Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA)
Needles Hall, second floor, room 2201
Alumni Relations recognizes top graduating students for academic achievement, by awarding the Alumni Gold Medal at convocation. The individually crafted 24-carat gold-plated medal is embossed with the university seal on the front. At fall convocation, the award is presented to a master’s and a doctoral student to recognize their academic excellence. Students who graduate in spring or fall of the calendar year will be eligible for nomination.
Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs administers the nomination and selection process. Each Faculty may nominate one student at the master’s level and one for the doctoral level. Faculty nominations and final selection by the Advisory Committee on Graduate Scholarship and Awards, and the Associate Vice-President, Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs will use the following general criteria:
A list of the past Alumni Gold Medal winners can be found on the GSPA website.
Gold Medal (value varies)
Nomination packages (one master's and one doctoral) will be solicited from each appropriate Faculty in July each year.
Manager, Graduate Financial Aid and Awards Programs in Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA)
Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA)
Needles Hall, second floor, room 2201
The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is co-ordinated within the Office of Indigenous Relations.