Supervision and Funding

How Does Supervision Work?

Although the program will provide assistance to viable applicants in their search for a supervisor, it is ultimately the applicant’s responsibility to find a faculty member (or members) who agrees to supervise their graduate research work should they be accepted. This process takes place prior to an offer of admission being made. The selection of a supervisor is a critical decision that impacts the quality of the student’s graduate experience and influences the student’s career path. At the time of making an application to the Rehabilitation Science programs, students should have a fairly clear idea about what their research interests are and approach potential supervisors with similar interests. Potential supervisors may request additional information, such as samples of academic writing, a telephone interview or an on-site visit.

Students can choose to register as on-campus or off-campus students. This choice won’t affect your coursework, as the program's is offered in a blended format. However, if your research requires on-campus equipment or Kingston-based facilities, your supervisor may require you to be on-campus.

Acceptance into the Rehabilitation Science programs is dependent on there being an identified supervisor as well as suitable academic qualifications.

Who Can Supervise Me?

Below is the faculty in the School of Rehabilitation Therapy that can supervise students in the Rehabilitation Science programs (MSc & PhD).

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Associate Professor

Associate Professor

Assistant Professor

Professor

Associate Professor

Dr. Nandini Deshpande

Associate Professor…

Dr. Catherine Donnelly

Associate Professor

Dr. Afolasade Fakolade

Assistant Professor

Associate Professor

Professor

Assistant Professor

Associate Professor

Associate Professor

Associate Professor

Assistant Professor

Professor

Associate Professor

Vice-Dean (Faculty o…

Dr. Kathleen Norman

Professor

Dr. David Pedlar

Special Appointment…

How does funding work?

Ensuring that Rehabilitation Science students have sufficient funding while they complete their graduate degree is essential to maintaining wellbeing and remaining focused on your academic progress. For more information regarding funding and frequently asked funding questions go the SGSPA Funding Packages webpage.

Graduate student funding for Rehabilitation Science students comes from a variety of sources. It may be from internal sources including competitive Queen’s internal fellowships, departmental awards, and Queen’s Graduate Awards (QGA). Students admitted into the Rehabilitation Science program will automatically be considered in their first year for internal awards offered by Queen's University. There is information about graduate student funding opportunities on the SGSPA webpage. Doctoral and master's students are also eligible to apply for funding from the Student Experience Fund.

Paid teaching assistantships are available each year at the School of Rehabilitation Therapy (SRT).

Research assistantships could also be available and are monies paid to you for work that you do related either to your own thesis research (Graduate Research Fellowship or GRF) or a research project of your supervisor (Research Assistantship or RA).

Rehabilitation Science students are both encouraged and expected to apply for external funding such as NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR, OGS and other sources. Students must apply to external funding agencies to be eligible for program to nominate them for most of the internal fellowships.