Welcome to the CITA fellowships online application site

CITA offers two types of Fellowships:

  1. CITA Postdoctoral Fellowship:
    This fellowship will be held at CITA, University of Toronto.
  2. CITA National Fellowships:
    These positions are jointly funded by CITA and a faculty member (host) from another Canadian university. The National Fellowship is based at the University of the host. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact potential hosts directly about these fellowships for more information. An applicant can select up to two possible hosts/locations for a National Fellowship.

Applicants can apply for one, or both Fellowship types listed above.

All CITA Postdoctoral Fellowship applicants with overlap in astroparticle physics will also be considered for a joint McDonald Institute-CITA Fellowship to be held at the University of Toronto.


Interested applicants should submit:

  1. a curriculum vitae,
  2. statement of research interests (up to 3 pages),
  3. publication list (for papers to which you have contributed significantly, please describe in one sentence your role in the research),
  4. three letters of recommendation.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:Monday November 02, 2026 23:59 EST

  • All application materials and reference letters must be submitted by the deadline.
  • You will be able to return to your application to update information, update uploaded files, and view the status of reference letters until the application deadline.
Please contact office@cita.utoronto.ca for all questions related to your application.