Graduate studentships for research in schizophrenia & psychosis

Each year, in partnership with the Schizophrenia Society of Canada Foundation, the CCEIP is pleased to offer Graduate Studentships specific to research on schizophrenia and psychosis. The objective of this multi-year funded opportunity is to provide a stipend for Doctoral (PhD) and Masters students pursuing research aimed at identifying the causes of, or developing novel interventions for, schizophrenia and related psychosis. The research can focus on either biomedical or psychosocial aspects of schizophrenia and psychosis.

Please check back here for updates on the 2026 SSCF-CCEIP Studentships.

For additional information, please contact Megan Connolly at admin@epicanada.org

Jessica Ahrens, MSc

McGill University

Research Topic: Effect of dopamine turnover on the salience network in first episode psychosis’

Supervisor: Dr Lena Palaniyappan

Olivia Simioni, MSc

University of Ottawa

Research Topic: Understanding the effectiveness of an online group therapy for self-stigma in first episode psychosis

Supervisor: Dr Christopher Bowie

Samantha Carley, MSc

University of Saskatchewan

Research Topic: The interaction between attachment, trauma, and cannabis use in creating vulnerabilities for severe psychosis and suicide

Supervisor: Dr Camelia Adams

Sydney Slaunwhite-Hay, MSc

Saint Mary's University

Research Topic: Disordered gambling and Psychosis: The Impact of Co-morbidity on Cognitive Function

Supervisor: Dr Derek Fisher

Jenna Bissonnette, PhD

Dalhousie University

Research Topic: Electrocortical Markers of Auditory Change Detection Mechanisms in High-Risk Psychosis Populations

Supervisor: Dr. Derek Fisher

Christy Au-Yeung, PhD

McGill University

Research Topic: Understanding and Treating Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia: A Cognitive Lens

Supervisor: Martin Lepage

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Thea Hendemann, MSc

University of Toronto

Research Topic: Adapting a Digital Dialectical Behavior Therapy (d-DBT) for Youth at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis

Supervisor: Dr M. Omair Husain

Erica Zeng, MSc

University of British Columbia

Research Topic: Assessing the Reliability of fMRI-CPCA for Single-Subject Detection of Task-Related Functional Brain Networks and its Application to Schizophrenia-Related Abnormalities

Supervisor: Dr Todd Woodward

Giuseppe D'Andrea, PhD

McGill University

Research Topic: Using an intersectional approach to understand health inequalities in incidence, pathways to care, and long-term outcomes in first--episode psychosis

Supervisor: Srividya Iyer

Fiona Meister, PhD

McGill University

Research Topic: Discourse Incoherence as a Predictor of Social and Occupational Functioning in First-Episode Psychosis: A Longitudinal Study Using Natural Language Processing

Supervisor: Dr Lena Palaniyappan