Available to registered students in the PhD program years 1-6, to support conference participation throughout the year. Proof of conference registration must be provided. Eligible expenses include conference registration/membership fees, airfare, hotel accommodation, and transportation. Funding is available annually, up to a maximum of $800. The funding period runs from September to August and students may take advantage of this grant at any time in the academic calendar year. Funds cannot be carried forward to the subsequent year.

This grant is a monetary award which will be granted before the conference occurs. Applications must be submitted no later than six weeks before the start of the conference. During the trip, students should keep their receipts, where practical, and most notably proof of airfare (economy seats only), boarding pass(es), hotel and conference fees, to be provided as supporting documentation for the expenses incurred to clear the advanced amount provided, immediately after the completion of the conference. Students are also required to submit a short report (maximum one page) detailing their travel. The primary purpose of this report is to establish that the conference was attended in accordance with the original proposal. The report is not intended to serve as a detailed financial account.

If, for any reason, the proposed trip is cancelled after a Graduate Program Travel and Conference Award payment is made, funding should be returned to the unit (less any non-refundable expenses incurred by the student).

Successful applicants who need to travel outside of Canada on university activity are required to complete the U of T Safety Abroad requirements before departure. Please plan your trip accordingly and provide documentation of enrollment in the Safety Abroad Program to the Graduate Administrator.

Application: Submit the application form with a detailed budget, and proof of your registration for the conference, to Elizabeth Sutherland at graduate.drama@utoronto.ca. Applications are considered on a rolling basis but must be submitted no later than six weeks before the start of the conference

Function: This fund assists graduate students in covering their research expenses, such as study materials (books unavailable otherwise, software, theatre tickets to performances that are a subject of their research), services (transcriptions and translations of interviews, video footage of rehearsals, video editing, photocopy in archives), and professional activities (training, workshops, other activities) necessary for the dissertation. Funding is available annually, up to a maximum of $800, starting September each academic year.

Eligibility: Doctoral students year 2-6 whose thesis proposals have been accepted by the Academic Committee.

Amount: Up to $800 per calendar year.  These funds accumulate year to year if unspent.

Process: Following the university rules for reimbursements, students need to present the receipts for the research materials and services with a comprehensive description of what they are and what role they serve in their research. The costs have to be directly related to their thesis research.

Method of payment: This support fund will be paid as an expense reimbursement by the Department Manager. Please ensure your banking information is always up to date with the Department Manager application form is here. 

An annual fellowship with a value of up to $2,000, intended primarily to assist doctoral candidates in conducting thesis research in Europe. In exceptional cases, other non-North American destinations may be considered. To apply, submit a letter of application with an attached budget to the Director of the Centre (at any time during the year). 

Application: Please submit a letter of application with a CV and a budget. Applications will be reviewed by the awards committee. Submit your applications to graduate.drama@utoronto.ca.

This award supports dissertation research travel conducted by PhD students in the Centre for Drama, Theatre & Performance Studies. It is open to all students and candidates enrolled in the doctoral program, is not capped, and can be applied to repeatedly. Awards are given based off of application budgets and should be secured before travel takes place. 

Project research may include visits to archives, spectatorship at performances, or fieldwork. The Fellowship covers costs associated with travel: plane and train tickets, lodging, and per diems. Other research expenses such as theatre tickets or equipment are not covered by the Fellowship. As a research award, it also cannot be used towards conference attendance or language study. 

Applications will be assessed on demonstrated academic excellence. Preference may be given for international students, and financial need may be considered. 

Application: Please submit a letter of application along with a CV and rough budget to graduate.drama@utoronto.ca. Your letter of application should outline your project and what preparation you have done for this travel thus far. Please be sure to include all previous grants and awards secured in your CV. A budget should cover estimates for transportation costs (economy seats), lodging, and a per diem following the U of T rates. 

Applications will be considered on three cycles, due on November 1, March 1, and May 1 of each year.

This scholarship is awarded to a graduate or undergraduate student of the University of Toronto who demonstrates excellence in exploring connections between scholarship and theatrical performance in the field of early drama (i.e., drama before 1642). 

Dr. David Parry was a graduate of the Centre’s doctoral program, whose interest and expertise lay in the field of Medieval and English Renaissance Drama. A talented actor and experienced stage director, he was also the Artistic Director and Chief Administrator of the Poculi Ludique Societas (PLS) from 1975 to 1986. The award is adjudicated by the Director of the Centre and two members of the PLS board. 

Application: Please submit a letter of application with details regarding your research. Applications will be reviewed by the awards committee. Submit your applications to graduate.drama@utoronto.ca.

Friends and colleagues of Professor Clifford Leech at the University of Toronto established a prize of $200 to be awarded annually for an outstanding PhD thesis on a dramatic topic completed at either the Department of English, or the Centre for Drama, Theatre & Performance Studies. Accordingly, the prize is adjudicated by a joint committee, to which faculty members (especially supervisors of dissertations defended successfully within the past year) may put forward nominations. 

Established in 1995 upon the retirements of Professors Ann Saddlemyer and Brian Parker, this award, valued at approx. $150, is given annually by the Graduate Student Union Student Executive for a student’s outstanding contribution to various aspects of Centre life: academic, theatrical, and social. Professors Saddlemyer and Parker both served terms as the Director of the Centre, and found time to participate in many productions at the Centre in addition to teaching, thesis supervision, service on committees and journals, as well as their own research. The CDTPS GSU Student Executive solicits nominations for the award toward the end of the spring term. Nominations for the award are solicited by the Student Executive toward the end of the spring term.

This award is given annually to celebrate the best dissertation completed by a PhD candidate at the Centre in an academic year. A prize of $500 will be awarded to the recipient.

PhD students in Year 6 who are beyond the funded cohort, but within the time limit for their degree, are eligible for the one-time only Doctoral Completion Award (DCA) from SGS. Its value is determined by the unit and depends on the size of the cohort and the total amount of funding allocated by SGS. This award is meant to assist students in finalizing their thesis project and preparing for the final oral exam. The unit’s criteria for DCA include academic good standing, academic merit and quality of research, the availability of alternative funding, and, if appropriate, special features of the research program that require more time than usual. 

An Emergency Grant program, provided by SGS, is available to students who have experienced a delay in their program due to unforeseen personal circumstances. 

Every year the Jackman Humanities Institute (JHI) allocates fellowship grants to the humanities departments. These grants come with the responsibility for Junior Fellows to actively participate in JHI’s activities during the academic year. This is a wonderful opportunity for one student per year (over a total of four years, pending academic evaluation) to engage with a research driven community of scholars across disciplines while also becoming a member of an important academic network and infrastructure. JHI fellowships are paid in addition to base funding. 

The SGS Conference Grant provides modest financial support to eligible students who will be actively presenting their research at an academic conference.

Two application cycles occur every year (Winter/Spring and Fall).

Please visit the SGS Sponsorship Fund on the School of Graduate Studies website.

Each year we encourage our students to apply for Ontario Graduate Scholarships (OGS), or The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) funding. This is a competitive procedure. We strike a committee for each decision-making process, which is based on the application pool for each grant and our departmental expectations for academic excellence. SSHRC level funding includes a three-tier decision-making process, which also involves SGS and national SSHRC committees. We have been very successful with our domestic applications for both OGS and SSHRC. These opportunities are very limited, however, and more competitive for international students. We inform our students on a regular basis about application deadlines for a wide variety of grants that are listed on the SGS websites and provide support, advice, and departmental letters when required. 

These are competitive positions, which are advertised as they become available. They can be held for a maximum of two years, and can be renewed after one year.