Admission Guidelines
All applications to the graduate program should be submitted online. Supplemental materials should be sent directly to the English Department.
MA and PhD applicants should consult the department before submitting an application and paying application fees.
The application includes:
- Application form (completedÌý)
- Application fee (can be paid online or by cheque; must be paid to complete application)
- Official transcript(s) (ELECTRONIC ONLY - all transcriptsÌýMUST be emailed directly to English Department gradengl@dal.caÌýfor Fall 2025 admission consideration)Ìý
When a student is admitted into the program, official transcripts are required within a set time limit.
- Two letters of recommendation with form attached.
When you apply online, you have the option of having references submitted electronically using the references section of the application form (sometimes called "e-ref").ÌýAcademic referees should use this system, rather than emailing us directly. Signed hard copy reference letters can also be mailed directly to the Department by the referee.
Note that the e-ref system is "semi"-automatic, meaning that referees will receive emails only after the admissions office's review. This happens during regular office hours only.
Non-academic referees can email letters or complete a confidential reference form and send it directly to the English Department atÌýgradengl@dal.caÌýfor Fall 2025 consideration.
- Prospective MA students: A 500-word Statement of Intent describing specific interests in the program to be pursued (mail or e-mail directly to the Department gradengl@dal.ca).
Prospective PhD students:Ìý A 500-word Statement of Intent describing the proposed area of thesis work (mail or e-mail directly to the Department gradengl@dal.ca).
The Harmonized Scholarship Process allows for a current/prospective student to be considered for several FGS-managed scholarships using a single application, including theÌýNova Scotia Graduate Scholarship,ÌýKillam Predoctoral Scholarships, James Robinson Johnston Graduate Entrance Scholarship for African Canadians,ÌýAfrican Nova Scotian Graduate Scholarship,ÌýIndigenous Graduate Scholarship, and theÌýAbdul Majid Bader Graduate Scholarship.
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MA English Applicants
- SSHRC CGS - M Online Application
- Deadline is December 2nd, 2024 (9PM AST)Ìý(OPTIONAL BUT HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)
- this is the SSHRC application on the SSHRC
- Harmonized Scholarship ProcessÌý(OPTIONAL BUT HIGHLY ENCOURAGED)
- INTERNAL DEADLINE JANUARY 15, 2025 4pm AST
- SSHRC Applicants -ÌýOpt in - applicants can choose to use their CGS-M application in the Harmonized Scholarship Process by opting in through ourÌý
- Intended for newly-entering masters students who wish to be considered for other entrance-level awards
PhD English Applicants
- SSHRC CGS - D Online Application
- Deadline is October 7th, 2024 (4PM AST)Ìý(OPTIONAL BUT HIGHLY ENCOURAGED)
- this is the SSHRC application on the SSHRCÌý
- Complete a smaller SSHRC CGS-D application on theÌýÌýby OCTOBER 7th, 2024. (ForÌýthose of you who have applied to the HSP before, it is the exact same 'system', but now the CGS-D application is just a quick application form that will be used to link your tri-agency application to DAL FGS to be reviewed internally.)
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