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FGPS represents Laurier’s graduate programs and serves as the administrative home for postdoctoral fellows across our campuses and locations. We are dedicated to providing academic leadership and administrative support to graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, graduate programs and their program coordinators, and faculty to:

• Manage the application processes for graduate programs including, maintaining application records.
• Verify and monitor student registration, grades submission, student progress and a number of student records processes including progress reports, the Ontario Visiting Graduate Student program, petitions, defenses and more.
• Establish and oversee all procedures related to federal and provincial scholarship and postdoctoral fellowship programs, and manage the institutional TA and scholarship budget.
• Support students in their financial matters related to attending graduate school, including a range of funding opportunities for master's and doctoral students.

Find Support with FGPS

Book an appointment with a graduate support consultant for one-on-one help.

These appointments can be about financial matters, grant applications, scholarship information, dissertation writing, and more.

Our dedicated and supportive faculty are the backbone of our graduate programs. Laurier faculty balance world-class research with high-quality teaching and they are eager to help you meet your professional and academic goals.

Explore your program page to find specific information about your program and program coordinator contact information.

The Graduate Students’ Association (GSA) is a not-for-profit operated by Laurier graduate students for Laurier graduate students. If you are enrolled as a graduate student, you are automatically a member.

Once you have accepted your offer of admission, be sure to review our New Graduate Student Checklist. This checklist provides you with important next steps and information - how to set up your Laurier email address, how to get your Laurier ID card (OneCard), how to apply for funding, how to apply for a parking permit, and much more.

Professional development for graduate students is a priority at Laurier. Our award-winning professionalization program, ASPIRE, will help you craft a learning plan tailored to your interests, so you can achieve your professional goals.

ASPIRE helps to identify, develop and translate your academic knowledge and skill into valuable professional skills for a variety of workplaces – higher education, the private sector, non-profit organizations, government and more.

Receiving financial support while going to school makes your decision a little easier. Eligible students in Laurier's research-intensive master’s programs receive $14,500 on average. Many students receive more. The funding is typically made up of a teaching assistantships and scholarship support.

Eligible students admitted to study on a full-time basis in doctoral programs are guaranteed a minimum of $22,000 per year for up to four years.

Check out graduate funding and award opportunities.

Check out other general student services to help you from student life to registration and finances at Laurier.

• Accessible Learning Centre
• Athletics and Recreation
• Career Development
• Centre for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
• Employment based funding
• External funding and awards
• Internal scholarships and awards
• International Student Support
• Library
• Office of Human Rights and Conflict Management
• Office of Research Services
• OneCard
• Service Laurier
• Student Care
• Student Wellness Centre
• Textbooks and course materials
• Tuition and fees