Governor General Gold Medal - Fall

The Governor General Gold Medal national competition recognizes excellence and original quality in graduate student research. In particular, components of the graduate program to be considered by the selection committee include the thesis, coursework, publications and presentations.
Students who will convocate with a PhD in the fall of 2026 are eligible to be nominated.
Nominations are limited to one per department/program.

The nominee (student) must initiate the submission here. The nominee will enter the name and email address of the nominator and supervisor. From there, this system will generate an email with instructions on how to log in to this system where they will complete their section of the nomination package.

Nominations will be made by the department head. Nominators will need to provide the following:
1) A letter giving a detailed rationale for the nomination.
2) A letter from the External Examiner that covers topics in the External Examiner Nomination Letter Guidelines.

The supervisor will be asked to upload a support letter.

Nominees will be responsible for answering the Supplemental Questions found at the bottom of this page.