In grad school at Queen's, you will be among a community of over 4,200 graduate students. You will work alongside our world-renowned, award-winning professors, research staff, post-doctoral fellows, and industry partners as well as your fellow graduate students.
In addition to meaningful engagement and collaboration on research, you will have opportunities for professional development and access to resources that can help you achieve your academic and career goals while here at Queen's and after your graduation. You will be supported, right through to your degree completion and convocation, by the School of Graduate Studies (SGS), the Society of Professional and Graduate Students (SGPS), our Faculty and your department.
Connect and stay in touch via the SGS Newsletter, Facebook and Twitter, the Faculty of Arts and Science Facebook and Twitter, the SGPS Facebook and Twitter as well as through your department and departmental student society communications.
Queen’s is proud to support our graduate students with awards, merit-based funding and travel awards. For more information, see Awards and Scholarships.
Facts and Figures
A member of the U15, Queen’s ranks highly in terms of research funding and intensity. Our research funding enables us to invest in graduate student research and to prioritize graduate student supervision. In turn, our graduate students contribute to our research excellence by working with our nationally & internationally recognized faculty researchers in state-of-the art research facilities.
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Facilities
Queen’s has state-of-the-art facilities that offer opportunities for specialized and interdisciplinary research. Queen’s continues to invest in its facilities with the support of the federal and provincial governments and donors.
Queen’s has an active and vibrant graduate student community. Completion rates are high and students report a high level of satisfaction with their student experience. Queen’s campus is diverse and inclusive.
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Alumni Mentorship and Network
Queen’s alumni offer graduate students mentorship and a world-wide network of contacts.
Queen’s School of Graduate Studies provides graduate students with opportunities to showcase their research in order provide them with experience in making their research accessible to academic, specialist and non-specialist audiences.
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