News

Thursday, July 25, 2024

Supports for Bangladeshi students

The University of Waterloo is aware of the distressing events in Bangladesh, where peaceful student-led protests against the recently reinstated government job quotas have escalated into violence resulting in casualties, government-sanctioned curfews and disruptions to internet and cellular services.

Thursday, July 18, 2024

Meet the GRADflix finalist who explores gravity

Each year the University of Waterloo GRADflix competition sees Master’s and PhD students from every discipline participate, creating 60-second videos describing their research and showcasing the amazing ideas and ambitions of our community of graduate researchers. This year, Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs is following up with some of our 2024 participants.

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Increased support for Provost postdoctoral scholars

Launched in 2022, Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA) is proud to support the Provost’s Program for Black and Indigenous Scholars and the Provost’s Program for Interdiscipli

Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Update to Tri-agency graduate scholarship increases, effective September 1, 2024

Following up on the recent federal budget announcement, the Tri-agencies have advised that the increases in the Tri-agency scholarship amounts will take effect September 1, 2024 for current and new master’s and doctoral recipients.

As a reminder, the updated values are as follows:

Scholarship

Thursday, July 4, 2024

Three doctoral students head to Lake Shift

Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs, with additional support from the Faculty of Engineering, is pleased to be sending three doctoral students to Lake Opinicon for the 2024 Lake Shift writing retreat.

Thursday, June 27, 2024

Meet the Postdoc Engagement Liaisons

Monday, June 10, 2024

Celebrating spring 2024 doctoral graduates

On Wednesday, June 5, Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs hosted a dinner reception for spring 2024 doctoral graduates, their guests, and supervisors.

Monday, June 10, 2024

This website is changing

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The Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA) website (uwaterloo.ca/graduate-studies-postdoctoral-affairs/) is changing.

To renew our focus on our audiences and provide more tailored online experiences, the GSPA website will change from a single website into three websites:

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Seeking graduate student valedictorians for fall 2024

Graduate students walking in to convocation

The University of Waterloo is seeking five graduate valedictorians for the fall (October) 2024 convocation ceremonies.

If you’re a graduate student completing your degree in 2024, this is a fantastic opportunity to represent your faculty and share your experiences with your peers, faculty, and guests during the ceremony.

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Changes in fellowship funding for postdoctoral scholars announced in recent federal budget

The recent federal budget announcement brings promising news for current and prospective postdoctoral scholars at Canadian universities. As part of a comprehensive package to address the cost-of-living challenges and enhance Canada’s research capabilities, significant increases have been made to fund master's and doctoral student scholarships and postdoctoral fellowships.

Increased tri-agency postdoctoral fellowship amounts