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Overview and Application Guidelines
Purpose & Eligibility
A COVID-19 fellowship to be provided to full-time Doctoral student(s) in the Faculty of Information who, for reasons due to COVID-19, require additional time in their program that takes them beyond the funded cohort of the Doctoral program.
The student should meet the following criteria:
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- In the Winter 2020 term, was registered as a Year 1, Year 2, Year 3 or Year 4 PhD student;
- Is entering Year 5;
- Is not holding any major external award(s) (e.g. OGS, SSHRC, NSERC), or any University of Toronto or Faculty fellowships/awards of $10,000 value or higher;
- Data collection or access to necessary sources has been significantly impeded due to pandemic-related impacts (e.g., labs closed, fieldwork cancelled, access to materials, archives or library sources has been impeded, personal circumstances);
- Additional work is needed before the thesis/dissertation can be defended (e.g., insufficient data or material).
If you have any questions, please connect with the Faculty at awards.ischool@utoronto.ca.
Award Value & Duration
$5000 CAD. Award disbursements may be split across multiple terms depending on total value.
This award is non-renewable (one year only).
How to Apply
No application required. Consideration will be made during Doctoral students’ annual progress review.
Deadline to Apply
No application required. Consideration will be made during Doctoral students’ annual progress review.
Selection Process
Recipient(s) will be informed via email from the Awards Committee (awards.ischool@utoronto.ca).
