Graduate Student Handbook

General Program, Thesis & Defence Information

• Graduate Programs Information for graduate students on policies and procedures in the Department of Physics and Engineering Physics
  • Students whose start date is prior to May 1, 2022 follow this Program Information guidelines (pdf).
  • If your start date is September 1, 2021 or January 1, 2022 and you have NOT had an advisory meeting yet, you may use the new Programs Information guidelines (pdf).
  • Students whose start date is May 1, 2022 or later use this Program Information guidelines (pdf).
• Qualifying Requirement Form for Ph.D. students (MS-WORD)
• New Doctoral Candidacy Assessment Procedure for Ph.D. students 
  • Ph.D. students whose start date is May 1, 2024 or later follow the new Doctoral Candidacy Assessment Procedure (pdf) in lieu of the old comprehesive examination.  
  • Ph.D. students whose start date is prior to May 1, 2024 can use the old Comprehensive Examination guidelines (the information is available in the Graduate Program Information guidelines above).   
• Guidelines for Thesis Preparation
• All students are required to take Quantum Mechanics and Electromagnetic Theory during their Bachelors or Masters degree.
• Prescreening Form for Prospective Graduate Students (MS-WORD)

Scholarship Information

• Departmental Scholarship Application form: MS-WORD OR PDF
• Graduate scholarship descriptions (PDF)
  • University Graduate Scholarships
  • Graduate Teaching Fellowships
    William Rowles Fellowship
  • J. S. Kim Graduate Award
  • Gehard Herzberg Memorial Scholarship
  • Balfour W. Currie Scholarship
  • Jack Henry Meek Memorial Scholarship
  • Alex Kavadas Memorial Scholarship
  • Theodore R. Hartz Scholarship
  • Harold E. Johns Scholarship
  • Herzberg Travel Awards
  • ISAS Book Award
  • Gerhard Herzberg Fellowship (alternates years with Chemistry)

• Depending on the area of research and other circumstances (such as needs) graduate students may be eligible for other awards administered by the College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (CGPS).  Students should consult Awards Database for eligibility and deadlines. 
• NSERC award