Graduate Student Help & Info

Grad School 101 (Created by the BGSA)

• New Graduate Student Handbook
• Welcome to the Department of Biological Sciences
• Grad Student Rules to Live By

Advice from Fellow U of A Students

If you would like to share advice for fellow students, please contact the BGSA (bgsa@ualberta.ca).

• Thesis permissions guide

Personal & Professional Development Opportunities

• FGSR https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-studies/professional-development/pd-online-suite
• Mitacs https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-studies/professional-development/events/mitacs-sessions
  • Communication https://www.mitacs.ca/en/programs/training/workshops/skills-communication
• Dale Carnegie https://www.dalecarnegie.com/en/courses-v2/241
• SWIM Graduate Leadership Development https://www.ualberta.ca/lougheed-leadership-college//graduate-program/graduate-leadership-development/swim.html

Research & Writing Resources

• Choosing the Right Citation Management Tool: Endnote, Mendeley, Refworks, or Zotero https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6013132/
• Tips for Starting to Write a Thesis https://medium.com/youalberta/tips-for-starting-to-write-a-thesis-f5d6a267994d

Student – Supervisor Resources

• How to Ensure a Rewarding Thesis-based Student-Supervisor Experience at the University of Alberta
• Guidelines for Effective Remote Supervision

Thesis Guides

• FGSR’s downloadable thesis formatting requirements
• FGSR’s online guidelines

Award Deadlines – Scholarships, Fellowships, Bursaries

https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-studies/awards-and-funding/award-deadlines