{"id":42490,"date":"2021-07-06T15:42:54","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T19:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/?page_id=42490"},"modified":"2024-07-02T10:17:26","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T14:17:26","slug":"matching-funds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/students\/awards-and-scholarships\/matching-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Matching Funds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
A matching fund award is comprised of money donated by a private donor that the University matches. The proportion that is matched varies per award (e.g. some are 50% donor funds, 50% university funds; while others are 60% donor funds, 40% university funds).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For example: A student holds a York Graduate Fellowship of $5403. They win a matching fund award of $10,000. They will receive a total of $10,403, calculated as follows in this example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n We reduce the York Graduate Fellowship to ensure that the full value of the external donor funding can be utilized and reflected on a student's CV as a named award. This ensures that the prestige of the award is recognized.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMasters Domestic FT<\/strong><\/td> <\/td><\/tr> York Master\u2019s Fellowship (over 3 terms)<\/td> $5,403<\/td><\/tr> Sub-total Funding (A)<\/td> $5,403<\/td><\/tr> Matching Fund Award #1 (50% donor-funded, 50% University funded)<\/td> $10,000<\/td><\/tr> Sub-total Awards (B)<\/td> $10,000<\/td><\/tr> Fellowship adjustment based on University funds already received through Matching Fund Award<\/td> -$5,000<\/td><\/tr> Sub-total Fellowship adjustment (C )<\/td> -$5,000<\/td><\/tr> Total Funding (A+B+C)<\/td> $10,403<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Why is the Fellowship reduced and not the award amount?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Connect with FGS<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n