How to apply
MScFN Program Update
Please be aware that on May 1, 2024, Brescia declared plans to fully integrate with Western University. We will share additional details as they become available, and appreciate your patience
and understanding during this transition.
Application Timeline
Applications will be accepted between November 1, 2023, and January 31, 2024. Applications submitted after the January 31st deadline will continued to be reviewed
until March 31, 2024; however applicants may have less chance for success of program
admission and funding opportunities the later their application is submitted.
Admission Requirements
Please review the admission requirements to determine whether you are eligible to apply.
Faculty Research Supervision and Your Application
The School of Food and Nutritional Sciences faculty accepting students for the upcoming
school year are listed below, with access to their faculty profile noting their specialized
areas of research. Before applying, applicants should review the research interests
of the faculty members who are accepting students to establish if you share similar
research interests.
Research supervision is not decided before applying. Within the application, applicants will be asked to submit their research interests
and the names of the Brescia faculty members they would prefer to have as a Research
Supervisor.
Potential applicants may directly contact those faculty members who are listed below
with questions regarding their research, but all questions about the application or
application process should be directed to fnsgrad@uwo.ca.
Faculty Members Currently Accepting MScFN Thesis-based Students for Research:
* Dr. Peggy O'Neil
* Dr. Brenda Hartman
The above list of Faculty members accepting students for research may change throughout
the application cycle as new research projects are confirmed. If you do not see a
faculty member listed who shares your research interests, please check back.
Application Process & Required Items
Applications to the MScFN Thesis-based program are managed through Western University,
School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
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Please ensure you review the below application components before starting your application.
Components are completed as part of the online application. The application itself
will include further directions to assist you, including instructions for uploading
documents.
A minimum of one research related reference is required for application to this program.
Referees should have first-hand knowledge of your abilities, be someone who oversaw
your work directly, and be able to provide an evaluation of your performance and potential
for graduate studies.
Please ensure you have asked your referee(s) if they will provide a reference for
you before entering their contact information into the application. Once you enter
their contact information, please advise your referee(s) to watch for an email from
the Western University Graduate Studies Admissions office. Your referee(s) should
watch for this email to be received 24 to 48 business hours after you have submitted
their information and ensure this email has not gone to their spam email folder.
Supply transcripts for all post-secondary institutions you have attended.
If you are currently enrolled in a post-secondary institution you should upload transcripts
after your fall term grades have been added to the transcript.
Applicants will be asked to submit official documentation only if offered admission
to the program.
Your resume should be a maximum of two pages with an additional one page cover letter.
Supplemental Questions
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Ensure you upload the completed Supplemental Questions document to the Supplemental Documents area of the online application (you will be
prompted to do this as part of the online application).
Demonstrated English Language Proficiency Testing Results (if required)
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Applicants are exempt from this requirement if they submit proof that they have been
enrolled for 2 or more years of full-time undergraduate or graduate study in an English
speaking school in a country where English is the principal language. (Transcripts
will show this.)
View accepted English Language Proficiency Testing optionshere.
Selection Process
Those invited to an interview will receive an invitation through email, and applicants
are advised to check their email frequently, including spam or junk email folders.
Interviews will be organized between the faculty member accepting students and the
applicant and will be either in person or virtual.
Notification of program acceptance will be made following interviews to successful
candidates starting in March and continuing until all seats in the program have been
filled. This process may go into the summer months.
Please direct all questions regarding the application process to fnsgrad@uwo.ca
