Opportunities

The Artifice is an online magazine that covers a wide spectrum of art forms, including Film, Literature, Anime, Comics, Games, and Arts. It is collaboratively built and maintained by the writers. The platform has an established audience of millions. See: https://the-artifice.com (external link, opens in new window) 

Instead of recycling the same entertainment news stories or publishing commonplace editorials, The Artifice focus on unique topics that are intellectually stimulating and meaningful.

They are currently expanding and would like to provide an opportunity for students to join our team of writers. It is paid.

Their writers range from undergraduates to emeritus professors.

The Artifice website is at https://the-artifice.com/write/ (external link, opens in new window) 

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The Psychology Students' Association (PSA) has open positions and they would love to have you on their team. They are currently interviewing for a Vice President of Finance, a Vice President of Student Life and Events, a Deputy of Media Marketing, and a First Year Representative. For the official description of these roles and their responsibilities, please see the PSA constitution ( (PDF file) here (opens in new window) ).

The PSA is a wonderful way to get involved in student leadership, gain valuable experience, become an active member of the TMU community, as well as make friends and have a good time!

If you are interested please fill out their Google form (using this link https://forms.gle/njYmwhP5GCZboote6 (external link, opens in new window) ) to save your interview time slot. They are looking forward to meeting you!

If you have any questions or concerns please reach out to the Psychology Students' Association at psa@torontomu.ca.

SHAMS Volunteer Opportunities (remote/hybrid)

SHAMS (Supporting Health and Advocacy in Middle Eastern Societies) is a grassroots initiative supporting Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) youth and families across Canada. Our work focuses on health advocacy, education, mentorship, community events, and culturally grounded research, with the goal of improving access to care, reducing stigma, and creating resources that reflect community needs.

We welcome volunteers from any background. If you’re interested in outreach, social media, event planning, mentorship, education, translation, or research support, we’d love to connect.

Interest form:  (google form) https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScOQ9BciASkaPC6PogtbdeN1NvnuUDJpdjh9Uqtexcwjf-waw/viewform?usp=header (external link, opens in new window) 
Website: https://www.projectshams.com/ (external link, opens in new window) 

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The ASPIRE Lab is looking for 1 to 2 Research Assistants to work on projects exploring adolescents’ experiences with siblings and friends in different contexts. One project is a daily diary study of adolescents' everyday interactions with their siblings and friends. The other project examines contextual variations in the value of sibships and friendships during the transition to postsecondary education. Standard lab involvement is 5 to 10 hours per week, including meetings with project leaders and lab meetings.

Please send your CV and a copy of your unofficial transcript to Dr. Persram (ryan.persram@torontomu.ca).
 

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Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Canada’s largest children’s rehabilitation hospital, is now recruiting volunteers.

 (PDF file) Please see recruitment flyer here.

Volunteers help kids with disabilities to participate in activities to the best of their ability. Volunteers have the opportunity to make a difference in kids’ lives, have fun, and give back to the community. This volunteer commitment is one shift per week throughout from September to June.

Applications for this program are currently open and will be accepted until all positions are filled.

Interested applicants should visit https://hollandbloorview.ca/get-involved-give/volunteering-with-us/volunteering-client-patient-programs/september-june-volunteering (external link, opens in new window) 

For more information, including the online application form and reference forms contact Miriam Joyce at volunteers@hollandbloorview.ca.

Mobile/Tablet Validation of the Cogniciti Brain Health Assessment

Are you interested in challenging your memory and attention in a series of cognitive tests? We are currently recruiting participants to help validate an online Brain Health Assessment on a mobile/tablet in English.
 
The assessment will take up to 15-30 minutes to complete. The assessment will be taken twice, once on the first day and again one week later on a mobile/tablet. An alternative one session study to further validate the desktop Brain Health Assessment is also available for participants.
To be eligible to participate in the Cogniciti Mobile/Tablet Validation Study you must:
Be between the ages of 20-35, 50-65 or 80-95
Be fluent in English
Have no significant concerns about your memory, and have no mild cognitive impairment, vascular dementia, Huntington’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, any cancer treated with chemotherapy, brain tumour, Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia, or current depression.   
Have access to a mobile/tablet and/or a computer
Be comfortable using a mobile or tablet and/or a computer and have internet access

If you are interested in participating in this study and for more information, please contact us at research@cogniciti.com and please specify your: 
Age: 
Gender: 
Ethnicity:
Device type: (ex. iPhone 16, Pixel 9, iPad 10th gen, Galaxy Tab S10, etc.)

