Completion of the Qualifying Year may not be offered as a substitute for the first year of graduate work. All applicants to graduate programs are automatically considered for scholarship eligibility. Qualified students in thesis programs are eligible for graduate scholarships for a maximum of two years for a Master's Degree, and four years for a Doctoral Degree, depending on departmental resources. To be considered for an award the student must hold the equivalent of a Dalhousie honours degree in an appropriate field of study and be enrolled in a full-time degree program. Most graduate programs offer a number of Teaching Assistantships to qualified graduate students.
Availability varies from department to department.
The Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarships are funded under a bequest from the late Dorothy J. Killam in memory of her husband Izaak Walton Killam. Killam scholarships are open both to Canadian and non-Canadian students. For information on these programs, please contact the Graduate Studies Office at Sexton Campus directly. For further information on all other programs, please contact the Faculty of Graduate Studies, at Dalhousie University. A popular tourist destination, Halifax is also a port city and a major regional centre.