Overview

About GLIER (Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research)

The Environmental Science program at the University of Windsor is offered through GLIER and is the only graduate program in North America that focuses explicitly on stressors in large aquatic systems and their watersheds, such as the Great Lakes.
Our program is focused, well funded, high-impact, and has a growing international reputation for excellence in our chosen field of research.
With the cumulative impacts of human-induced change steadily increasing, research in the environmental field is becoming even more important.
With plentiful funding in recent years, researchers at GLIER study the effects of environmental stressors on large watersheds, using the institute’s 19 fully equipped laboratories, many meeting rooms, and its private launch along the Detroit River for its research boats.
At GLIER, our ultimate goal is training the environmental stewards of the future.
In our tri-level facility, we house lab and equipment for aquatic research, advanced microscopy and materials characterization and environmental genomics.

Programme Structure

Courses in this program include:

GLIER Multidisciplinary Graduate Seminar
Environmental Science Research Proposal
Multiple Stressors and Environmental Modelling
Lakes and Watersheds
Doctoral Thesis

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-10 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-05-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Windsor, Canada

Disciplines

Environmental Sciences View 23 other PhDs in Environmental Sciences in Canada

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Academic requirements

GPA

C+

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

In general, admission to graduate study is granted only to those students who have good academic records and who are adequately prepared to undertake graduate work in their field of specialization.
In particular, an applicant for admission to a graduate program leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy must have either a Master's degree or, in exceptional cases, a four-year Bachelor's degree, or the equivalent; with a minimum average of 77% (or equivalent).

Additional Requirements:

Statement of Research Interest (500 words)
GRE is strongly recommended for students graduating from Universities outside of North America.
Two references are required for the M.Sc.
Three references are required for the Ph.D.

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15790 CAD / year

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4786 CAD / year

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