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I am not sure if this has been mentioned but I believe others have said that OISE provides a stipend for the first year of the MA program? Then, you can apply to OGS and SSHRC this upcoming fall competition that would be held for MA year 2. I have also heard that if you do not receive SHHRC or OGS during the application cycle that it is easier to get once you are actually in your MA as you may possibly have a more clear project idea/research direction (due to your thesis) and have the help from your PI as well.

School: York University Type: Clinical-Developmental Psychology MA/PhD Acceptance/Waitlist/Rejection: Acceptance Type of Notification: Official Email Date Notified: 2/04/2022 This is my fourth cycle and it still doesn't feel real! I cannot believe it, truly. I had given up last year but thought I would try once more. If anyone has any questions, don't hesitate to reach out. This is your reminder that the path may not be linear, might take longer than you anticipated, but if this is really your route then continue working towards it!

Me as well! Thanks ?

Someone on the Clinical/counselling psychology discord has an interview for McMaster RCT. Not sure who their POI is though.

Me too as well! Thank you ?

School: York (Clinical-Developmental Psychology) Date of invite: January 6 Date of interview: January 25 (meeting with POI followed by a meeting with post-docs, and grad students) I got a direct email from the POI. I was also invited to the open house on January 28. If anyone is a current student or has some insight into the interview please let me know . Feel free to message me for POI initials!

I reached out to both the admissions representative and the Psyc graduate program assistant and both responded that there are no formats/guidelines but that it needs to cover your research interests and longterm goals. They just made this change from a fillable PDF with specific questions on Nov 3 due to departmental changes so it doesn't feel very organized. They have said to ignore the 1000 word statement in the admissions form, you upload the statement in webadvisor once you receive an account. I hope this helps!

I had an interview and was waitlisted. But just found out today that I was not accepted off the waitlist.

I am not sure if this week is when offers went out as well, but news about the waitlist went out today.

I actually took more than a full courseload over my last two years. So I will contact them to see! Thanks for your help and same with @PsycUndergrad. I appreciate it!

I got notified this morning that a decision for my CGS-M application was made. I thought this was weird since decisions normally aren't provided until April 1. However, when I checked my application, one of my schools deemed my GPA to not be a "first-class average." I am confused, as I saw online that it refers to a minimum of 80% in EACH of the last two years of undegrad. I far surpass this requirement. It then states on the CGS-M application that a "first-class average" is up to the host institution. So can anyone provide insight as to what the actual requirement is? I have applied 3 times for this grant, and not once have I ever been deemed ineligible by an institution, so I just find it weird. Also, if it happens that I was deemed ineligible by accident, is there any way to refute this decision? Any help with how to navigate this would be appreciated!

Rejected from Western, which I already assumed since I didn't interview there. However, I was in contact with a professor earlier on who said we had a great fit and encouraged me to apply to their program. Would it be okay if I sent them an email asking how I can improve my application for next time?

I feel the same way. This is my third time applying and I haven't heard anything either. Crossing my fingers for you!!

When was the interview day? I didn't realize it was this soon as someone was just contacted by their POI last week.

Is this for the Clinical developmental program at York as well?

I was in contact with a PI before the submission of my application and they had highly encouraged me to apply to their program as they thought I would be a great fit in their lab. However, first round of invites have already gone out and I have heard nothing. Would it be okay to email them and ask them the status of my application? Or Should I talk to the grad administrator of the program?

For the person who wrote on the results page that they were invited to the in-person interview at Western, can you PM me if it was a mass email? Thanks!

To the person who posted on the results forum that they had a phone interview with a POI at Western, can you please PM me their initials? I would really appreciate it!

Congratulations!! I am surprised how quiet this thread is compared to last year at this time. It is also very daunting with how the US Schools move a lot faster than Canadian. It is hard not to feel like "should I be hearing back too?" even though I know that the majority of Canadian schools do not start sending out invites until the new year. This is my third time applying, and I too, hope that I have learned some useful lessons from my past years. Hoping third time is the charm!!!

For the CGS-M application through the NSERC Portal, under the identification section you are to choose 3 proposed host organizations. To identify these, you have to choose the organization (drop down menu), faculty (text box), and the Department/Division (drop down menu). So I am wondering in what context they are referring to for "faculty." Example Organization: The University of Toronto Faculty: (?) Department/Division: Applied Psychology and Human Development

I am completing the CGS-M form and I was wondering in what context they are referring to when they ask for faculty within selecting the 3 school options?

I am also interested how people are choosing which schools to include in the CGS-M application? Since most programs want you to indicate whether you have applied to funding/scholarships, I am worried about losing opportunities with the schools I have not selected on the application as I am applying to 6 schools.