Required documents

Application documents must be uploaded on Apply , the McGill online system for graduate admissions.

For Instructions, please visit:  www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/apply/submitting-your-documents

• Two letters of reference
  On the online application form you must provide the names and email addresses of at least two professors who are familiar with your academic work. McGill will contact these referees and invite them to upload references on your behalf. Letters must be from academic or other professional employers who can evaluate your potential for graduate study and/or speak knowledgeably about your accomplishments. Applicants must provide a valid institutional e-mail address for each referee.
  Note: For MIMM Honours students, one of the two reference letters required can come from the prospective supervisor (in addition to the MIMM supervisor confirmation form).
• Transcripts  
  Transcripts from all the university-level institutions attended to date. Uploaded copies are considered unofficial transcripts. If you receive an offer of admission, official copies of all your transcripts will be required. Transcripts in languages other than English or French must be accompanied by English or French translation provided by the institution issuing the transcript or by a certified translator. 
• The Supervisor Confirmation Form
  Applicants must identify a research supervisor among the Department's faculty members as part of the admission process. You may find information about our academic staff on the Professors at Lyman Duff and Associate Members pages. As per McGill policies and guidelines on graduate student advising and supervision, adjunct members may not act as sole supervisors but may serve as co-supervisors, with the unit's and GPS approval. After approval, a letter of agreement, signed by the co-supervisors and the supervisee, must be submitted to GPS. If problems arise, the McGill supervisor will be held accountable to McGill policies and regulations. Note that the Graduate Program Director may serve as co-supervisor if needed.
  Consider carefully the research interests of individual faculty members and contact them to discuss possible projects. Visit see the section on Finding a Supervisor for more information. Note that applications will not be considered unless the Supervisor Confirmation Form is uploaded in the application portal.
  How to upload the Supervisor Confirmation Form to your online application?
  • Supervisor(s) should fill out and sign the Supervisor Confirmation Form and send it back to the applicant by email.
  • The applicant must review and sign the form.
  • It is the applicant’s responsibility to upload the form in the application portal. 
  • Supervisor Confirmation Form
• Proof of proficiency in English
  All international students whose mother tongue is not English are required to submit proof of proficiency in English. For more details on options, requirements, and the list of exemptions visit the English language proficiency webpage. Applicants must ensure that the official test results are sent directly to McGill University (Institution code: 0935) by the testing center.
• CV (For Summer 2022 applications and onwards)

The section headers in the CV are provided to guide applicants and to ensure consistent formatting for ease of assessment by evaluators. The Admissions Committee is aware that not all
applicants may have pertinent information to enter under each of the specific headings set out in the template (such as publications or awards). Applicants who do not have information to enter under a specific heading may remove the section in question (delete empty lines and section header).

CV Template ►  mcgill_cv_application_template.docx

The CV must be uploaded via the online application system by the relevant deadline.

• Personal Statement (For Summer 2022 applications and onwards)
  One page long to indicate your interest to the program