Graduate Awards & Funding

Ensuring you have sufficient funding while you complete your graduate degree is essential to maintaining wellbeing and remaining focused on your academic progress. As a graduate student, it is important that you understand how your funding works and the options available to you. To explore all sources of available funding at Queen's, please visit the School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs's website.

Master of Nursing Science (thesis-based)

Financial assistance is available to thesis-based MNSc students from sources internal and external to Queen’s University. Eligible full-time students in good standing normally receive a Queen’s Graduate Award (QGA) of approximately $4,000 per year in their first and second years. Thanks to the generosity of School of Nursing benefactors, there are also a small number of departmental awards available each year, based on academic merit.

All graduate nursing students may apply for Teaching Assistantships (TA) within the School of Nursing and for Research Assistantships (RA) funded by faculty grants. Students with funding guarantees receive preference for these positions. Research Assistantships and Teaching Assistantships are limited to 10 hours per week. Opportunities are posted at https://nursing.queensu.ca/about/careers. Faculty members may also provide funding support through a Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF), where the student’s thesis research aligns with the terms of the grant.

There is an expectation that all students apply for federal, provincial, and foundation fellowships, grants and awards for which they are eligible. Those who have applied for external fellowships such as Ontario Graduate Scholarship, CIHR, or SSHRC are considered for Queen's fellowships without further application. Incoming students who receive federal tri-agency awards are automatically provided a $5,000 top-up award by Queen’s. Students are also encouraged to seek out funding opportunities from employers and professional associations.

For more information, please see the SGSPA Academic Calendar - Nursing Section or email grad.nursing@queensu.ca.

PhD in Nursing

Financial assistance is available to PhD students from sources internal and external to Queen’s University. Eligible full-time PhD students in good standing in years 1 through 4 normally receive a Queen’s Graduate Award (QGA) of approximately $6,000 per year, or a named internal award of similar value. Thanks to the generosity of School of Nursing benefactors, there are also a small number of departmental awards available each year, based on academic merit. For recipients of major external scholarships, support from internal funding sources will be reduced.

PhD students may apply for Teaching Assistantships (TA) and Teaching Fellowships (TF) within the School of Nursing and for Research Assistantships (RA) funded by faculty grants. Students with funding guarantees receive preference for these positions. Research Assistantships and Teaching Assistantships are limited to 10 hours per week. Opportunities are posted at https://nursing.queensu.ca/about/careers. Faculty members may also provide funding support through a Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF), where the student’s thesis research aligns with the terms of the grant.

For more information, please see the SGSPA Academic Calendar - Nursing Section or email grad.nursing@queensu.ca.

Other Programs

There is no guaranteed funding support for the Master of Nursing – Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner (MN-PHCNP), the post-Master’s PHCNP Diploma, or the course-based Master of Nursing Science (MNSc). Thanks to the generosity of School of Nursing benefactors, there are a small number of departmental awards available each year, based on academic merit.

All graduate nursing students may apply for Teaching Assistantships (TA) within the School of Nursing and for Research Assistantships (RA) funded by faculty grants. Students with funding guarantees receive preference for these positions. Research Assistantships and Teaching Assistantships are limited to 10 hours per week. Opportunities are posted at https://nursing.queensu.ca/about/careers.

Students are encouraged to seek out external funding from government sources, employers, and professional associations.

The Ban Righ Centre offers financial assistance to mature women students. More information can be found via https://www.queensu.ca/ban-righ-centre/services/ban-righ.

Program Funding

Master of Nursing Science (thesis-based)

PhD in Nursing

Other Programs

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SGSPA Awards and Bursaries List

Funding Packages FAQs

Ontario Graduate Scholarship

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