Governor General Gold Medal - Spring

This 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 be convocating with a PhD in the spring of 2026 are eligible to be nominated. If nominated by the home department, both students and their departments will be required to submit documents directly.
Nominations are limited to one per department/program.

The nominee must initiate the submission and then must invite the nominator to complete their nomination. The nominator must be the supervisor or program director.