Psychology MA/PhD Graduate Program

Statement of Interest

Instructions: Please complete all sections. Refer to the following website link for the priority of consideration deadline for the MA and PhD in Psychology. Additional information on the application process and instructions on “How to Apply” can also be found in this link: www.ryerson.ca/psychology/graduate/future/admissions.

Last Name First Name Email Address

Program and Field Options Please choose one of the following options. It is expected that students enrolling in the Master’s program will continue on to the PhD, as our program is essentially a combined Master’s and PhD program. Master’s Program PhD Program

§ Psychological Science, Full Time MA § Psychological Science, Full Time PhD

§ Clinical Psychology, Full Time MA § Clinical Psychology, Full Time PhD

Note: Applicants who have not completed, or are not currently enrolled in, a Master’s program should select the Master’s program.

Potential Supervisors

Please list up to six potential supervisors with whom you would be most interested in working. A list of our graduate faculty and their research interests is available at www.ryerson.ca/psychology/graduate/faculty/List.pdf.

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Funding from External Sources

Applied for Tricouncil CGS Award (to be held next Fall)?

No Yes If “Yes,” please indicate which one of the following awards you have applied for: Master’s SSHRC Master’s CIHR Master’s NSERC Doctoral SSHRC Doctoral CIHR Doctoral NSERC

Other Awards Applied For (if applicable, list any other scholarships, fellowships, grants, etc. that you have applied for, to be held at Ryerson University next Fall)

Statement of Interest: Please include your Statement of Interest on the following two pages. The Statement of Interest should be approximately 500 to 1000 words in length, and should describe your reasons for pursuing graduate study in the Psychology program, your research interests, how your previous studies and experience have prepared you for the program, and your career objectives and how the graduate degree will advance them.

Statement of Interest, Page 1 of 2 The Statement of Interest should be approximately 500 to 1000 words in length, and should describe your reasons for pursuing graduate study in the Psychology program, your research interests, how your previous studies and experience have prepared you for the program, and your career objectives and how the graduate degree will advance them.

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Statement of Interest, Page 2 of 2 The Statement of Interest should be approximately 500 to 1000 words in length, and should describe your reasons for pursuing graduate study in the Psychology program, your research interests, how your previous studies and experience have prepared you for the program, and your career objectives and how the graduate degree will advance them.