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
Giving and Receiving Feedback (CTE1106)
Explore how to use feedback as an effective teaching strategy.
From Stuck to Strategy: How to Find a Job in a Tough Economy
Explore practical, proven job-search strategies to expand your network, target your search, and build meaningful connections.
CGRS D Research Proposal Feedback Session
Get feedback on your research proposal from experienced advisors, regardless of what stage you're at.
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.