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: Supervisory Relationships and Self-Advocacy
Learn how to build a successful supervisor–student relationship through clear communication, mutual respect, constructive conflict resolution, and strong self-advocacy skills for graduate school and beyond.
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.
Events
Creating an Effective Résumé
Learn how to interpret job descriptions to identify your strongest and most relevant skills to make your résumé more appealing to employers.
GRADnavigate: Supervisory Relationships and Self-Advocacy
Learn how to build a successful supervisor–student relationship through clear communication, mutual respect, constructive conflict resolution, and strong self-advocacy skills for graduate school and beyond.
Grad and Postdoc Bonfire
Graduate students, postdocs, and their families are invited to join us for a fall bonfire at the Laurel Creek fire pit.
News
Engineering professor earns national mentorship award
Professor Catherine Burns has been recognized with a national award for her decades of dedication to graduate students.
Public launch of Quest Class Search
A new public version of the Schedule of Classes is now available in Quest.
International Doctoral Student Award (IDSA) value updated for fall 2026
The award value of the International Doctoral Student Award (IDSA/IDSA4) has been updated effective September 1, 2026.