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University of Toronto launches $100 million scholarship program targeting PhD talent

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The Canadian Press. (2026, October 5). University of Toronto launches $100 million scholarship program targeting PhD talent. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/university-of-toronto-launches-100-million-scholarship-program-targeting-phd-talent/article_2707da91-c14b-5dd1-9657-640b0faf7039.html

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The University of Toronto has initiated a $100 million scholarship program aimed at attracting top PhD students to Canada. This Presidents’ Impact Scholarship Program offers each selected scholar an annual stipend of $80,000 for four consecutive years, totaling $320,000 per student over the duration of their doctoral studies.

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In 2023, the University of Toronto launched a $100-million scholarship fund to attract top PhD students, doubling their pay to $80,000 annually for four years. The program aims to recruit around 12-13 new PhD candidates yearly who will work on cross-disciplinary research themes like Arctic sovereignty or health and AI. Half of the funding comes from an anonymous donor, with the university covering the rest. This initiative is part of a broader strategy to compete with elite U.S. universities affected by changes under the Trump administration and to bolster Canada's position in global academic talent competition. The scholarships are called Presidents’ Impact Scholarships and will support 50 scholars over four years, totaling $320,000 per scholar.

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The University of Toronto says it’s launching a new $100 million scholarship program designed to attract PhD talent to Canada. asserted

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The institution says the Presidents’ Impact Scholarship Program will provide $80,000 funding per year for 50 scholars for a total of $320,000 of funding over four years. asserted

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