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: Design Your Degree (Master's and PhD)
Review your academic milestones, consider where your degree could take you, and consider available academia and non-academic opportunities.
GRADnavigate: How to Postdoc
Join Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs for an interactive panel featuring current and former postdoctoral scholars as they share their experiences.
Events
Building a Strong Foundation for Investing and Fraud Awareness
Explore the fundamentals of investing and gain the knowledge and tools you need to get started confidently.
Generative AI for Research: Finding Literature
Explore key concepts behind generative AI, understand how these technologies work, and how they differ from traditional search tools.
Systematic and Scoping Reviews: Systematic Search Methods Online
Discover the expectations of a systematic search and gain practical experience in developing a search methodology that meets systematic standards.
News
Registration for GRADflix and 3MT® competitions now open
Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs invites University of Waterloo graduate students to put their research communication skills to the test through the 2026–27 GRADflix and Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competitions.
Celebrating graduate scholars advancing knowledge and impact
Class of 2026 graduate student valedictorians share how research is creating change in their fields and communities.
Nominations open: Award of Excellence in Graduate Supervision
Nominations are now open for the 2026–2027 Award of Excellence in Graduate Supervision.