How to Apply to the Graduate Program in Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour

Students seeking admission to graduate training in the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour at McMaster should complete an on-line application form. Applications must be accompanied by the required $100 application fee. This fee is non-refundable and must be paid in Canadian dollars by means of a credit card payment or a cheque (or world money order) drawn on a Canadian bank made payable to McMaster University. Cheques (or world money order) drawn on Canadian banks should also include a $15 processing fee for a total of $115.

If you pay the application fee by cheque or world money order, please send the cheque (or world money order) to the following address:

School of Graduate Studies
McMaster University
Gilmour Hall, Room 212
1280 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario Canada L8S 4L8

Applications will be considered at any time, but you are encouraged to apply by December 15.

On-Line Application Forms

  Fill out the Areas of Interest form (Word). 

Statement of Interest - This can be a one or two page description of what area you would be interested in studying.

Where to send all of your information except your admission fee:

Send to: Ms. Nancy Riddell, Graduate Secretary
Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
1280 Main Street West
McMaster University
Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1
Canada

Additional Information

Applicants are urged to declare any disabilities, as well as to provide details concerning accommodations provided by their previous educational institutions, at the time of application. Such declaration is encouraged particularly in cases where it is felt that the disability may have affected past academic performance, and/or where accommodation may be required in order for the student to be successful in his/her graduate program. The School of Graduate Studies policy with regard to students with disabilities is to be found in section 6 of the School of Graduate Studies Calendar. The full policy and further information may be obtained from the School of Graduate Studies or the Centre for Student Development, ext. 24711, fax 905-528-3749.

A separate application for financial assistance is not required, as all applicants are automatically considered for financial support within the Department. Nevertheless, students are strongly encouraged to apply to external granting agencies in the autumn before they intend to apply to the Department. Financial support from these agencies is substantially greater than can be offered by the Department. Canadian citizens or landed immigrants may apply to the Federal agencies: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) or Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). Ontario residents may also apply to the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) program. Details of these and other assistance programs are available from your own University Graduate Office or from the McMaster University School of Graduate Studies.

The Department believes that successful graduate training requires close collaboration between student and research director on a research project that is of interest to both. Applicants are therefore encouraged (though not required) to correspond directly with individual members of the faculty in whose research they may be interested. Faculty members are happy to provide applicants with reprints of recent publications and to discuss the opportunities available for research in their laboratories.

Foreign students may enter Canada on student visas. Further information on how to obtain these visas may be requested from the nearest Canadian Consulate.

If you would like to contact our graduate secretary you can contact Nancy Riddell, (Phone: 905-525-9140 ext. 23298, or e-mail riddeln@mcmaster.ca). Again, thanks for your interest in our program, we look forward to hearing from you.