Supporting you from your first term to convocation
Information, resources, and supports for graduate students at Waterloo.
Attend an upcoming workshop
GRADnavigate workshops cover the most common challenges graduate students face and offer support around important program milestones.
GRADnavigate: Demystifying Comprehensive and Qualifying Exams
Learn how to prepare for one of the biggest milestones in your program.
GRADnavigate: The Art of Saying ‘No’
Explore decision-making strategies for deciding when to say "yes" and when to say "no" to different opportunities and events, as well as suggestions and tips for conveying your decision.
Events
GRADnavigate: Demystifying Comprehensive and Qualifying Exams
Learn how to prepare for one of the biggest milestones in your program.
GRADnavigate: The Art of Saying ‘No’
Explore decision-making strategies for deciding when to say "yes" and when to say "no" to different opportunities and events, as well as suggestions and tips for conveying your decision.
GRADnavigate: The Final Year
Prepare to navigate the final year of your graduate degree and life after graduation.
News
Three Waterloo graduate students earn prestigious Governor General’s Gold Medals for 2026
Top-performing master’s and PhD graduates are honoured for world-class research excellence, alongside finalists advancing innovation across disciplines.
Celebrating exceptional teaching by students
Four graduate students receive the Amit & Meena Chakma Award for Exceptional Teaching by a Student.
Stories behind the PhD: Waterloo grads shaping the future through research
Meet the Waterloo PhD graduands whose paths of curiosity, resilience and insight are leading to new possibilities.