Compensation: You will be compensated $10 CAD for each week of study completion. Compensation will be provided at the end of study completion. In the case of the mobile/tablet validation, a maximum of two weeks will be compensated, resulting in one $20 CAD gift card. In the case of the desktop validation, a maximum of one week will be compensated, resulting in one $10 CAD gift card. Distribution of the gift card may take up to two weeks after you have completed the study.

Email contact info:  research@cogniciti.com
 

 (PDF file) More information available here (opens in new window) 

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Are you a student, faculty member, or psychological professional with research relevant to the Section on Women and Psychology (SWAP) that you would like to present at the annual Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) Convention from June 4 to 6, 2026, in Montréal, Québec?

SWAP creates a community of researchers, teachers, and practitioners interested in the psychology of women and feminist psychology to advance women’s status in psychology, promote equity for women in general, and educate psychologists and the public on relevant topics to women and girls.

It can sometimes be difficult to find others whose work is similar to yours. The Graduate Student Representative for SWAP hopes to help in this process by creating a shareable contact information form that will allow you to see what work others are doing and perhaps join in to create a symposium.

The process:

1. Complete this Google form (external link) : Providing your name, institution, academic email address, a few keywords that best capture your research, and a brief (no more than 250 words) abstract about the work you would like to present at the CPA 2026 convention to swapstudentrep@gmail.com. Please note that this will be shared with other students and faculty who also provide the same information via email.
2. The Graduate Student Representative will compile each person’s information into one document.
3. If you provide your information, you will receive that list. The list aims to show the work of other students and faculty across Canada and possibly join in creating a symposium.
4. A symposium presentation features three papers. If you see two other individuals whose work may fit with your own under a more general theme, you will need to contact them and coordinate the creation of the symposium.

The deadline to submit abstracts to CPA is December 4th, 2025. Therefore, the deadline to submit the above information is Friday, November 14th, at 5 p.m. After submitting, you will be able to edit your submission until this deadline. The final list will be sent out the following day, giving you approximately two weeks to review the list and contact potential others whose work relates to yours. 

Note: Those with unique topics that cannot be matched with others to be presented in a symposium will still be able to submit their work in other formats.

If you are interested in participating and/or have any questions, please email Ellen Coady, the Graduate Student Representative, at swapstudentrep@gmail.com. 

Please see https://convention.cpa.ca/ (external link)  for more information about the convention and https://cpa.ca/sections/swap/ (external link)  for more information about SWAP. 

The Stress and Healthy Aging Lab (StAR) Lab at TMU is recruiting participants aged 17-45 for a study examining the effects of music listening on cognition.

Participants will receive $30. To-sign-up, visit: https://t.co/XyqFXICPx (external link, opens in new window) 

 (PDF file) Click Here to view Poster (opens in new window) .  

Masters Programme in Cognitive Sciences at the University of Rijeka (Croatia)

Applications for three scholarships and up to 14 places on the Masters Programme in Cognitive Sciences at the University of Rijeka (Croatia) have now opened and will close on March 6th. There is no application fee.

The Cognitive Sciences programme is a two-year Masters programme designed to help students become confident researchers. The programme is conducted entirely in English and has a particular focus on psychology, philosophy, and behavioural sciences. The programme attracts students from across the world.

The annual tuition fee for students starting in October 2026 is €1200 – the same fee applies to both EU- and non-EU citizens. Students who apply by the 6th March deadline will be eligible to apply for scholarships that cover the annual tuition fee (for both years of the programme).

We have two Scholarships for Excellence which are given based on the quality of the application and the applicant’s performance during an online interview (we do not take into account previous educational achievements due to the wide range of backgrounds our students tend to have). In addition to these scholarships, we also offer a Scholarship to support students from vulnerable and underrepresented student populations. Further information about these scholarships and the application process is available on our website (https://cogsci.uniri.hr (external link, opens in new window) ).

If you have any questions about your eligibility, the application process or anything else then please contact me (Dr. Edward Legg) via the programme’s email address cogsci@uniri.hr

You can also find more informal information about the programme, life in Rijeka, and our current students on our Instagram page (https://www.instagram.com/rijekacogsci/).

Applying to graduate school in psychology is a competitive and often confusing process. This roadmap is designed to help students considering graduate school understand what graduate programs are looking for and how to prepare effectively.

We encourage you to  (PDF file) read (opens in new window)  more about how to plan as you build a career in Psychology. 

