Supporting you from your first term to convocation
GSPA offers information, resources and supports through this website for all graduate students at Waterloo.
Events
2025 GRADflix Training Session
This virtual training session will cover all the tools you need to create a 60 second video, including: GRADflix guidelines, copyright considerations, video best practices, scripting, technology tools, software options, other resources, and communicating for a non-specialist audience.
NSERC CGS-M Q&A (November 7)
NSERC is holding a series of question-and-answer sessions for the CGS-M program. These sessions will be hosted as live Q&A MS Teams events and are supported by a series of informational videos available on the NSERC YouTube channel
This event will have CIHR and SSHRC staff also available to answer questions.
NSERC CGS-M Q&A (November 15)
NSERC is holding a series of question-and-answer sessions for the CGS-M program. These sessions will be hosted as live Q&A MS Teams events and are supported by a series of informational videos available on the NSERC YouTube channel
This event will have CIHR and SSHRC staff also available to answer questions.
News
Winter 2025 applications open for campus housing
Campus Housing winter 2025 applications are open and offers are being sent out on a weekly basis for our graduate community in Columbia Lake Villages South.
Meet the GRADflix finalist who is on high alert
Adebusola's research investigates the use of technology and alert systems to reduce the risk of missing persons with dementia. It is Adebusola's goal to raise awareness of the risks associated with people living with dementia.
In her interview, she discusses the importance of knowledge communication, her creative process while creating her video, and the importance of researching dementia.
GenAI guidance for graduate students and supervisors
Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA) is excited to announce the launch of new guidance on the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) for graduate students and supervisors. As GenAI tools, such as large language models (LLMs), continue to evolve, their application in academia brings both innovative possibilities and important considerations for academic integrity and responsible use.