Key information
Duration
Full-time
- 48 months
- 5 years if entering with a bachelor's
Start dates & application deadlines
Starting September 2027
- Apply before Dec 2026
Language
English
TOEFL iBT: 93
IELTS: 7
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
- Toronto, Canada
Disciplines
Gender & Sexuality Studies
About the program
The Women and Gender Studies program at the University of Toronto supports diverse and multidisciplinary graduate research querying gendered, raced, sexed, and queered subjects as they are entangled in political economies and cultural formations.
In particular, WGSI has distinctive strengths in the following four areas of strength: (1) gender, sexuality and queer studies; (2) feminist cultural studies; (3) feminist studies of technology, science, environment and biomedicine; and (4) transnational political economy and critical development studies.
Our core faculty brings transnational feminist commitments to the study of diverse sites and their interconnection with particular focus on Canada, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, South East Asia, East Asia, and the United States.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Migration, Mobility, and Displacement in Contemporary Africa
- Gender and Globalization: Transnational Perspectives
- Black Diasporic Feminisms: Modernity, Freedom, Belonging
- Aesthetics of Radical Hope
- Indigenous Aesthetics: Hip Hop, Media, and Futurities
- Special Topics in Queer Studies and Feminism
- Queer of Colour Critique
- Feminist Theories, Histories, Movements
Academic requirements
GPA: A– (recommended)
English requirements
TOEFL iBT: 93
IELTS: 7
Other requirements
General requirements
- A master's degree in women and gender studies, or a master's degree in a related discipline from a recognized university. Applicants must have obtained an average of A– or better in the master's program.
- Letter of intent outlining the academic goals the applicant wishes to pursue in the program, two letters of recommendation, a writing sample, and transcripts from all post-secondary institutions.
- In exceptional cases, direct-entry admission is offered to outstanding students with a bachelor's degree in women and gender studies or a related area, from a recognized university. Direct-entry students must have a cumulative average of A or better. Applicants must also have obtained an average equivalent to an A– or better in their final year of undergraduate study.
Tuition Fees
- International (Non-residents): 6,231 AUD / year (≈ 6,210 CAD / year)
- Domestic (Citizens or residents): 6,231 AUD / year (≈ 6,210 CAD / year)
Living costs
Toronto, Canada
1,507-2,572 AUD / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Scholarships Information
Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Women and Gender Studies.
Available Scholarships
You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.
- Mexico Scholarship: CONACYT — Grant, Various benefits, Deadline Not specified, University of Toronto
- Ontario Graduate Scholarship — Grant, 15000 CAD, Deadline Not specified, University of Toronto
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program — Grant, Various benefits, Deadline 07 Oct 2026, U.S. government
- DFL Scholarship Program — Grant, Various benefits, Deadline Not specified, Daughters for Life Foundation
- International Peace Scholarship Fund — Grant, 12500 USD, Deadline 15 Dec 2026, The International Peace Scholarship Fund
- Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship — Grant, 50000 CAD, Deadline Not specified, Canadian Government
- ServiceScape Scholarship — Grant, 1000 USD, Deadline 30 Nov 2026, ServiceScape
- Faculty Mobility for Partnership Building Program — Grant, 7000 CAD, Deadline 18 Nov 2026, Canadian Government
- ACES Scholarships — Grant, 3500 USD, Deadline 15 Nov 2026, ACES Education Fund
- Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility — Grant, Various benefits, Deadline Not specified, OeAD, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation
- Monthly Scholarship Series — Grant, 1000 USD, Deadline Anytime, MPOWER Financing
- Niara Scholarships — Grant, 500 CAD, Deadline Anytime, Niara
- P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship (IPS) — Grant, 12500 USD, Deadline 15 Dec 2026, The International Peace Scholarship Fund
- Amberscholar Scholarship — Grant, 6000 USD, Deadline 31 Jan 2027, Amber Scholar
- Organization of American States Academic Scholarships Program — Grant, Various benefits, Deadline Not specified, Canadian Government
- $1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship — Grant, 1000 USD, Deadline 31 Oct 2026, IvyPanda
- Voice Talent Online Scholarship — Grant, 1000 USD, Deadline 01 Mar 2027, Voice Talent Online
- Dream Chaser Scholarship — Grant, 1000 USD, Deadline 13 Jan 2027, Salvado Law
- Traditional Fulbright Canada Student Awards — Grant, 25000 USD, Deadline 10 Oct 2026, U.S. government
- Scholarship for students with disabilities — Grant, 3000 USD, Deadline 31 Dec 2026, Anonymous Hope Fund
- Canadian Francophonie Scholarship Program (CFSP) — Grant, Various benefits, Deadline Not specified, Government Of Canada
- Grants of the Leopold Figl Foundation for students with residence in Lower Austria — Grant, Various benefits, Deadline 31 Dec 2026, Leopold Figl Foundation
- CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholarship — Grant, 100000 CAD, Deadline Not specified, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR)
- The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship — Grant, 1500 USD, Deadline Not specified, IELTS from 6 to 9
- Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme — Grant, 12000 USD, Deadline 11 Jan 2027, The Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme
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