ABSTRACT
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- Grad school takes 4 semesters of 4 months each, minimum
- All grad schools will offer enough to relocate and pay tuition in terms of financial assistance
- Grad school funding depends on each department/the responsibilities they give you
- I make the assumptions in the following that we will be focusing on the Thesis master's program rather than essay/project programs
- In summary, a 75% average seems to be the average of admission requirements, and admissions offices mostly consider later years/courses
- Most if not all universities do have some kind of salary in the range of $10-20k/3 terms after tuition is deducted, which will pay for housing/food/OSAP savings for me


TAYLOR'S THOUGHTS
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Kyle: out of curiosity do u kno where i can find the gradbuck$ offerings
like would they release average grant amt on their websites
Taylor Smith: nah they usually don't release those figures because it varies depending on if you get a research studentship, teaching assistantship, if your supervisor has a grant, etc.

Kyle: but would u say its liveable? slash enough to generate say $300 in savings per month?
Taylor Smith: i can say that waterloo TAs make roughly $6000 per TA unit per term
research money from your supervisor usually covers your tuition and leaves a good chunk left over
oh yeah $300/month is easy
i usually put $600 in

Taylor: yeah my grad pay covers rent, mobile/internet, electricity every two months, and i still have some money left over for groceries etc.


UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
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(https://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/currentstudents/Pages/Financing-Your-Graduate-Education.aspx)
(https://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/prospectivestudents/Pages/Prepare-Your-Application.aspx)
For eligible graduate students, funding packages range from a total support package of $23,448, or an amount equal to the cost of academic tuition and fees plus $15,000, to an average income of $35,109 (2012-13), depending on your program. Your funding package may comprise a combination of the following: U of T fellowships, scholarships or awards, and teaching and research assistantships.​
Minimum grade: Final-year average of mid-B [75%].


UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
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(https://uwaterloo.ca/finance/compensation-rates)
(https://uwaterloo.ca/discover-graduate-studies/admission-requirements/domestic-us-credentials)
$4933/4 months for TAing, at minimum
$6133/4 months for MSc RAing, at minimum
Minimum funding $12000/year
Minimum grade: 75% overall in last 2 years of 4-year Hon. Bachelor's degree


UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
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(https://www.cs.ubc.ca/students/grad/prospective/funding/financial)
(https://www.grad.ubc.ca/prospective-students/application-admission/minimum-academic-requirements-canadian-or-us-credentials)
$6166.67/term for first 2 terms = $19000/year
$6667.67/term afterwards (for thesis branch) = $20000/year
Minimum grade: 80% in 3000/4000-level course avg


UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN GARBAGE (FOR COMPARISON'S SAKE)
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(http://grad.uwo.ca/prospective_students/programs/program_NEW.cfm?p=37)
(http://www.csd.uwo.ca/prospective_students/graduate_students/student_finances.html)
$10571 (after tuition deduction) per year
Minimum grade: 70% overall avg