Ontario Graduate Scholarships and Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarships in Science and Technology

The 2025/26 OGS/QEII-GSST competition at the University of Windsor is now closed.

Please note that this information pertains only to the University of Windsor’s competition. Each Ontario University will have its own process, and University of Windsor students who are applying to other Universities should refer to the guidelines and deadlines of those institutions. The awards are not transferrable and must be held at the institution that awards them. 

The Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) and the Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology (QEII-GSST) programs encourage excellence in graduate studies at publicly-assisted universities in Ontario.

Students in all disciplines are eligible to apply for the OGS. Students in science, engineering and certain areas of kinesiology and psychology who apply for OGS will also automatically be considered for the QEII-GSST. This competition is open to both Masters and PhD level students.

Each OGS /QEII-GSST award is valued at $5,000 per term for two or three 3 terms (maximum value = $15,000).

Note: applications for the 2025/26 OGS and QEII-GSST competition at the University of Windsor closed in January 2025. Detailed eligibility requirements for next year's competition will be posted after the 2026/27 competition is announced.

To be eligible to apply for OGS, students must be registered or intend to register in a graduate program. 

The OGS/QEII award may only be held within the first 6 terms of a Master's program and the first 12 terms of a PhD program.

Questions about the OGS/QEII-GSST programs may be directed to the Graduate Studies Office: gradaward@uwindsor.ca

Please note that this information pertains only to the University of Windsor’s application process.  Each Ontario University will have its own process, and University of Windsor students who are applying to other Universities should refer to the guidelines and deadlines of those institutions.  The awards are not transferrable and must be held at the institution that awards them.