Graduate student resources

Important contacts

Administrative contact

Graduate & Research Coordinator: vsgraduatecoordinator@uwaterloo.ca

Graduate Officers: paul.murphy@uwaterloo.ca & vivian.choh@uwaterloo.ca

General Resources:

• Vision Science Graduate Studies home page
• Graduates in Vision Science (GIVS) association
• Witer Learning Resource Centre (WLRC) - resources page
• PhD thesis defence timeline planning tool

University of Waterloo resources

Graduate studies office

• Graduate Student & Post-doctoral Affairs (GSPA)
• Current graduate students home page (university-wide)
• Graduate studies calendar
• Registration and enrolment
• Calendar of events & academic deadlines
• Important forms

Vision Science resources

• Scholarships/awards/financial aid

  • Tuition fees (Finance Office)
• The Writing and Communication Centre - offers various workshops to assist with scholarly writing and speaking

Teaching assistantship resources

• The Centre for Teaching Excellence offers various resources and training courses for those looking to improve their teaching skills. Learn more at the Centre for Teaching Excellence website. 

Thesis and degree completion

• Thesis regulations

  • Creating your thesis with Microsoft Word (IST)
  • Submitting your thesis electronically (IST)
  • Faculty of Science Thesis defence and submission information
• Convocation, graduation