Important information to help you along your graduate journey. 

Register Now

All new and continuing graduate students are required to register online via the Bridge every semester. See the Registration Guide for detailed information about how to register.

SGS Office Summer Hours

Effective June 30 to August 28, the School of Graduate Studies Office will be closed during the lunch period. The SGS will be open from 8:30 a.m. to noon, and 1:30 to 4:30, Monday to Friday.

Interactive Orientation Symposium

September 7 to 11
Start Navigating Your Graduate Journey

New and continuing graduate student attendance throughout the day on September 7 and 8 as well as at other orientation events during the week is essential.

The tentative schedule for orientation is posted on the SGS website. 

Teaching as a Professional Responsibility

Plan to attend one of these workshop sessions in September if you are a new Graduate Teaching Assistant or were unable to attend one of the previous sessions of this workshop. More

9th Annual Chinook Symposium for Chemistry and Biochemistry

September 18 at 1 p.m. in the Markin Hall Atrium

This poster symposium celebrates undergraduate and graduate students performing original research in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.

The Chinook Research Excellence Keynote lecture in (Bio)chemistry celebrates the excellence of research carried out by the steadily increasing number of doctoral students in the department. One doctoral student from each of Chemistry and Biochemistry is invited to give a short lecture at the end of the afternoon and the top presenter will be awarded the Loren Hepler Gold Medal for PhD Research Excellence. 

Heads up - Award Renewal Time!

If you have received a multi-year award, you will be asked to submit the Annual Progress/Renewal Scholarship Report two weeks prior to the anniversary of the award's start date. Watch your inbox for more information.

Advantage Award

If you are currently receiving this award (you must have started your program of study in or prior to September 2013) and are still eligible, you will need to submit your complete Advantage Award application for renewal as soon as possible. Late submissions will not be paid retro-actively.

ULSU Health and Dental Plan

All full-time students are automatically enrolled in the ULSU Health and Dental Plans. If you have alternative insurance benefits, you may choose to opt-out. To opt-out  online click here.

U-Pass Program

The GSA, in partnership with Lethbridge Transit, offers all graduate students reduced transit fares through a U-Pass program. If you have questions regarding the U-Pass and its distribution, please see the GSA website

First Impressions

The GSA First Impressions program is designed to make the move to Lethbridge, or the move from undergrad to graduate student life, smoother for new students. Incoming graduate students are paired with current graduate students who are able to answer questions and provide information, usually via email. A campus tour is also (usually) the first part of this partnership.

English Language Tutor Program

The English Language Tutor program is a service for international students designed to improve language skills and knowledge of Canadian customs by pairing them with a student volunteer from the University.

The primary focus of the program is conversational English, but tutors also assist students with: reading, writing, grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary.

Travel Awards

Conference season is upon us! Be sure to check out the following award opportunities:

• Alberta Profiling Travel Award
• Research Dissemination Travel Award
• GSA Travel Award

SPOR 2015 Fall Studentship Competition

The Career Development in Methods and Health Services Research Platform is pleased to announce the first competition for the SPOR Graduate Studentship in Patient-Oriented Research. The program will fund up to eight (8) awards. The application deadline is October 1, 2015. 

Alberta Innovates- Health Solutions (AIHS) will host the studentship competition for the Alberta's Strategy for Patient Oriented Research (SPOR) SUPPORT Unit

Super cold deep freeze key to testing instruments destined for space

The University's new cryogenic test facility has allowed researchers in Dr. David Naylor's astrophysics lab to test instruments to ensure they work in extreme cold before they are sent into space. “I would say that the CTF has increased our productivity by a factor of 10. It allows us far more flexibility and enables us to try different things out,” says Naylor. 

PhD candidate Ian Veenendaal has been closely involved with the building and installation of the CTF and now with its operation. More

Coming Up in the SGS

Looking for information about upcoming events in the SGS, including Final Thesis Examinations and award/funding application deadlines? Check your inbox on Tuesday mornings or have a look at the SGS Events Calendar any time to see what's happening in the SGS.