Fees & Funding
Tuition Fees
Total tuition and fees are approximately $7,300 CDN per year for domestic students and $8,000 CDN per year for international students.
Financial Support
Funding for graduate studies experience is an important consideration. PhD students receive a base funding package of $30,600. Additionally, students can earn extra income as teaching or research assistants, working up to 520 hours during the academic year to supplement their funding. Funds to assist with research expenses and attend conferences are also available.
Additional Sources of Funding
All applicants to the PhD and MSc programs whose applications are complete and accepted before March 1 are automatically considered for university fellowships. PhD students are eligible to receive additional funding through provincial and national fellowships, research and/or teaching assistantships, as well as awards and bursaries. Students who have successfully passed their comprehensive examination may also apply to teach an undergraduate course.
You may also find it helpful to look at an estimate of the basic living expenses for students at Queen’s, and other funding opportunities on the School of Graduate Studies website.
Tuition and fee information can be found on the website of the University Registrar.
Smith School of Business Awards
Smith MSc/PhD Graduate Scholarship
$2,500Established in April 2025 by Smith School of Business and awarded on the basis of academic excellence to funding eligible Masters or PhD level students enrolled in the Management Program in the Smith School of Business in the School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs. Preference will be given to Doctoral students in Management, followed by Master of Science students in Management.
The Robert Sutherland Fellowship
$15,000The Robert Sutherland Fellowships were established in 1992 to help diversify our campus by attracting applications from visible minorities that are under-represented at Queen's. Awards are available to incoming (new to the graduate program as of September 2025) Black Canadian students and other visible minority students who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada.
Michael Baird Memorial Fund
VariableThe Michael Baird Memorial Fund, initiated by Dr. Julian Barling, honours accounting doctoral graduate Michael Baird (PhD 2008). It supports Smith School of Business Accounting PhD students by funding their thesis research expenses. The PhD/MSc Awards Adjudication Committee of the Smith School of Business makes the final selection, supporting vital student research in Michael's memory.
Latest Baird Award RecipientThe Durland Learning Foundation Fellowship
$2,500Established in May 2021 by the Durland Learning Foundation and awarded on the basis of academic excellence to funding eligible Masters or PhD level students enrolled at Smith School of Business in the School of Graduate Studies. Preference will be given to students doing research in business in a domain related to social or environmental themes with particular emphasis on current and emerging issues.
Latest Durland Award RecipientThe Alan R. Dennis Doctoral Award
VariableThe Alan R. Dennis Doctoral Award Established in June 2017 by Alan R. Dennis, MBA'84, and awarded on the basis of academic excellence to funding eligible PhD-level students enrolled Smith School of Business' doctoral program in the areas of Management Information Systems or Operations. Preference will be given to use funding for travel costs to conferences. The applicant must be nominated by a faculty member in the Management Information Systems or Operations area.
Latest Dennis Doctoral Award RecipientD.D. Monieson Doctoral Fellowship
$5,000The D.D. Monieson Award honours Professor Emeritus D.D. Monieson's passion for usable knowledge in business. It supports post-comprehensive examination Ph.D. students in Smith School of Business, nominated by their supervisors. The award recognizes academic excellence and a thesis contributing to contemporary business practice and theory. Adjudication is by the Ph.D. Program Chair and Monieson Centre Director.
Latest Monieson Award RecipientThe Dr. Shirley Taylor Memorial Scholarship
VariableEstablished by friends and colleagues in memory of Dr. Shirley Taylor, this award supports full-time marketing PhD students in Management for attending a doctoral consortium. Eligible candidates must have completed their comprehensive examination and made substantial thesis proposal progress. It recognizes academic achievement, research ability, and service, with nominations by Marketing faculty and the Chair of Research.
Latest Taylor Award RecipientThe Norman Macintosh Memorial Fellowship in Accounting
VariableEstablished in 2014 by Edwin (Ted) Neave in memory of his wife Elizabeth Lees Neave and awarded on the basis of academic excellence to funding-eligible MSc students in the School of Business. The applicant is required to submit a half page outline of their research project. Selection will be made by the Smith PhD/MSc Awards Adjudication Committee.
Latest Macintosh Award RecipientThe Jeff McGill Graduate Fellowship
VariableThe Kamyar Moud Scholarship, established by Kamyar Moud (MSc. 2004), honours Professor Jeff McGill's contributions to Management Science. Awarded for academic excellence to MSc or PhD in Management students, it prioritizes international MSc students in Management Science, then international PhD students in Management Science, followed by other international MSc students at Smith School of Business. Nomination is by Management Science faculty.
Latest McGill Award RecipientExternal Awards
The overwhelming majority of students supplement their formal funding from the school with at least one of these sources. We strongly urge you to investigate all sources of support for which you may be eligible
SSHRC - Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
NSERC - Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Ontario Graduate Scholarship Program