Applications open to attend the Lake Shift writing retreat!

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

In 2018, Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs sponsored two doctoral students, Becky Anderson and Tariq Aziz, to attend the Lake Shift writing retreat. This year, Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs is thrilled to announce that we will be sending four doctoral students.

Queen's biology station, the home of the Lake ShiftRunning from July 14-19, 2019, the Lake Shift is a thesis writing retreat for doctoral students only from Ontario universities, hosted by the School of Graduate Studies at Queen's University. The retreat takes place at the Queen's University Biology Station on Lake Opinicon (a 50-minute drive north of Kingston), which is the perfect setting for doctoral students to have access to structured time to write, workshops on tips for effective dissertation writing, opportunities to network with other doctoral students and all in a naturally beautiful location. The objective of the retreat is to enable doctoral students to make substantial progress toward writing their thesis and to develop foundations to maintain that momentum. Participants will also be able to enjoy swimming, canoeing, hiking and campfire conversations!

Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs will cover travel expenses from Waterloo to Kingston as well as the Lake Shift registration fee (includes all meals, snacks and shared accommodations) for successful applicants.

Applications are due by 11:59pm on Wednesday, May 22, 2019.