Faculty of Graduate Studies
We take a student-centred approach to create a meaningful graduate student journey.
As a University of Calgary graduate student, you are a part of the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS). While your teaching faculty provides the home for your research, courses and scholarly activities, we are here to answer your questions, support, guide and empower you in your graduate journey.
Tara L. Beattie
Dean and Vice Provost – Graduate Studies
GRADnews
Seven UCalgary graduate students are among the 2026 Cannon Lachapelle Award recipients, recognized for turning research into action through entrepreneurial thinking. Their creativity, initiative and innovation reflect the impact graduate students are making in Canada and beyond.
Latest graduate news
Graduate internships help Parking and Transportation Services tackle strategic work
Partnership with Faculty of Graduate Studies program gives students meaningful experience while bringing new expertise to the department
New shades of thinking: Meet UCalgary’s second Transdisciplinary Graduate Programs cohort
Twenty new graduate students are learning to approach complex challenges by drawing on different disciplines, professional expertise and community knowledge
Your Guide to Alumni All-Access 2026: Part One
From celebrating remarkable alumni to wolfdogs, artificial intelligence, and what to expect this cold and flu season, there’s a little something for everyone as Alumni All-Access returns Oct. 15 to 25.
New book uses speculative storytelling as a form of expression in STEM and innovation
PhD student brings 25 women together to explore imagination as a tool for reflection and change
Transformative Talent Internship takes Schulich student from theory to timber
How an engineering master's student was able to apply his technical skills at West Fraser’s Blue Ridge Lumber division and build confidence beyond campus
David Garneau Wants You to Look Again
Books without words. Bubble-wrapped bison heads. Sunlight soap. In David Garneau’s latest exhibitions, everyday objects carry unsettling histories.
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Academic Calendar
This Calendar provides important information regarding the regulations of the University and graduate programs.