This year, the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (SGPS) will present four awards, including three new ones:
- NEW: Excellence in Service Award: Recognizes Ontario Tech University staff members who have displayed professional excellence in graduate education.
- NEW: Postdoctoral Fellow Excellence Award: Recognizes postdoctoral fellows who have displayed excellence in research, professional development, and/or service during their appointment at Ontario Tech.
- NEW: Graduate Student Leadership Award: Recognizes graduate students enrolled at Ontario Tech who have displayed excellence in leadership.
- Award of Excellence in Graduate Supervision: Recognizes faculty members who have displayed excellence in the mentorship and supervision of graduate students at the university. Any current student can nominate a faculty member.
Nominations are open until Tuesday, June 30. Visit the Graduate Excellence Awards page on the SGPS website to learn more about the awards and to submit nominations.
- The Spring application deadline for the Graduate Student Research Travel Award has been extended to Sunday, May 31, 2020 for conferences between April 1, 2020 and September 30, 2020. Both in-person and online conferences are eligible.
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Are you defending your thesis in the Spring/Summer 2020 term? There are specific thesis formatting requirements, defence timelines and other helpful resources found on the SGPS website or in the Graduate Academic Calendar. As a result of COVID-19, please also review the updated information about thesis research and examinations found in these FAQ’s.
