Graduate studies admissions

Interested students should formally apply to the academic unit or units of their choice within the Faculties of Engineering, Mathematics or Science, where candidates will be subject to the normal admission procedures of the home unit.

A home unit must approve all quantum information applications. Using the University of Waterloo Graduate Studies online application system, students should apply directly to one of the following units:

Applied Mathematics
Chemistry
Combinatorics & Optimization
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Physics and Astronomy
Pure Mathematics

Students who are not applying to the collaborative quantum information program at this time, but would still like to study quantum information and be a member of the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC), are encouraged to highlight their interest in quantum information and identify potential quantum information supervisors in their application to a regular program in one of the aforementioned home units.

For full scholarship consideration, please apply to an appropriate home unit by January 15. Students applying to the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science should apply by December 15.

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Programs

Applied Mathematics

You can find out more about the research going on in the Department of Applied Mathematics on their website.

IQC Faculty that may supervise students pursuing graduate studies in Applied Mathematics may be found here.

You can find more information on the Applied Mathematics graduate programs on their website, as well as at the links below:

Chemistry

You can find out more about the research going on in the Department of Chemistry on their website.

IQC Faculty that may supervise students pursuing graduate studies in Chemistry may be found here.

You can find more information on the Chemistry graduate programs on their website, as well as at the links below:

Combinatorics & Optimization

You can find out more about the research going on in the Department of Combinatorics & Optimization on their website.

IQC Faculty that may supervise students pursuing graduate studies in Combinatorics & Optimization may be found here.

You can find more information on the Combinatorics & Optimization graduate programs on their website, as well as at the links below:

David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

You can find out more about the research going on at the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science on their website.

IQC Faculty that may supervise students pursuing graduate studies at the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science may be found here.

You can find more information on the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science graduate programs on their website, as well as at the links below:

Electrical and Computer Engineering

You can find out more about the research going on in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering on their website.

IQC Faculty that may supervise students pursuing graduate studies in Electrical and Computer Engineering may be found here.

You can find more information on the Electrical and Computer Engineering graduate programs on their website, as well as at the links below:

Physics and Astronomy

You can find out more about the research going on in the Department of Physics and Astronomy on their website.

IQC Faculty that may supervise students pursuing graduate studies in Physics and Astronomy may be found here.

You can find more information on the Physics and Astronomy graduate programs on their website, as well as at the links below:

Physics - MSc (includes IQC's new Quantum Technology Coursework Program)
Physics - MSc (Quantum Information)
Physics - PhD (Quantum Information)

Pure Mathematics

You can find out more about the research going on in the Department of Pure Mathematics on their website.

IQC Faculty that may supervise students pursuing graduate studies in Pure Mathematics may be found here.

You can find more information on the Pure Mathematics graduate programs on their website, as well as at the links below: