Faculty of Computer Science Masters Student Bursary

About the Bursary

The Faculty of Computer Science is making bursary funds available to Masters students in its graduate programs.  Priority will be given to students:

• Later in the program but within program timelines;
• Who have not received prior bursary funding;
• Who belong to groups that are known to have faced Canadian systemic barriers that nave negatively impacted their financial opportunities, notably Indigenous students and students of Black/African descent (especially African Nova Scotians)

Students who apply to the bursary are expected to also be engaging alternate funding paths. Notably, domestic students are expected to apply for a Canadian Student Loan and a Provincial Student Loan. If you have not applied for these loans or are not eligible to apply, enclose an explanation or a non-eligibility letter.

International students can seek the FCS bursary to help fill a significant funding gap between the funding plan that was presented at the time of applying for a study permit and current expenses. You must provide the funding plan that was provided to obtain the study permit.

Bursary Value: $1,500 - $2,000
 

Eligibility criteria

• You must be experiencing financial shortfalls from reasonable educational expenses.
• You must be a registered full-time graduate student in a graduate program offered by the Faculty of Computer Science (MACS, MCS, MDI, MSc CBBI) within 2 years of starting the program.
• You must be completing your program at a reasonable pace (9 credit hours per term for MACS or MDI students, 6 credit hours per term with satisfactory research progress for MCS and MSc students).
• If a thesis student, you must have a supervisor recorded in GSIS and an up-to-date progress report. 
• Students are expected to have explored all available resources outside the university before applying to the bursary program.