History

The Department of History welcomes postdoctoral researchers, particularly those holding Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) fellowships. We encourage all applicants to consider working with Department faculty members with similar research interests.

The University of Guelph is also Canada’s top ranked comprehensive university, situated in one of the best cities in one of the best countries in the world! We offer:

The regular application deadline for Fall 2025 (September) admission is February 1, 2025.

Our graduate students receive generous, guaranteed funding packages with their offer of admission.

• MA students receive funding over up to 4 semesters
• PhD students receive funding over 12 semesters

In both cases, they may be made up of:

About the Doctorate

Application Requirements:

• a degree in history, or its equivalent, with at least a high second class or 'B/B+' average
• included with the application, a statement of intent describing proposed area of study and proposed thesis topic
• academic transcripts, minimum two academic references, and other relevant materials required by the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.

 The Tri-University Graduate Program in History brings together the faculty members and resources of three of Ontario's leading universities to develop the skills of historians in both traditional and innovative ways. The Tri-University's Ph.D. program was begun in 1994 as a way of combining the two small, but well-established Ph.D. programs at Guelph and Waterloo, with the members of the History department at Wilfrid Laurier.

Ph.D. Dissertations
     * since 2013

2024

Thomas Littlewood
Public Commemorations and Personal Memories: Canadian Commemoration of the Second World War
Matthew Hayday and Geoff Hayes, advisors

2023

Graduate applications for our first round of application assessments is February 1, 2026. Thereafter, we will consider applications on a rolling basis throughout the Winter semester. When the OUAC/application portal is closed for F26 applications, it can be re-opened for individuals who contact us with their intention to apply. Please visit How to Apply

Graduate History at Guelph:

Apply now! at Co-op Admissions.
 

For complete admission and degree requirements visit Co-op Programs at Guelph
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