The Graduates in Vision Science (GIVS) consists of the Master's and Doctoral students at the School of Optometry and Vision Science. With more than 40 students from countries all over the world, GIVS students are committed to furthering our advancement of knowledge in Vision Science and related disciplines, and is one of the largest vision science graduate program in the world.
Your GIVS Council for 2025-2026
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Congratulations to our 2023 award winners!
Desmond Fonn Contact Lens Research Award
Piyush Garg
Megala Ramasamy
The Dr. Emerson Woodruff Graduate Scholarship in Paediatrics
Asiya Jabeen
Class of 1948 Graduate Scholarship
Adrianna Warren
H. Winston Algate Award in Graduate Studies
Abdul Rasheed Mohammed
Outstanding Teaching Award
Nijani Nagaarudkumaran, Basic Science Award
Heinz Otchere, Clinical Science Award
University of Waterloo Graduate Scholarships
Mehdi Al Atrach
Xiaoxin Chen
Theodore Chow
Piyush Garg
Shilpa Gorla
Heather Hudecki
Yutong Jin
Allison Lynch
Sandra Mazur
Marisa McKinney
Abdul Rasheed Mohammed
Mana Monfared
Megala Ramasamy
Adrianna Warren
Congratulations to our 2022 award winners!
Daytech Manufacturing Ltd. Prize
Juliette Teodoro
Allison Lynch
Desmond Fonn Contact Lens Research Award
Heinz Otchere
Yutong Jin
The Dr. Emerson Woodruff Graduate Scholarship in Paediatrics
Xiaoxin Chen
Class of 1948 Graduate Scholarship
Adrianna Warren
H. Winston Algate Award in Graduate Studies
Heather Hudecki
University of Waterloo Science Senate Graduate Scholarship
Mana Monfared
Outstanding Teaching Award
Nijani Nagaarudkumaran, Basic Science Award
Heinz Otchere, Clinical Science Award
University of Waterloo Graduate Scholarships
Xiaoxin Chen
Piyush Garg
Shilpa Gorla
Heather Hudecki
Asiya Jabeen
Yutong Jin
Hoda Kheradfallah
Allison Lynch
Sandra Mazur
Abdul Rasheed Mohammed
Mana Monfared
Heinz Otchere
Megala Ramasamy
Mohammad Navid Shahsavari
Manish Shukla
Adrianna Warren
Anne Marie Yeboah
Angela Zhang
Congratulations to our 2021 award winners!
Daytech Manufacturing Ltd. Prize
Amy Chow
Vivian Chan
Desmond Fonn Contact Lens Research Award
Alan Yee
Susmita Bose
The Dr. Emerson Woodruff Graduate Scholarship in Paediatrics
Taylor Brin
Class of 1948 Graduate Scholarship
Heinz Otchere
H. Winston Algate Award in Graduate Studies
Melanie Mungalsingh
University of Waterloo Science Senate Graduate Scholarship
Kirsten Carter