Overview

We welcome graduate Biology students at Queen's University from all backgrounds acknowledging that a diversity of perspectives, experiences, and voices contributes to a healthy and vibrant department.

Features

We uphold non-discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, age, national origin, ability, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression.

We are committed to identifying, understanding, and removing barriers to equal opportunities for all students and other members of the department.

Programme Structure

Research

Our department has a dynamic research environment that fosters leading-edge, collaborative research in many domains of inquiry across the biological sciences.

Our faculty, and their research teams of post-doctoral fellows, graduate and undergraduate students, are actively engaged in programs that address wide-ranging questions at both the fundamental and applied levels; from mathematical modeling of predator-prey interactions to dissection of the molecular events of cellular aging.

Queen’s Biology offers an outstanding research environment for students to launch their scientific careers through challenging course work and intensive field and laboratory training.

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-03-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2025-02-15 00:00:00 , International

More details

Biology Canadian student application deadline - March 1

Biology International student application deadline - February 15

Language

English

PTE Academic

75

TOEFL^® IBT

88

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Biology View 56 other PhDs in Biology in Canada

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

PTE Academic

75

TOEFL^® IBT

88

Student insurance

Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

Most professors receive many applications each year so the majority are turned down. Overall we usually accept about 20 new MSc students, and 10 new PhD students each academic year.

To initiate the application process, we suggest you send an email to potential supervisors, outlining your interests, skill, and relevant background. Do not make a formal application until at least one professor expresses strong interest in taking you on as a graduate student.

Tuition Fee

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International

3848 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1924 CAD per semester
National

3848 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1924 CAD per semester

Living costs for Kingston

1015 - 1615 CAD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Biology.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

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