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Wednesday, September 18, 2024

GSEF Recruiting for Various Roles

GSEF is looking to hire various roles on campus. If interested in applying, please email your cover letter and resume to gsef@uwaterloo.ca with the position you are applying for in the subject line.

  • Board of Directors - Engineering: Join the Board of Directors to review and approve recommendations of funding from the Project Review Committee.
  • Faculty of Environment representative: Join the Project Review Committee and offer your unique perspectives and experiences by helping to review student-led project applications and make funding recommendations.
  • Faculty of Math Representative: Join the Project Review Committee and offer your unique perspectives and experiences by helping to review student-led project applications and make funding recommendations.
  • Faculty of Engineering Representative: Join the Project Review Committee and offer your unique perspectives and experiences by helping to review student-led project applications and make funding recommendations.
Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Fall 2024 Funding Opportunities

Have an idea to enhance the academic or social experience for graduate students at UWaterloo? Submit an application for GSEF funding today! We have three funding streams available:

Award Type Requested Funding Amount Deadline(s)

Small Project

Up to and including $600

1st of each month (September - December)

Large Project Exceeding $600

October 11

Environmental Sustainability Award Any amount

October 11

GSEF is looking to hire various roles on campus. If interested in applying, please email your cover letter and resume to gsef@uwaterloo.ca with the position you are applying for in the subject line.

  • Vice-coordinator for student engagement: Propose new initiatives to the board that will improve the social and/or academic experience of grad students.
  • Faculty of Environment representative: Join the Project Review Committee and offer your unique perspectives and experiences by helping to review student-led project applications and make funding recommendations.
  • Faculty of Math representative: Join the Project Review Committee and offer your unique perspectives and experiences by helping to review student-led project applications and make funding recommendations. Two positions are available.

GSEF is looking to hire a new Coordinator to lead Project Review Committee and Board meetings, develop new initiatives to address graduate student needs, and carry out the day-to-day affairs of GSEF. Please see the Coordinator Job Description for more details.

Interested candidates can submit their cover letter and CV to the Coordinator (Sana Shah) at gsef@uwaterloo.ca, by March 1st 2024.

Have an idea to enhance the academic or social experience for graduate students at UWaterloo? Submit an application for GSEF funding today! We have three funding streams available:

Award Type Requested Funding Amount Deadline(s)
Small Project Up to and including $600

1st of each month (May - August)

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Apply to be the next GSEF Coordinator!

Are you enthusiastic about student-driven initiatives? Do you want to contribute to the graduate student community at the University of Waterloo?

Monday, January 9, 2023

Winter 2023 Funding Opportunities

Apply for student-led project funding through one of our three applications streams! 

Small Project Award (for projects up to $600) - Deadline February 1, March 1, April 1

Large Project Award (for projects >$600) - Deadline February 17

Environmental Sustainabilit Award (No limit) - Deadline February 17

Are you a current PhD student at the University of Waterloo looking to support Waterloo's Professional Skills Foundations program? 

Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs is hiring a Graduate Professional Skills Program Specialist for the fall 2022 and winter 2023 terms (8 months total committment required).