Forms

Master’s

• Report on comprehensive examination (PDF)
• Thesis/practicum proposal (PDF)
• Thesis/practicum title and appointment of examiners (PDF)
• Thesis/practicum final report (PDF)
• Report on Master of Engineering project and report (PDF)
• Program route change (PDF)

PhD

• Program of study and appointment of advisory committee (PDF)
• Thesis proposal (PDF)
• Report on PhD candidacy examination (PDF)
• Approval to proceed to PhD thesis examination (PDF)
• Request for In-Person Access for Candidacy Examinations (PDF)

Program

• Advance credit - transfer of credit (PDF)
• Change of name (PDF)
• Continuing status of a course (CO) (PDF)
• Leave of absence status (PDF)
• Advisor-Student Guidelines (faculty only)
• Progress report (PDF)
• Program time extension (PDF)
• Permission for concurrent curriculum (PDF)
• Focus on Aging Student Intention (PDF) 
• Focus on Aging Concentration Completion (PDF)

Letter of permission

Forms must be received one month prior to the start of the term.

• Letter of permission (to study at another university for transfer of credit)
• Western Canadian Dean's Agreement
• CUGTA (Canadian University Graduate Transfer Agreement) (PDF)

Appeals

• Graduate student academic appeal form and processes (PDF)
• Graduate student discipline appeal form and processes (PDF)

Registration

• Part-time status (PDF)
• Registration form (PDF)

Emergency loan

• Emergency loan assistance (PDF)

Travel award

• Application for graduate student virtual conference award
• Graduate Student Virtual Conference Award | Letter of Support - department head

Country waivers

• In-country waiver
• Out-of-country waiver

Tri-Agency award competition information

• Tri-Agency (SSHRC, NSERC, and CIHR) Canada Graduate Scholarship - Master's (CGS-M) Presentation Slides 2020-2021 Competition
• Tri-Agency (SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR) Canada Graduate Scholarship - Master's (CGS-M) - Virtual Information Session Recording - Filmed October 15, 2020

Competition application

• Dean of Graduate Studies Student Achievement Prize
• International Graduate Student Scholarship Application (IGSS)
• Northern Scientific Training Program - internal application
• Sixth Prairie Conservation and Endangered Species Conference (not open yet)
• Women's Health Research Foundation of Canada Scholarship (full-time application)
• Women's Health Research Foundation of Canada Scholarship (part-time application)
• Richard C. Goulden Memorial Award (not open yet)
• Arthur V. Mauro Senior Student Award (not open yet)

UM Graduate Fellowship (UMGF)

Please note that you can no longer download application forms for the UMGF from this page. The UMGF competition is now administered by the various UM departments/units. 

• UMGF unit guidelines 2020-21
• UMGF recommendation 2020-21 (faculty use only) 
• UMGF award holders guide 2020-21

Faculty and staff awards

• Faculty of Graduate Studies Outstanding Support Staff Award
• Faculty of Graduate Studies Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring
• Faculty of Graduate Studies Outstanding Administrator Award

These forms are for faculty and staff use only.

GETS (Graduate Enhancement of Tri-Council Stipends)

• GETS application (faculty only)
• GETS guidelines (faculty only)

Department changes (staff only)

• Course introductions (staff only) (PDF)
• Course deletions (staff only) (PDF)
• Course modifications (staff only) (PDF)
• New graduate program statement of intent (SOI) (staff only) (PDF)

Appeals

• Recommendation to deal with failed grades (staff only) (PDF)