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Scholarships and financial support

Studying or doing research costs money. The department's awards, grants and other internal or external sources of funding provide support, allowing to create a realistic budget.

Prospective students

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Tuition fees, housing, food... Before becoming a student, you need to know how much your program will cost. At uOttawa, you'll find several tools to evaluate your university fees and establish your financial plan. If you are an international student, the University Health Insurance Plan is compulsory. 

If you have any questions, take an appointment with the uOttawa assistance services. 

Undergraduate students

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As an undegraduate student, depending on your situation, you can benefit from various sources of funding to support your academic goals. Scholarships are awarded for academic achievements, while bursaries are awarded based on financial need.

Graduate students

Graduate students

The University of Ottawa and the Department of History, together with the federal and Ontario governments and external agencies, award graduate students more than $41 million every year in scholarships and bursaries.

You'll find the main programs listed below. A full list is available through the uOttawa Scholarship online page. It’s worth it to apply for all the ones you are eligible for. You might be surprised by how much you can get.

Post-graduate students and scholars

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A wide variety of graduate scholarships and bursaries are available to postgraduate students and scholars. Various charities and government funding bodies provide financial support to study and do research, helping to cover tuition fees and living costs. Some of them are dedicated more specifically to history students and scholars.

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Francophone and francophile students

In order to encourage students to pursue their postsecondary education in French and improve access to our programs, multiple internal and external scholarships and bursaries are available to Francophone and Francophile students.

Scholarships and bursaries in Slovak Studies

If you study Slovak and/or Central and East European history, you may benefit from several scholarships and bursaries offered by the Chair in Slovak History and Culture.

For more information or assistance, contact the Chair in Slovak history and culture.

External funding

British Library: Visiting Fellowships (London, UK) : North America, Caribbean Indigenous studies, Book History and Art, Pacific Ocean Politics and Geopolitics, Migration in/from/through Canada, the Caribbean, and the US, LGTBQ+ cultures and histories in the Caribbean & US

Phil Zwickler Memorial Research Grants (Cornell University Library Rare and Manuscript Collections, Ithaca, NY, USA): Lesbian and gay rights, AIDS, Human Sexuality Collection

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library (Ann Arbor MI, USA): US History, Ford presidency

Harvard Houghton Library (Cambridge, MA, USA): Europe, the Americas, Arabic and Indian manuscripts, History of Missions, Russian Revolution, Publishing History and more

Huntington Library (San Marino, CA, USA): British History, Pacific Rim, Western USA, USA, Medieval and more

John Carter Brown Library (Providence, RI, USA): Colonial America, North and South, and more

Queen’s University Pre-Doctoral Fellowships for Indigenous Students and Pre-Doctoral Fellowships in Black Studies

The American Heritage Center: US Military History

Dr Edward H Bensley-Osler Library Research Grant (Montreal, McGill University): History of Medicine

American Philosophical Society (Philadelphia, USA): US History (Indigenous peoples and languages, Natural History, Naval History)

Work and study

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The University of Ottawa offers several work and study programs.

Working while studying provides practical job experience helping to foster your sense of initiative and improving your planning, teamwork, problem-solving, organizational and communication skills. It can be very valuable to your future employers.

Contact us

Department of History

Desmarais Building
55 Laurier Avenue East, 9th Floor
Ottawa ON Canada K1N 6N5
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Tel.: 613-562-5735
Fax: 613-562-5995
[email protected]

Office hours

Monday to Friday
From 8:45 a.m. to 12 p.m.
From 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(June to August: closes at 3:30 p.m.)