For more information about the Forensic Psychology Graduate Studies
Program at Ontario Tech  (PDF file) Click Here.

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Clinical Psychology Applicant Support Community, Courses, and Free Resources

Grad Applicant Mentorship

In partnership with the Canadian Psychological Association all program and course fees are waived this year. The CPA offers a Graduate Applicant Mentorship program to support students applying to clinical psychology graduate programs in Canada during 2025-26 application cycle. As well, two courses on clinical psychology and mental health career pathways are also available (see the links below ).

Join a supportive community of other applicants and access to a library of resources (including workshop recordings of past year mentorship groups, example statements, scholarship applications, and CVs) with Dr. Saeid and other psychologists as they guide you along the process. They are offering to review applicants’ Statements of Intent and provide feedback to improve the strength of their application.

Join here: https://www.clinicalpathways.ca/clinical-psychology-graduate-applicant-mentorship (external link, opens in new window) 

Clinical Pathway Courses:

Clinical Pathways: Exploring your Career Options in the Mental Health Professions in Canada (2024) (external link, opens in new window) 

Learn about your different career options in the mental health field in Canada. You will see the education and licensing pathways and hear about the journeys of practicing professionals to learn from their experiences and become outstanding applicants. Panel members include Clinical Psychologists, Registered Psychotherapists, Clinical Social Workers, and Occupational Therapists.

Clinical Pathways: Different Roads to Becoming a Clinical Psychologist in Canada (2024) (external link, opens in new window) 

Learn about Clinical Psychology as a healthcare profession in Canada and the journey to becoming one. You will hear the journeys of several clinical psychologists, and find out what it takes to be an outstanding applicant! The panel will provide you with first-hand knowledge of specialties, such as School Psychology, Forensic, Neuropsychology, Child/Adult Clinical, Counselling Psychology, as well as PsyD Pathways.

For more information Contact:
Dr. Saeid Chavoshi, C.Psych
Clinical Supervisor, York University
Adjunct Professor, University of Western Ontario
www.ClinicalPathways.ca

The project investigates how diversity characteristics, such as sex/gender, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and geography, shape brain health across the life course, using large international datasets and portable MRI technologies. The PhD candidate will also complete a research stay at University College London to support Hyperfine (portable) MRI data collection.

Position details

Location: Unisanté / University of Lausanne

Start date: 1 February 2026 (flexible)

Application deadline: 31 December 2025

Submission: Applications must be submitted through the official Unisanté recruitment platform:

https://emploi.unisante.ch/offre/1296-doctorant-e-phd-student

Looking into doing graduate school? Join GRADMentoring!
Are you an undergraduate student in your 3rd year or above and considering grad school? Check out the GRADMentoring program!
GRADMentors runs from October 2025 to March 2026 and will pair you with a TMU graduate student who can support you by answering questions you may have about graduate school, including the application process, workload, research, academic life experiences, etc. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to get connected!

Mentee Eligibility:

• You are an undergraduate student at TMU in 3rd year or above
  
• You are curious about or planning to attend graduate school (does not have to be a program at TMU)
  
• You can commit a maximum of 3 hours per month to this program, consisting of:
  
• Biweekly meetings with your mentor
  
• Once-per-semester check in meeting with a program administrator
  
• Assessment obligations as needed (Ex: Surveys)
  

To sign up as a mentee, please visit torontomu.peoplegrove.com (external link) , sign up or log in, then click Connect, select Mentoring Programs, and join GRADMentors.

The deadline to sign up is September 30th, 2025.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email tmp_grad2@torontomu.ca with the subject line "GRADMentors"

Nominations for the 2026
Section on Women & Psychology (SWAP) Feminist Mentoring Award

The purpose of the SWAP Feminist Mentoring Award is to recognize feminist supervisors who, through the provision of mutual respect and the embodiment of the characteristics of feminist mentoring, have promoted the advancement of their students. Some common characteristics of feminist mentors are (a) an engagement in collaborative processes, (b) the valuing of a variety of diverse perspectives, and (c) a recognition that the personal and professional dimensions of people’s lives are interwoven.

We invite nominations from students and recent graduates who wish to acknowledge a professor (who is either still teaching or has since retired) who has been pivotal to their graduate and/or post-graduate experience and who promotes feminist scholarship, teaching, supervision, and practice. Nomination letters should describe how the mentor has been outstanding in supporting, encouraging, and promoting your feminist research and practice as well as facilitating your (and other students') professional, personal, and career development.

