available to first-year PhD students entering a Toronto Metropolitan University PhD program.
If a student has accepted an external scholarship, such as a SSHRC or CIHR award, they must decline the CERC stipend. However, CERC Migration may consider adding a supplement ‘top-up’. These will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
How to apply
Master's Students
Deadline to apply: April 1, 2022
First-year incoming Master's students
Candidates must apply to a Toronto Metropolitan University Master's program of interest (see affiliated program) as per the specific program’s guidelines and requirements. After applying to your Toronto Metropolitan University program(s) of interest, submit an online application form at google formCERC Migration Graduate Student Stipend Application, external link, opens in new window.
Online application form requirements include:
- Toronto Metropolitan University ID Number
- Indicate which program(s) you have applied for
- CV
- Transcript
- Statement of Interest/Letter of Intent from Master’s program application
- CERC motivation letter (max 2 pages) stating that they wish to apply for the CERC Migration Graduate Stipend, why they should be given the Stipend, and how their research relates to at least one of the research themes outlined on the CERC Migration website.
If the candidate is accepted to the Toronto Metropolitan University Master's program, their CERC Migration Graduate Student Stipend application will be considered.
Second-year incoming Master's students
Students entering their second year of a Toronto Metropolitan University Master's program (see affiliated program) may apply for a CERC Migration Graduate Student Stipend. Students must submit an online application form at CERC Migration Graduate Student Stipend Application.
Online application form requirements include:
- Toronto Metropolitan University ID Number
- Indicate which program(s) you have applied for
- CV
- Transcript
- CERC motivation letter (max 2 pages) stating that they wish to apply for the CERC Migration Graduate Stipend, why they should be given the Stipend, and that provides an outline of their MRP plans and explains how their research relates to at least one of the research themes outlined on the CERC Migration website.
- 1 Writing sample (max 10 pages)
PhD students (incoming)
Deadline to apply: Feb. 1, 2022
Candidates must apply to a Toronto Metropolitan University PhD program of interest (see affiliated program) as per the specific program’s guidelines and requirements.
After applying to your program(s) of interest, submit an online application form at CERC Migration Graduate Student Stipend Application (PhD), external link.
Online application form requirements:
- Toronto Metropolitan University ID Number
- Indicate which program(s) you have applied for
- CV
- Transcript
- Statement of Interest/Letter of Intent from PhD program application
- Writing Sample (max 10 pages)
- CERC motivation letter (max 2 pages) stating that they wish to apply for the CERC Migration Graduate Stipend, why they should be given the Stipend, and how their research relates to at least one of the research themes outlined on the CERC Migration website.
If the candidate is accepted to the Toronto Metropolitan University PhD program, their CERC Migration Graduate Student Stipend application will be considered.
Affiliated Programs
The following are the graduate programs offered by Toronto Metropolitan University University whose students are eligible for a CERC Migration Graduate Student Stipend.
Faculty of Arts
Criminology
Economics
Politics and Public Administration
Psychology
Spatial Analysis
Faculty of Community Services
- MPI in Urban Development
- MA in Child and Youth Care, opens in new window
- MA in Early Childhood Studies, opens in new window
- MN in Nursing, opens in new window
- PhD in Urban Health, opens in new window
- MSW in Social Work, opens in new window
Ted Rogers School of Management
The Creative School
Interdisciplinary Programs (Yeates School of Graduate Studies)
Environmental Applied Science and Management
- MASc in Environmental Applied Science and Management
- PhD in Environmental Applied Science and Management
Communications and Culture
Immigration and Settlement Studies
The CERC in Migration & Integration invites top-quality researchers who are working in areas related to our themes to apply for externally funded fellowships. The CERC will host a select number of successful applicants. Interested candidates should contact cerc.migration@ryerson.ca.
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As a CERC stipend Master’s student in the ISS department, I was one of the first to complete the program. My MPR was accepted with no need for revision! Preparing and presenting my paper at the May 18-Migration Working Group meeting helped to a great extent to expedite my work.
Saeid Taki, MA, Immigration and Settlement Studies