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Fees and Funding

 

The Department of Computer Science provides a minimum funding of $24,000 per year for both PhD. and MSc (thesis based) students. The funding is guaranteed for a period of two years for MSc and for a period of four years for PhD. students. The funding is a mixture of a Graduate Assistant Teaching (GAT), supervisor support, and scholarships. In addition to the above funding, international graduate students receive Departmental Differential Fee Award to help them pay their Visa Differential Tuition Fee.


Financing grad school - what are the costs?

Understanding tuition and fees
Visit UCalgary's Faculty of Graduate studies to learn more about tuition and fees, how to pay, and when to pay.

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View your costs
Visit UCalgary's online calendar to see specific graduate student tuition and general fees costs.

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Examples of graduate student awards


Graduate Award Competition

Includes Open Doctoral Scholarships, the Izaak Walton Killam Doctoral Scholarships, the Alberta Innovates Graduate Student Scholarships, and Special Awards. Scholarship value: Up to $36,000.

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Mitacs

Mitacs is a national, not-for-profit organization that has designed and delivered research and training programs in Canada for over 20 years. 

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