{"id":504,"date":"2025-07-21T21:27:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T01:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/professor\/couchman\/?page_id=504"},"modified":"2025-07-21T21:37:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T01:37:21","slug":"prospective-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/professor\/couchman\/prospective-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Prospective Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kt-accordion-id504_98efe7-34 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:10px;}.kt-accordion-id504_98efe7-34 .kt-accordion-panel-inner{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kt-accordion-id504_98efe7-34 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-accordion-id504_98efe7-34 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{display:block;}.kt-accordion-id504_98efe7-34 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap .kt-accordion-pane:not(:first-child){margin-top:10px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id504_98efe7-34 kt-accordion-has-5-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"true\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-3 kt-pane504_c506e3-7b\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Undergraduate Students<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Please review the following information about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/research\/undergraduate-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Undergraduate Research Opportunities<\/a> in the Faculty of Science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A common route for a summer research project is through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/science\/research\/nserc-usras-summer-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NSERC USRA program<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Undergraduate student research opportunities are competitive, and require evidence of strong grades in coursework. Informal inquires about potential opportunities are welcome via email. Please include a copy of your transcript and a brief statement of what you hope to gain from a research project.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-4 kt-pane504_6f4fa8-21\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Graduate Students (MSc and PhD)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Funding is available for both Masters (MSc, 2 years) and Doctoral (PhD, 4 years) streams in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/mathstats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Graduate Program in Mathematics and Statistics<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All prospective graduate students must <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/mathstats\/future-students\/how-to-apply\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">formally apply<\/a> to the graduate program: <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the deadline to apply is January 15, 2026<\/span><\/strong> for a September 2026 start date. Applicants should explicitly indicate interest in working with me in their application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Informal inquiries via email prior to application are encouraged. Prospective students should include their CV, a description of any past research experience, and a statement of future research interests in their email.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-5 kt-pane504_32b85b-b7\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Postdoctoral Researchers<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>Please review the following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/postdoctoral-fellows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">General Information for Postdoctoral Fellows at York<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prospective postdocs will need to be at least partially supported by their own funding (limited supplemental funding may be available from our group). 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