Prospective Trainees

Members of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute are committed to offering outstanding graduate training opportunities at the MSc and PhD levels. Under the auspices of the Faculty of Graduate Studies at the University of Calgary, a number of interdisciplinary research programs are offered that span the spectrum of neurological and mental health research from basic and clinical research through to population and health delivery research. 

To explore opportunities in graduate education, prospective students should go directly to the websites listed below, as well as contact individual faculty members directly about openings in their research programs.

Neuroscience Graduate Program

Faculty of Graduate Studies at the University of Calgary

The HBI Trainee Organization also provides resources and guidance to new graduate trainees.

Members of the HBI have active and productive research laboratories, enabling opportunities for postdoctoral training. Prospective postdoctoral fellows with defined areas of interest should contact individual faculty members directly.

The Postdoctoral Office in Graduate Education provides advice to postdoctoral fellows, including on HR onboarding, pay and taxation, and vacation and maternity leave policies.

The HBI Trainee Organization also provides resources and guidance to new postdoctoral fellows.

The BSc Neuroscience degree program at the Faculty of Science is an undergraduate program for students interested in brain and mental health. This unique honours degree provides experiential learning, small class sizes and opportunities for direct mentorship. The research-intensive program integrates field courses and research in laboratories with a broad, interdisciplinary range of courses.

Visit the program website for more information or to apply for admission.

A summer studentship can be a great opportunity to gain hands-on laboratory experience. Many HBI members accept students to work in their labs and contribute to research projects over the summer, and throughout the years. These opportunities are open to undergraduates looking to gain experience or complete the requirements of an honours degree program. The HBI offers a program for the students participating in labs over the summer, the highlight being the annual summer student research day in August, where undergraduate trainees get to present their research to the HBI community. 

Alberta Innovates Summer Research Studentships

The Alberta Innovates High School Youth Researcher Summer (HYRS) Program provides paid, six week summer research experiences in health and medical sciences for Grade 11 students. This opportunity allows students to work along side UCalgary faculty members, make invaluable connections, and contribute to innovative biomedical and health research at one of the world's top research University. HYRS is not just a laboratory experience – it offers a balanced experience, including tours of the campus and other research facilities, guest lectures on health research and related careers, and other educational sessions from current university students.

Visit the HYRS website for more information.