Successful applicants will often be graduates from four year programs in science, engineering or technology or have equivalent qualifications or experience. However, applicants might also include graduates of science, technology and society programs, liberal science, or other university programs from which they have gained a demonstrated ability to understand scientific knowledge and to analyze scientific issues. In addition to recent university graduates, people who work in the field of science, science communication or science education such as research scientists, technologists, science centre and museum interpreters, science journalists and science teachers will have the opportunity to enhance their expertise as professional communicators through this program. 

All applicants must submit evidence of their communication skills in written or recorded form.