NMHI提供了一个研究生计划，旨在为学生提供有关神经科学的各种实验和理论方面的广泛培训，同时保持可能更专业的研究计划。学生有机会利用150多名NMHI成员的专业知识，其中包括研究人员，临床医生和教职员工。该研究生课程招收具有各种本科学位的学生。已经拥有适当学科硕士学位的学生将被考虑进入博士学位课程。
The Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute at the University of Alberta is a group of more than 170 neuroscientists from approximately 27 departments across eight faculties, two schools, and three colleges. The Institute offers a graduate program that is designed for students who desire a broad training in various experimental and theoretical aspects of neuroscience while maintaining a research program that may be more specialized. This can be achieved by drawing on the expertise of specialists (members of the Institute) from various departments throughout the University who have research interests in neuroscience. The graduate program in Neuroscience offers both degrees of PhD and MSc through thesis research. Applicants not having a MSc degree will initially be admitted to the MSc program for the first year, after which they may transfer to the PhD program, provided their thesis proposal has been accepted and appropriate courses passed.