Master’s Opportunities in Geography in Canada

Funded MSc studentship in Geochemistry of Mining-Impacted Coastal Environments at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada . This opportunity is in Dr. Man-Yin Tsang's Group in the Department of Geological Sciences and focuses on geochemistry , geological sciences , and environmental science related to mining-impacted coastal environments. The project appears well suited to students interested in analytical geochemistry, field/lab-based environmental research, and Earth-science applications to con...

New Master of Science in Forestry (MScF) opportunity at the University of New Brunswick in Canada . The project is titled High-throughput phenotyping black spruce stress resilience and is co-supervised by Dr. Funda Ogut (Canadian Forest Services) and Dr. Christopher Wong (ForEM). The research focuses on how climate change-driven drought and spruce budworm disturbances affect forest health and productivity, with an emphasis on improving resilience in black spruce populations. The successful candi...

MSc opportunity at the University of Guelph in the School of Environmental Sciences (SES), located in Guelph, Ontario, Canada . This thesis-based MSc project focuses on microplastics in agricultural soils , with particular attention to how microplastics enter soils through municipal composts and biosolids . The research aims to develop and validate innovative methods for detecting and characterizing microplastics by combining simultaneous thermal analysis (STA–FTIR) and FTIR microscopy . A key g...

Funded opportunities are available at Université de Sherbrooke in Canada for Master’s, PhD, and postdoctoral candidates working on the ATLAS II research project focused on predictive digital engineering for the lightweighting of recreational vehicles, including snowmobiles. The project combines mechanical engineering , materials science , manufacturing processes , numerical modeling , AI , and digital twins . Research topics include advanced aluminum alloys, alloy characterization, hot forming, ...

Three fully funded MSc opportunities are available in forest ecology, silviculture, and ecophysiology at the Forest Research Institute (IRF) , Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT) , Canada. The research group is recruiting motivated MSc students for projects focused on resource allocation strategies at northern range limits , seed quality and species migration under climate change , and forest regeneration and ecological responses to environmental change . The work spans tree eco...

MSc opportunity at the University of Alberta in Canada, focused on boreal forests , wildfire , canopy type , understory plants , and ecosystem nitrogen balance . The project builds on recent work quantifying links between fire regime, canopy type, and nitrogen dynamics, and the next phase will examine how understory plants contribute to nitrogen accumulation in soils of aspen forests following wildfire. The student will be co-supervised by Justine Karst and Stefan Hupperts, and the post says the...

MSc and PhD positions are available in freshwater science, management, and conservation at the Olden Lab , University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada. The opportunity is based in the Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences , Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship, at UBC in Vancouver (Grey Point campus). The research theme is centered on freshwater systems, with likely connections to ecology, conservation, environmental stewardship, and resource management. This post is relevant ...

Graduate student opportunity at the University of Windsor (RISM Lab) in Windsor, Ontario, Canada . The post advertises an MSc or PhD opening for students interested in Civil Engineering , Materials Science , and Environmental Engineering . Research themes include low-carbon binders , recycled aggregates , carbon-uptake durability , critical infrastructure resilience , life-cycle sustainability assessment , and even quantum-materials-based sensing for infrastructure health monitoring . Applicants...

University of Calgary Scholarships 2027 are presented as fully funded graduate research opportunities in Canada at the Smart Building Materials (SbM) Lab. The post describes openings for MSc and PhD students beginning in Fall 2027, with research centered on sustainable and resilient infrastructure, material science, digital infrastructure, and sustainable construction. The lab is supervised by Dr. Barney H. H., and the announcement also mentions interest from postdoctoral researchers, though the...