Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA)
Needles Hall, second floor, room 2201
The dates for the 2023 GRADflix competition are as follows:
To be eligible to participate in GRADflix, you must meet the following criteria:
Previous finalists who did not win first prize are eligible to compete again if the video submission is materially different, as determined by Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA), from that of their previous submission. GSPA is happy to provide guidance, so please reach out to us at gradventure@uwaterloo.ca.
Abstracts, oral descriptions, slides, pictures and videos can all constitute public disclosure and affect intellectual property rights and patentability. If this may be a concern, consult with your supervisor, the Office of Research or the Intellectual Property website for further information.
You also agree that this submission does not infringe upon or violate any laws or any third party rights, including, but not limited to, copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights and must not constitute material that would be considered libelling, defamatory, a privacy violation, tortious or a contract breach.
Communication (50%)
Your ability to communicate your research effectively and efficiently to a general audience through language and visuals. A strong video will demonstrate:
Note: The GRADflix competition will be judged in English.
Creativity (30%)
Your ability to present your research in a unique and thoughtful way. A strong video will demonstrate:
Technical quality (20%)
Your ability to produce a video with quality visual and audio components. A strong video will demonstrate:
Note: By submitting your video, you are agreeing that all sounds, images, information, etc. are cited or credited in the video, as required. See submission details for further information.
BONUS! Social Impact
GreenHouse is sponsoring an additional prize for “Most compelling social impact story”.
Tell us how your research has the potential to make a difference in the well-being of people and/or the planet. How urgent is the problem and how big is it?
The social impact prize will be judged separately from the rest of the judging criteria and will not impact your ability to win the 1st to 4th places or People’s Choice prizes.
GreenHouse is a social impact incubator that offers programs, opportunities, and a community for students to develop problem solving skills, form innovative ideas, and make new forms of sustainable impact around social or environmental change.
Six prizes will be awarded:
Wondering what we're looking for in terms of style? You have lots of options! Check out some of the following examples on YouTube of grad student videos. Notice that some are animations, others are video-recorded, and some are made with PowerPoint or sketches.
Video Type | Example |
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Animation |
Magazine project for newcomer children by Hasan Ahmet Gokce Rethinking women’s desire: The science behind low libido by Siobhan Sutherland |
Video recording |
Virtuality of motion sickness by Siyavash Izadi Unlocking meaning: Doors as a “key” to understanding Honoré de Balzac’s novels by Rachel Green |
Stop motion |
#GenerationRestoration: Peatlands and greenhouse gases by Megan Schmidt Price prediction with machine learning by Muhammad Saad |
Mixed media |
GitHub use for government related work by Jaydeep Mistry Making gay identities: Queer media practices queering media technologies by Jason Lajoie |
Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA)
Needles Hall, second floor, room 2201
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