International Students

Looking to go global? Why not choose a graduate school that offers first-rate academics in a place you’ll want to call home.

Graduate students at Memorial choose to live and learn here for many reasons.

Academics

Memorial offers a diverse list of graduate programs designed to meet your expectations for academic excellence and your desire for intellectual challenges.
Graduate students get a chance to work with world renowned researchers in many of the schools and departments at Memorial. Whether you want to become an expert in population dynamics or folksongs, oil and gas, or mergers and acquisitions, you’ll find your match here.

Our International Student Advising Office gives you a warm welcome and all the support you need to settle into life at Memorial.
We offer you an international community, where students from Argentina to Zimbabwe come together to become everything they want to be. Students come from all over the world to study at Memorial. Below you'll see where our graduate students for the 2008 academic year call home.
Please feel free to browse through all International Student Groups at Memorial.
Our St. John’s campus is in the heart of the city. You’ll find yourself minutes from shopping centres, restaurants, accommodations, and the airport.
Memorial has several English as a Second Language programs designed to help you improve your language skills.
Learn more about the study and work permits that you may need to attend Memorial.
For more information on Memorial, take a look at our welcome brochure in Chinese, Arabic, and Spanish.

Living here won’t break your bank account. From food to rent, we are one of the most affordable places to live in North America.
We have some of the lowest tuition rates in Canada, thanks to a government tuition freeze, and a commitment to affordable education for all.

Visiting research students are graduate students at other recognized institutions who come to Memorial University to conduct research under the supervision of a Memorial faculty member. For more information, please visit the School of Graduate Studies website.

Memorial University has reached agreements with the following agencies and organizations. International students from these regions or affiliated with these institutions and are interested in applying for Memorial University's master's or doctoral programs are asked to contact the appropriate officer in their home country or the School of Graduate Studies.
- Vietnam International Education Development, Ministry of Education and Training, Vietnam.

Memorial University is pleased to provide an opportunity to exceptional students to pursue double doctoral degree programs through cotutelle agreements. Through such an agreement, a doctoral student will carry out a joint research project at Memorial University and another recognized institution and earn doctoral degrees from both institutions. For more information please contact the School of Graduate Studies.

There are many resources available to help international students find their way here.