Run your own GRADflix competition!

GRADflix was created by Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs at the University of Waterloo in 2018 in response to a need for research communication opportunities that developed skills outside of public speaking. The GRADflix competition at the University of Waterloo continues to grow and has expanded to six other Ontario institutions!  

The University of Waterloo encourages other institutions to implement their own GRADflix competitions and is happy to support this process! Here you will find all the information, resources and templates you need to support you in launching your own competition. The following documents and files are available for download: 

• GRADflix competition information (PDF)  

• GRADflix judging sheet (Excel)

• GRADflix training session slides: Introducing the competition (PowerPoint)  

• GRADflix training session slides: Communicating your research in a one-minute video:

  • Audience and purpose (PowerPoint)

  • Telling a story (PowerPoint)

  • Multimodal communication (PowerPoint)

• GRADflix training session slides: Tools and tips for creating your video (PowerPoint)  

• GRADflix training session slides: Understanding copyright considerations (PowerPoint)  

• GRADflix promotional image (png)  

• GRADflix showcase sticker (png)  

All resources (except where explicitly stated otherwise) are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license. You are free to use, distribute, and adapt this work freely, provided you include proper attribution and do not use it for commercial purposes.

Institutions may implement the competition as outlined in the resources and templates or adjust the competition to suit their unique institutional needs and priorities. See how other institutions have crafted their competitions:  

• GRADflix at McMaster University 

• GRADflix at Brock University  

• GRADFlix at Toronto Metropolitan University 

• GRADflix at Carleton University  

• GRADflix at University of Ottawa 

If you have questions about the GRADflix competition, please contact Sarah Howard, Manager, Postdoctoral Affairs and Programming Development.