On this page, you will find information about the SROP for students on this page, including what to expect, key dates, and lots of advice on preparing your application.
Eligibility
- Identify as Indigenous, Black, or racialized
- Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program at an undergraduate university and will have completed 16 semester-long classes in a relevant field by the first day of the SROP. In short, we are targeting undergraduates who are at least halfway finished with their university degree programs.
- Interested in applying to PhD/doctoral programs in Psychology, Management, or Neuroscience in Fall 2025 or Fall 2026.
What to Expect
The biggest part of the SROP is a small research project that SROP Students conduct in collaboration with a faculty mentor over the course of 8 weeks, from June 9 to August 1, 2025. Check out the Faculty Research Projects for Summer 2025! You will be asked to rank your top three to five projects when you apply.
The remainder of the SROP is spent on professional development and preparing for graduate admissions. You will be expected to attend a Professional Development Speaker Series once a week, most likely held on Thursdays from 12 – 3 PM EDT. This session will be hybrid, but there will be a common space for people to gather (with some food) while engaging in the session.
SROP Students are given an “On Demand” account for one year for Kaplan GRE Test Preparation company. This includes physical books that will be sent to you by Kaplan. For more information on the Kaplan On Demand course: https://www.kaptest.com/gre/courses/gre-prep-self-guided
Full Program Benefits and Responsibilities
Student Benefits
- Independent research experience and mentorship, which will help prepare you for graduate school applications and beyond
- Stipend of $7065.60 CAD OR a Stipend of $4565.60 plus 8 weeks housing in Summer Housing at UofT
- Kaplan GRE Preparation course and materials at no cost to student
- 3 hours/week of professional development sessions, where you will meet inspiring researchers through the Professional Development Speaker Series
- A weekly “Application Scaffolding Activity” that will help you prepare your graduate school applications
- Network building with other students who are seeking a research career as a PhD in Psychology or Management, as well as amazing Professional Development Speakers
Student Expectations
- Work on a research project for 20 hours/week during the weeks of June 9 – August 1, 2025
- Attend hybrid Professional Development Sessions for 3 hours a week, most likely held on Thursdays from 12 – 3 PM for every week of the program.
- Spend ~2 hours/week independently completing an “Application Scaffolding Activity”
- Spend ~3 hours/week studying for the Graduate Record Exam through a Kaplan account you receive from the Canada SROP
- Respond to program communications, particularly from the Graduate Student Coordinators, who act as peer mentors
- Attend an initial Welcome Session and a final SROP Symposium on the first (June 9) and last (August 1) days of the program
Asynchronous “Application Scaffolding Activities”
Everyone who applies to the Canada SROP will receive access to an 8-week asynchronous professional development activity called the “Application Scaffolding Activities.” The Application Scaffolding Activities are like an online course that scaffolds an application to a PhD program in psychology over 8 weeks.
Every week of the Canada SROP, an exercise is released as the Application Scaffolding Activity. Altogether, they should help you build a graduate application for doctoral programs in Experimental Psychology, Management, or Neuroscience. Everyone who applies to the Canada SROP and is eligible for the SROP will gain access to the Application Scaffolding Activities.
The goal is to help you prepare a strong graduate school application. Even if we cannot fund you for the full Canada SROP, we want to see you succeed!
Application Information
Applications for SROP 2025 will open on February 3, 2025 and will be due on February 28, 2025.
In general, an application to the Canada SROP involves the following components:
- You need to identify 3 to 5 research projects that particularly interest you. Click here to explore the 2025 Faculty Research Projects!
- Compose a 250-word Research Statement
- Compose a 250-word Personal Statement
- Obtain an unofficial copy of your undergraduate transcript, showing that you have or will have completed at least 16 semester-long courses by the first day of the SROP
- Ask 1 person to write you letters of reference that speak to your skills, character, aptitude for research career, or general aspirations. Click here for advice on who to ask and click here for templates and advice on how to ask them.
Once you have gathered these things, you are ready to submit your application here: Student Application