The research support infrastructure in our department are outstanding and among the best in the nation. The Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Laboratory, and the X-ray Crystallography Laboratory are equipped with state-of-the-art instrumentation. The Analytical and Instrumentation Laboratory includes in-house elemental analysis and spectral services. The technical shops and services, which include Electronic Instrument Services, Machine Shop, Glassblowing Shop, and the Information Technology group, are professionally staffed to provide you with rapid turn-around of custom-design work and repair services. Access to outstanding facilities in other departments on campus and the National Institute for Nanotechnology is also available.

A unique feature of our department is that the instrumentation facilities are headed by Faculty Service Officers (FSOs), experts in their respective fields who hold tenured positions and can provide you with knowledgeable advice on interpretation of your data.

Additionally, our students have access to two new leading edge facilities, the National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT) and the Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science (currently under construction).

Financial Support

We offer one of the highest graduate stipends in the nation. Financial support is guaranteed by our department to all students for 3 (MSc) or 5 (PhD) years. The minimum stipend, based on a full-time teaching assistantship (TA), is $24,000. Full-time graduate teaching assistants instruct undergraduate classes and laboratories for 12 hours per week with an average of 6-8 contact hours per week.

Outstanding students may be eligible for major awards such Alberta Ingenuity (AI), Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) and Vanier Fellowships. Outstanding Canadian applicants are also be eligible for major postgraduate scholarship awards from agencies such as the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Click here for a list of all scholarships for which you may be eligible.

Major scholarship holders receive higher stipends and a reduced teaching load! For example, NSERC PGS Scholarship awardees are assigned a 1/3 TA appointment to bring their total to at least $30,000. Holders of multiple major scholarships (i.e., currently students with $30,000 - $55,000 in scholarships) are provided with teaching relief so they can devote more time to their research.

Note: early MSc and PhD applicants are eligible for nomination for Entrance Awards such as the Provost and FS Chia. So apply EARLY!

Tuition and Fees

For detailed information, see the Graduate Fees Guide.

Other expenses to consider are individual course costs (e.g., books, notes). Depending on the courses taken, these costs can amount to a total of $200-500 during graduate studies.

PhD students are required to take 4 one-term courses, present a departmental seminar, and pass a candidacy exam. MSc students are required to take 3 one-term courses. For more information, see Graduate Courses and Programs of Study.

Living and playing in Edmonton

The Chemistry Graduate Student Association (CGSS) has assembled a useful Graduate Student Arrival Guide available on their web site.

Admissions

Follow our Step-by-Step Guide to the application procedure.

Who can you contact for more information?

Graduate Recruitment committee: