University of Guelph Food Science

Contacts

Website: www.foodscience.uoguelph.ca
Phone: (519)824-4120 ext. 56983
Email: fsgrdsec@uoguelph.ca

Admission Requirements

General

• Admission may depend on the applicant attaining either a scholarship or research assistantship
• Online application available at: www.uoguelph.ca/graduatestudies/

Academic Requirements

• BSc Honours degree
• Minimum B- average over the last 2 years of study

Financial Requirements

• Annual sub-total for full-time domestic students: $6,491.00 (includes tuition and compulsory fees such as Dental Plan, Drug Plan, Athletic fee, etc.)
• Estimated annual cost of living for domestic students: $18,091.00 to $23,066.00 (includes sub-total from above and cost of living expenses)

Documents

• Hard copy of the online application, to be mailed to the department’s Graduate Secretary
• Statement of Research Interest
• 2 letters of reference
• 1 certified copy of each previous undergraduate and/or graduate transcript
• Application fee of $85
• Proof of English Proficiency (if not a Canadian Citizen): TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB, CAEL scores are accepted

Other

• Students are accepted once: appropriate advisor has agreed to supervisor them; they meet the academic requirements; funding has been secured

Deadlines

• Applications are accepted all year
• Semesters begin in January, May, and September
• Processing and consideration time for applications takes around 6 weeks
• Applications should be submitted ~ 2 months prior to the semester of desired entry