Students can investigate research opportunities within the Psychology Department and the wider research community at U of T through the pathways listed below:
- On the Faculty of Arts & Science Research Opportunities page
- At the U of T Career Centre, including the Work-Study Program
- With the Psychology Students' Association
- At various affiliated hospitals or co-operating institutions; including CAMH
- Connect with individual faculty members about potential opportunities in their labs (this is the most common way students gain this type of experience)
- For students entering second and third year, the Research Opportunity Program (ROP), sponsored by the Faculty of Arts & Science, provides an opportunity for students early in their academic career to engage in an original research project with a professor, in exchange for course credit. Students who apply to an ROP in Psychology would receive a full-course credit of PSY299Y1 or PSY399Y1, with there being a few instances of 0.5 credit ROP courses (PSY299H1);
- Apply to our Research Specialist Program after you have completed your second year. This program is designed for students who have demonstrated a particular interest in and aptitude for research, and who want to complete a 4th year thesis. For more information on this program, please see here.
- Complete a 4th year Individual Project by taking PSY405H1/Y1 or PSY406H1/Y1. For more information, read and fill out the
PSY 405_406 Instructions and Application Form with your supervisor to be enrolled for course credit. This is another popular way students gain useful research experience relevant to future career opportunities or admission to graduate school. - Join PURC! The Psychology Undergraduate Research Community (PURC) is a group led by graduate students intended to create a community for undergraduate students to learn more about psychological research, present to their peers, and develop professional skills outside of the laboratory. You can find them here: https://purc.psych.utoronto.ca/
- The summer NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA) and University of Toronto Excellence Awards (UTEA) in Social Science and Humanities and in Natural Science and Engineering are considered awards however, they do provide students with excellent paid research experience.
Clinical Opportunities
While our department's focus is not on Clinical Psychology, many of our students are interested in pursuing careers in counselling/therapy. Here are some volunteer opportunities in the clinical field to help get you started:
- https://www.startclinic.ca/volunteer-opportunities/
- https://www.dcogt.com/volunteer/
- http://www.blcc.ca/meet-our-volunteers.html
- https://bbs.camhx.ca/about-us/get-involved
- https://www.camh.ca/en/get-involved/join-the-cause/volunteer-at-camh
- https://stridestoronto.ca/about-us/join-our-team/
- https://charityvillage.com/jobs/mental-health-peer-support-volunteer-in-toronto-ontario-ca/