Overview

The Cancer Research from Queen's University provides students with centralized access to the broad range of cancer research and educational opportunities available to them within the Faculty of Health Sciences, and at Queen's University as a whole.

Key facts:

Students have the opportunity to pursue cutting-edge research with potential to significantly impact on all areas of cancer research, and to engage in innovative projects in a broad range of areas from prevention, diagnosis and management of cancer to development of cancer policy.

Strengths in graduate education in Cancer Research at Queen's span research areas from structural and tumour biology and genetics, through epidemiology, to outcomes research and health policy development.

The Collaborative Program provides an intellectual focus on cancer and connects researchers and graduate students with different perspectives on this area.

The program encourages interactions of researchers and students with common interests in cancer, regardless of departmental home, and at the same time facilitates productive interaction between individuals involved in different research areas, all focused on different aspects of cancer research.

Programme Structure

To obtain additional information about the program, we kindly suggest that you visit the programme website, where you can find further details and relevant resources.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

88

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PTE Academic

65

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Kingston, Canada

Disciplines

Medicine View 37 other PhDs in Medicine in Canada

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

88

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PTE Academic

65

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Other requirements

General requirements

To join the Collaborative Graduate Program in Cancer Research, you must be enrolled in one of the participating graduate programs and have a thesis project focused on cancer research.

Steps:

Review the requirements for your program of interest (see Participating Departments above)
Apply through the School of Graduate Studies online application
Once admitted, contact a potential supervisor and apply for the Cancer Research specialization

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

5772 CAD / year

≈ 5772 CAD / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

5772 CAD / year

≈ 5772 CAD / year

Living costs

Kingston

Canada

1015 - 1615 CAD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Cancer Research.

Available Scholarships

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