PhD in Nursing at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador

Programme overview

The on-campus PhD in Nursing helps students build a programme of research in nursing in areas reflecting Faculty of Nursing expertise.

Faculty: School of Graduate Studies | Department: Faculty of Nursing | Duration: 4 years full-time | Intake: Fall, even-numbered years (application deadline January 31); next intake 2026 | Study mode: full-time | Location: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

What you will study

Coursework, two internships, graduate seminars and a dissertation.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Master's degree in Nursing with minimum CGPA 3.4; a graduate statistics course or research courses (qualitative and quantitative, with some advanced statistical analysis); licence to practise nursing. A potential supervisor must be identified and confirmed before applying.

Domestic applicants: CAD 10,656 for the whole programme. Newfoundland and Labrador students. Total doctoral programme tuition (fixed); ancillary and special fees are extra. Source

International applicants: CAD 17,988 for the whole programme. Total doctoral programme tuition (fixed); ancillary and special fees are extra. Source

Graduate intakes are Fall (September to December), Winter (January to April) and Spring (May to August); the intake offered depends on the programme, and most doctoral programmes admit for Fall. Some programmes have no set deadline and admit in Fall, Winter and Spring.

Deadlines vary by programme. January 15: Anthropology, Archaeology, Folklore, History, Transdisciplinary Sustainability, Interdisciplinary PhD (Fall). February 1: Environmental Science, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology (Fall). March 1: Biochemistry, Food Science (Fall). December 1: Computer Science, Engineering (Fall). Nursing PhD 31 January (Fall, even-numbered years only); Social Work PhD 15 September (Spring, even-numbered years). Marine Biology and Medicine (Bioscience, Cardiovascular and Renal Sciences, Clinical Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Genomics, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Neurosciences) have no set deadline. Education PhD admissions are paused until further notice.

Graduate application processing fee: $60 for Canadian applicants and $120 for non-Canadian applicants; late fee $30 up to one week after the deadline and $10 for each subsequent week.

Apply through the official page: https://www.mun.ca/become/graduate/apply-to-memorial/

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