Multidisciplinary Doctoral Training Program at the U of T Department of Statistical Sciences

CANSSI Ontario invites supervisors to propose research projects to this program.  Supervisors with approved projects will select students admitted to the DoSS doctoral program who noted interest in the Mdoc program in their graduate school application. 

Each year as many as three students may be accepted as CANSSI Mdocs from the students who apply for doctoral studies in the DoSS.

The DoSS Mdoc program welcomes interest from students with strong backgrounds in mathematics, statistics, or related disciplines from colleges and universities in Canada and Internationally.

1. the motivating problem (1 page);
2. the data that will be used in the project proposal (1/2 page);
3. the names, positions, a relevant publication reference, and research expertise of the supervisors (1/2 page); and
4. an explicit multi-disciplinary training plan (1 page). Please also mention if this is a new or existing collaboration between the proposed faculty supervisors. The training plan does not require that the student be enrolled in course work from a second domain outside of the DoSS, but a plan must be in place to ensure adequate training in the domain-specific area of application can be achieved.
5. Since this award only supports the student funding package, the proposal should include a statement on the budget required to complete the project and the source of funds in place to cover these costs (if applicable). 

CANSSI Ontario will match up to three students to an approved research project/supervisory team.

Click here to access the online application form.

In the online application for doctoral studies in the DoSS there is an option to click if you are interested in the CANSSI Mdoc program.  Interested applicants should choose this option in their doctoral studies application form. Accepted applicants for doctoral studies in the DoSS who expressed interest in the Mdoc program will be considered for approved faculty Mdoc projects.