Key information
- Duration: Full-time — 60 months (5 years or longer)
- Start dates & application deadlines:
- Starting January 2027 — Apply before Oct 2026 (National)
Overview
With Dalhousie University’s Chemistry PhD programme, you will join an enthusiastic department with an international reputation and world-class research facilities, including newly renovated research laboratories containing a wide range of highly specialized, state-of-the-art instrumentation.
Study in an enthusiastic, highly collegial department with an international reputation and world-class research facilities. As one of Canada’s U-15 leading research-intensive universities, the faculty perform outstanding research in every area of chemistry alongside highly motivated graduate students, postdoctoral workers, undergraduate students and technical support staff. Coming to Dalhousie for a Chemistry PhD ensures you are on the right track for a successful career.
Possible careers include:
- Pulp and paper research scientist
- Agricultural scientist
- University professor
- Geochemist
- Scientific instrument development and service technician
- Metallurgical analyst
- Biotechnologist
Programme options
Thesis: Pursue independent and original research guided by a supervisor to develop and defend your thesis.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Graduate Student Seminar
- Teaching Assistantship
- Qualifying Examination
- Doctoral Thesis
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: 3.0
English requirements
TOEFL® IBT: 92 OR PTE Academic: 65 OR IELTS: 7
Other requirements
- Thesis-based master’s degree or its equivalent.
- Minimum grade point average of 3.0 (B average) in the last 60 credit hours of study.
- Degree granted by a university of recognized standing.
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
International: 7,087 AUD / year (≈ 7,053 CAD / year)
Domestic: 7,087 AUD / year (≈ 7,053 CAD / year)
Living costs
Halifax, Canada: 1,241–1,965 AUD / month
Funding
Dalhousie offers competitive tuition rates and funding programmes to support graduate students in almost all of its degree programmes.
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