FREE Masters Studies ...

I was doing some research, and Sweden offers FREE Grad Studies in English. International Students are encouraged, but it is very competitive to get in. Tuition fees for students are fully subsidised by the state, regardless of their nationality. Click here to go to the website.

Lemme know what you think. I'm seriously considering it!

And because it costs to live in Sweden, foreign students can work while studying.

You pay the state, same thing.

I have a p/t job even now to pay for skool. A Master's education is a WHOLE LOT MORE $$$ than an undergrad education. All you need is money to stay off campus (or on campus). I friend worked it out for me, and if 2 of us go together, we'd pay just a little over $300 A MONTH each for living expenses. The part that kills EVERYONE is TUITION FEES ... and that's all paid for by the State. You just have to show that you have the money to take care of yourself while you're there, and that's about it.

fully-funded master studies in U of T are free too,plus 1000 bucks per month for your living expense.

certainly very very competitive

Originally Posted by cuiyinghost

fully-funded master studies in U of T are free too,plus 1000 bucks per month for your living expense.

certainly very very competitive

Do you have a link for the U of T fully-funded masters? I wouldn't mind taking is here since I live in Ontario. I was leaning towards Sweden for the international student university experience.

Originally Posted by tigger03

Do you have a link for the U of T fully-funded masters? I wouldn't mind taking is here since I live in Ontario. I was leaning towards Sweden for the international student university experience.

All universities have graduate programs that offer funding. If you choose to be a GTA you get around $7000 for the two terms, in addition to $2000 for the summer plus if you are lucky enough you can get onto a research grant and get some more funding ... if related to your thesis or major.

Also, if you are keen enough to do a PhD the funding is around $17,000 a year.

It is not a lot of money but if you are use to living like a student then it is tons.

yeah - depending on what program and what school, a lot of tuition is free - for ex, guelph u, psych, tuition is paid for, and guranteed TAship, $4500 per semester for first year...second year you are bound to get grants/funding

FREE? Sounds like a deal.

Well, graduate studies tuition is never really actually "free" because you have to do a lot of research work for your supervising professor on top of your course work. Essentially you're being paid for the time you put into your research work by getting tuition covered. If you're doing graduate degrees in engineering or the sciences though, there's a good chance that you can get industrial sponsors that will help fund research that they're interested in.

Depending on what field you're in, you might be spending many, many hours doing research for your supervisor on top of your course work.

Originally Posted by tigger03

I was doing some research, and Sweden offers FREE Grad Studies in English. International Students are encouraged, but it is very competitive to get in. Tuition fees for students are fully subsidised by the state, regardless of their nationality. Click here to go to the website.

Lemme know what you think. I'm seriously considering it!

Do you know swedish?

The problem with taking "international" degrees is that they wont get accepted anywhere but their own country.

It's weird though....how North American degrees are accepted everywhere, while the rest of the worlds degree's aren't.

In general, most research-based master's programs could technically be considered free in Canada. Tuition may be ~$7k, but the minimum stipend from your prof would be at least ~$15k (it varies between schools and programs). If you get external funding say through NSERC or OGS, your prof won't have to spend extra money on you and you could get a bonus.

Best to apply for external funding during your last year of undergrad.. it make sit so much easier to find a supervisor.

Edited to add: I just checked and you said you would be interested in English.. best to look for funding through OGS and SSHRC. There are internal scholarships available as well, but I'm not certain supervisors would pay you any yearly stipend should you not receive OGS or SSHRC (you'd need to look into that for each school)

here are some links to help you out-

OGS: http://osap.gov.on.ca/eng/not_secure/OGS.htm
SSHRC: http://www.sshrc.ca/web/apply/students_e.asp

Toronto grad program: http://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/prospective/index.asp
UWO grad program: http://www.uwo.ca/grad/index-pros.html
McMaster grad program: http://www.mcmaster.ca/graduate/prospects.html

Yup, studying master are free! Unless you are really useless and your supervisor don't see need in supporting you! Like me, they usually offer me a teaching assistant job plus some scholarship money! These money are way more than tuition, so I use it to buy addition toys that makes me happy!

Yeh... Masters are free, so when you can't find a job... Masters are the way to go!
A tip for those of you going to U of T Masters, coz I'm just done with mine... Remember to apply for OSAP if you qualify for it, coz U of T would give you a couple of thousand $$$ UTAPS! On top of that, you may apply for additional bursary (which is free $$$) from the School of Graduate Studies or from your department. A couple hundred $$$ is usually no problem on top of your stipend... and if you don't get into those highly competitive research programs that pay you research grant -- fear not! The UTAPS and the School of Graduate Studies are usually generous enough to top it up so it would be FREE or next to FREE!