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Applications to the MA and PhD programs in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures are governed by the Admissions procedures described at the School of Graduate Studies website. Applications consist of (1) the general application form which can be obtained by clicking here, (2) Form D, which is obtained by clicking here, and (3) the three documents described below (letter of intent, recommendations, writing sample). Applicants are advised to contact the Graduate Coordinator to indicate their interest in applying and to obtain additional information. You should mail the completed application forms as a package to the following address:

Prof. Leonid Livak, Graduate Coordinator
Dept. of Slavic Languages and Literatures
University of Toronto
121 St. Joseph St., Alumni Hall 407
Toronto, ON M5S 1J4

Email: t.trojanowska@utoronto.ca

DEADLINE: January 31, 2012

Any application to the Ph.D. program arriving after the date indicated above will not be considered for admission. Any application to the MA program arriving after this date may be considered for admission, but will not be considered for financial support for graduate study. The Slavic Department's Graduate Admissions Committee will convene in February to review all applications. We will notify all candidates of our decisions near the end of February. I draw your attention to the fact that the decision to admit students is made by the Admissions Committee and not by the Graduate Coordinator.

After you inform the graduate coordinator of your interest in applying, we will mail you supplementary application information about the Slavic Department. I draw your attention to the following three items, which you must prepare:

1. A letter of purpose or intent regarding your preparation and objectives for graduate studies.
2. Two letters of recommendation from professors who are most familiar with your previous scholastic record.
3. A writing sample in English (e.g., a course paper or 10-15 pp. essay in your field of interest).

In accordance with the University of Toronto's current graduate funding model, all successful applicants to the Ph.D. program will be offered 4 years of guaranteed funding equal to full tuition (currently $5,600 for Canadian citizens and landed immigrants, approximately $9,000 for visa students) and a living stipend (currently $12,000 CD per annum). Funding comes from a variety of sources (primarily University fellowships, competitive scholarships, and teaching assistantships), the combination of which may vary depending on the qualifications of particular students and the needs of the Slavic Department. All successful applicants to the one-year M.A. program who are considered to be of doctoral-stream caliber by the Graduate Admissions Committee will receive the same level of funding as Ph.D. students for that one year, during which they may apply for admission to the Ph.D. program itself.

Continued funding for students in the Ph.D. program is contingent upon meeting the academic standards of the Slavic graduate program, as specified on our website (one fundamental requirement is that students maintain at least an "A-" cumulative average in their graduate courses on a year-by-year basis). Students who are admitted to the Slavic M.A. program may apply to the Ph.D. program in the course of their year in residence in the M.A. program. Admission to the Ph.D. program itself is then contingent upon the student meeting the standards described on the Department's website (once again, a fundamental requirement is that students maintain a cumulative "A-" average in graduate courses). Teaching assistantships are not usually awarded to graduate students during their first year in residence, regardless of the program in which they are enrolled.

Although the University does not guarantee funding in the form of University fellowships for students in the 5th year of the Ph.D. program, well-qualified fifth-year candidates in candidates in the Slavic Department usually continue to be funded through various combinations of competitive scholarships, teaching assistantships, and (to a more limited degree) research assistantships.

For further information on the course of study required for the Ph.D. program, please consult the Department's website as well as the graduate handbook which will be mailed to you when you contact the graduate coordinator. For more information about graduate student funding please refer to the Faculty of Arts and Science website.