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3 Minute Thesis
The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition challenges graduate students to present their thesis and its significance in just three minutes and one slide.
President's Dream Colloquium
The President's Dream Colloquium brings leading thinkers to SFU and provides an annual forum for intensive interdisciplinary exchange amongst faculty and students.
Your Career Compass
The Your Career Compass workshop series helps graduate students navigate their career options inside or outside of academia.
Book a 1:1 career coaching session to support your career exploration, job search, portfolio development, or future education plans. Coach: Amrit Mundy, Career Education Specialist, Career and Volunteer Services, SFU.
Schedule your session today on myExperience*, SFU’s platform for career appointments, events, jobs, and volunteer opportunities.
*After logging in, you can find 1:1 Grad student career appointments under the Career/Appointment Calendar in the left-hand menu. Be sure to add your appointment to your calendar!
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In-person & online
More Events for Grad Students
On Campus
- Connecting the Dots | SFU Vancouver — Harbour Centre 3050 | October 2025 - April 2026, First Wednesday of each month, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
- Catalyst Kickoff | Chang Institute | Surrey Campus | Feb 12
- Idea Prize | Chang Institute | Apply by Feb 15
- Call For Abstracts - Defiance Throughout the Ages | Dalhousie Graduate History Society’s Annual Conference | Apply by Feb 22
Off Campus
- Research Project Management Training for Graduate Students and Postdocs | CAGS | Jan 27, 10:00 am - 11:30 am (PT) | Online
This session presents a new CAGS webinar designed to build research project management skills for graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and early career researchers. Led by Dr. P. Alison Paprica, the session introduces three practical, one-page tools that help participants plan, manage, and track research projects under conditions of uncertainty, supporting steady progress on theses, dissertations, and research programs.
- ComSciCon: Canada-wide Science Communication Training | University of Waterloo | Apply Feb 9
ComSciCon is a series of workshops focused on enhancing communication skills and fostering an inclusive community that can effectively communicate scientific information to academic and non-academic audiences. Founded in 2013 by graduate students at Harvard University and MIT, ComSciCon has since supported over 2000 graduate students in developing the skills needed to communicate complex ideas in science, engineering, and other STEM+ fields to broader and more diverse audiences. ComSciConCAN offers this same training to empower the next generation of Canadian STEM+ leaders across the country.
- Guiding interdisciplinary Research On Women's and girl's health and Wellbeing | University of Calgary | Apply April 1
GROWW strives to positively impact the lives of all people who identify as women and to inspire individuals who are dedicated to propelling women’s health. The GROWW Cohort program annually accepts a group of 20 clinical trainees, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and ECRs from across Canada chosen through a competitive application process. Cohort members will have the opportunity to be involved in workshops and retreats, a structured mentorship program, experiential learning, educational workshops, institutes, and have potential for funding opportunities.
Ongoing
- Indigenous Student Support; Jennifer Reandy is available for counselling support for Indigenous students from Tuesday to Friday.
- Thriving in your role as a TA/TM Online Course: gain resilience skills, identify boundaries in your role as a TA/TM helping students, and overview conditions for well-being in learning environments
- Instructional Skills Workshops (Various dates and deadlines for spring and summer)
- SFU Research Ethics Board runs weekly remote help sessions
- The Mentor Meet Program, available to entrepreneurs in the SFU Community, allows you to connect with mentors at all three SFU Campuses.
- Understanding and Coping with Anxiety and Depression Health & Counselling has a recorded/asynchronous version of their seminar about anxiety and depression. Download and print out the presentation slides and resources.