For an overview of the Summer Student Program and frequently asked question, click here

Please read the following information carefully before proceeding with your application:

• The program is open only to students who have completed their second or third year of undergraduate studies. 4th year students who are in a co-op program and have not completed their program may also apply.
• Applicants must have a B+ grade point average for the Physics stream and an A- grade point average for the Biology stream
• You are required to provide 2 references - applications with one reference will be considered ineligible and will not be accessible to faculty
  • References should indicate how long the person has known you and in what capacity.
  • Your referees should meet the following criteria:
    - have a valid e-mail address
    • - be familiar with your research-related work and can comment in detail on your potential research abilities. (Examples of appropriate referees are: former and current research supervisor, university professor, University lab instructor, former/current employer in a research-related industry)
• Do not contact faculty members directly. You do not need to have a supervisor when you apply. Faculty members who are hiring summer students will log into the database and review the applications. If a faculty member is interested in your application, they will contact you for an interview. The application allows you to list which members of our faculty you would be interested in working with -those faculty members you have listed will be directed to your application when they log in.
• The deadline to submit complete applications is Wednesday, February 1, 2012.

Some tips to help with your application

• You will need to enable cookies on your browser to access the site
• You can save and update your application until the application deadline without submitting it.
• Clicking on the "Submit" button is not reversible. Once you have done this, your application will submitted "as is" and you will not be able to make any changes to it. Incomplete applications will not be accessible to our faculty members.
• If you wish to make changes to your application once you have submitted it, you can do so by contacting the applicable individual shown below before the deadline of February 1st.
• If you have not submitted your application by the deadline, it will not be submitted automatically
• When entering your courses and grades, do not use forward slashes - other punctuation like commas, "+" ,"-", and "%" signs are ok.
• Your grades must be entered as a percentage. To convert from a 4 or 12 point scale to a percentage, you can use the following formula:
  • (GPA/Potential GPA) X 100 (Actual GPA divided by Potential GPA) multiplied by 100.
  • Example: GPA: 3/4. (3 divided by 4) = .75; .75 multiplied by 100 = 75%
• The area for entering grades has a character limit of 1000 (including spaces). To check the number of characters, paste your text into Word and do a character count. You can edit your entry by leaving out course codes and abbreviating course names. Start with your most recently completed courses and work backwards till you have reached the 1000 character limit.
• Before you submit your application, please make sure that you have provided all contact information - primary and secondary addresses, e-mail addresses, etc.
• Once you have submitted your application, please send your transcript by mail or fax to Daphne Sears at the address below. We are now accepting print-outs of online transcripts. If you are hired, you may be asked to provide an official transcript.

If you have any questions, please contact the following:

Biology Stream:
Daphne Sears
University of Toronto, Department of Medical Biophysics
Ontario Cancer Institute, Princess Margaret Hospital
610 University Avenue, Rm 7-411
Toronto, ON M5G 2M9


Phone: 416-946-2973
Fax: 416-946-2050

Physics Stream:
Merle Casci
University of Toronto, Department of Medical Biophysics
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
2075 Bayview Avenue, Rm S670
Toronto ON M4N 3M5


Phone: 416-480-5741

To proceed with your application, please click here: http://medbio.wisst.utoronto.ca