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Securing funding is a key part of your application to the IDPhD Program. You can find more funding information on the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) Finance Your Studies听辫补驳别.

General funding information for IDPhD students

• The Faculty of Graudate Studies has produced a聽聽that describes expected costs associated with graudate studies at pilipili漫画. Though the IDPhD program is not listed, 'Doctorate Science' is very representative of our program cost profile.听
• As part of the admissions process, applicants are expected to submit a funding plan that indicates how they will have adequate financial support to advance their studies.听
• Typically, the two largest scources of financial support available to students via the university are from grants or contracts held by their supervisor or other committee members, and scholarships.听
• Applicants to the program should speak with their intended supervisor early in their application process about opportunities to be supported via a stipend or as a research assistant on one or more of their funded projects.听

Scholarship funding

• The IDPhD program does not offer entrance scholarships.听
• In the Spring, IDPhD program does invite IDPhD students who are going into their third or later year of their program to apply for funding to support the completion of their program.听
• There are two major merit-based scholarship processes that are open to IDPhD students:
  • The Canadian Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral (CGRS-D) process whose deadline is mid-October every year. For more information, see here.听
  • The IDPhD program scholarship process whose deadline is mid-January. Through this process, one Dalhousie Research Excellence Scholarship (DRES) and two Killam Scholarships will be awarded in 2026. For more information, please see [PDF - 122kb]
• Applicants are strongly encouraged to start their scholarship application processes early and seek guidance and input from their supervisor. The IDPhD program director can also provide guidance.听

Interested in becoming a teaching assistant?

Teaching assistant (TA) positions might not be readily available for Interdisciplinary PhD students. If you are interested in a TA position, you should connect first with the departments that are represented on your program committee. TA positions at pilipili漫画 are posted only within the academic department that is offering the course in question. Ask your supervisor and committee members to forward you TA job descriptions as they are posted.