Current Students

Guide for New Graduate Students

• Guide for New Graduate Students

Current Graduate Courses

• Courses offered in 2025-26

Graduate Awards and Scholarships

Students are strongly encouraged to seek out scholarships and other sources of funding independently. Consult CGPS's Awards Hub. Students can also contact Gen Clark for help developing competitive scholarship applications.

A $750 travel award is available to each student once during their program to present their research at a professional meeting or conference.

Advisory Committees: Guides and Forms

Approval of the Program of Studies (POS) Meeting

• POS Meeting Report Form
• POS Project Description Form
• PN-200 POS Form
• Student-Supervisor Agreement

Approval of the Research Proposal Meeting

• Proposal meeting report form

Research Progress Meeting

• Research progress report form
• Research progress meeting yearly update form

Entry into PhD from Master's or Transfer from Master's to PhD

• Entry to PhD report form (contact grad office)

PhD Candidacy Assessment

• Written paper rubric
• Oral presentation rubric
• Report form

Permission to Write Meeting

• Permission to write report form

Thesis Preparation, Defence, and Final Submission

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Contact Information

For questions related to your program of study, contact Simon Downer, Graduate Programs Administrative Assistant.

For guidance with funding and professional development, contact Gen Clark, Manager, Research Development and Graduate Affairs.

Associate Dean, Research, Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs: Dr. David Blackburn
Graduate Program Chair: Dr. Roy Dobson