Nomination Criteria:

Students and/or recent graduates are invited to submit a nomination.

Nominees must not have previously received the SWAP Feminist Mentoring Award.

Nominees are not required to be members of SWAP or the CPA.

Nominations should include:

• A cover page with applicants’ and nominee's names, e-mail addresses, university, department, and program of study
• A 1- to 2-page letter describing the following:
  • How the nominee's mentoring enhanced your education, as well as professional and personal development (e.g., helped develop your talents, facilitated joint and single-authored publications, acted as a role model, provided you with additional opportunities)
  • Explain your relationship with your nominee and how they have distinguished themselves as a mentor for you, including specific stories and anecdotes as appropriate.
• Nomination letters from multiple students are encouraged.

Submission Deadline: April 30th at 5pm
Please send submissions electronically by the deadline to Ellen Coady, SWAP Graduate Student Representative: swapstudentrep@gmail.com

The winner will receive a plaque honouring their contributions. The award will be presented at the SWAP Annual General Meeting during the 2026 Canadian Psychological Association National Convention, which is currently set to be held in Montréal, Québec!

For more information on the convention, please visit https://convention.cpa.ca/ (external link, opens in new window) .

Ideally, the student(s) and the winner will be present at the meeting.
 

 Pathways to Equity Bursary, which returned this Fall semester and is now open for students to apply.  The EL Hub, in partnership with the Faculty of Community Services (FCS) Dean’s Office, is working closely with TMU’s Student Awards and Scholarship Office to offer this bursary to equity-deserving undergraduate students who are facing financial barriers in completing unpaid, curricular, work-integrated learning (WIL) opportunities.      

The funding is designed to provide eligible students with $1,000 to $1,800 in assistance to help offset costs associated with their experiential learning courses. These costs often include travel, lost income, childcare, eldercare, materials/supplies, police checks, professional fees, clothing and more. Last year, we were thrilled to support almost 180 eligible TMU students with approximately $310,000 to ease the financial burden of participating in courses with WIL activities. 

To be eligible for this bursary, students must be enrolled in a Fall semester course that offers an unpaid WIL activity with an eligible community/industry partner.  These WIL activities could take the form of:

• community and industry research & projects 
• entrepreneurial WIL 
• field placements/practicums, and 
• community service learning WIL

In glancing at the EL Hub’s course tagging data, it appears that there are multiple courses offered through the Faculty of Arts this semester that may fall into one of these WIL types and in which eligible students may be enrolled.  Examples of these might be capstone courses, courses with community-based learning components, and/or courses with an external research project that involves a community/industry partner. 

With a desire to get the word out to as many eligible students as possible, we would be most grateful if you could support the promotion of this bursary to faculty, instructors and/or staff in your programs and Schools who are involved in the facilitation or delivery of courses that offer these forms of WIL. 

The Jehangir Saleh Fund was originally established in 2014 as an annual lecture series to honour the memory, life, and work of Jehangir Saleh. Jehangir was a curious, creative, and inspirational student of philosophy at Toronto Metropolitan University, who graduated from Arts & Contemporary Studies in 2008.

Jehangir dedicated his time and academic work to the idea of ‘opening up’ and understanding chronic illness, using his personal and lived experiences as a framework for creative, theoretical and research exploration. The Fund provides students with a platform to explore and engage with ideas that inspire conversation, create a sense of community, and enact social change. Faculty of Arts students, or groups of students with at least one Faculty of Arts student at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU), are invited annually to apply for financial support towards public initiatives that continue Jehangir’s work and legacy.

These events, which can take place in the form of public lectures, panel discussions, artistic installations, and/or performances, might explore themes such as:

• The intersection of identity and community
• Chronic illness and disability
• The social framing of illness and death

Projects can be in collaboration or celebration with other activities such as Social Justice Week or Mental Health Week. They can include bringing in a guest speaker for a stand-alone event for members of the TMU and broader community or be a part of an existing student conference or event. They can also be meaningful, community-building endeavours to support overcoming various forms of adversity.

For more information click here (opens in new window) 

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A new TMU podcast Mistakes, Missteps, and Mindsets: Stories of Failure and Resilience in Academic Research (external link, opens in new window) , a podcast created with undergraduate students in mind!

Their mission is to change the negative perception of failure in academia by having professors share their experiences of professional setbacks. We hope that hearing these stories will help you recognize the vital role that failure plays in life, learning, and research. Even successful people in your life have made mistakes along the way!

Listen on Spotify, through Apple Podcasts, or via our online player.

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