Graduate Student Groups

The GSA is here to enhance the experience of all grad students, and one of the ways in which we do this is by encouraging engagement by facilitating Graduate Student Groups (GSGs). We encourage you to start your own group based on research, cultural, or special interests.
By registering your Graduate Student Group with the GSA, you are eligible to receive Start-up Grant and Event Grants. Please review the GSG Handbook and Policy. If you have any questions, please contact the Governance & Services Coordinator at governance.gsa@ucalgary.ca.
Events: You are encouraged to review the current University of Calgary guidelines and processes for hosting in-person events HERE.
GSG Important documents
GSG Forms
- Graduate Student Group Creation Form
- Graduate Student Group Operational Bursary/Change of Information Form
- Event Submission Form (please use this form to request equipment rental, event grant, or promotional items)
- After Event Report Form
- GSG Agreement
- GSG Member List template
- GSG Annual Report Template
- UCAE Space Booking Agreement 2021-2022
- COM/MEDIA Agreement for DGA & GSG
Important Deadlines
October 15, 2022
Change of Information
April 15, 2023
Event Grant
April 30, 2023
Annual Report
GSG Funding
Amount: $300
Eligibility: One-time grant upon creation of a new GSG, provided that the application and all appropriate documentation have been received and approved.
Deadlines & Details: Must filled out the GSG Creation Form within 3 months of the GSG start-up date and no later than April 15 of each year.
► Apply HERE
OTHER AVAILABLE Funding
Event Support
The GSA is pleased to provide DGAs, GSGs, and Consortium with event support. Any questions or inquiries about an event that you would like to organize can be sent to events.gsa@ucalgary.ca (equipment rental, support) or governance.gsa@ucalgary.ca (event grants). Fill out the Event Submission Form to formally request GSA support for an event.
Your GSG can book classrooms/tables/green spaces directly through the UCalgary Accommodations & Events (UCAE) website!
You are encouraged to host online (virtual) events at this time, however current University of Calgary guidelines and processes for hosting in-person events can be found HERE. Please review this thoroughly if you are planning in-person events on campus at this time.
Available GSA support for an event that you can request with the Event Submission Form:
- Equipment rental
- GSA promotional items
- Booking of GSA-managed space (That Grad Space)
- Event Grants
- Event insurance information
List of Registered Graduate Student Groups
NAME OF GSG — Email
Academic Support — academic.gsa@ucalgary.ca
Advocacy Engagement Group — No email at this time
Advocates for Equitable Design Education (AEDEYYC) — aede@ucalgary.ca
Awards — awards.gsa@ucalgary.ca
Bangladeshi Scholars’ Association — bsa@ucalgary.ca
Cadence Training & Workflow group — president.ctw@gmail.com
Calgary Optics & Photonics Student Society (COPSS) — copss.ucalgary@gmail.com
Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP) Calgary — calgary@cssdp.org
Charbonneau Trainee Assoc. — charb.trainee.assoc@ucalgary.ca
Chinese Graduate Students’ Association — ucalgarycsc@gmail.com
Community Engagement — engage.gsa@ucalgary.ca
Engineering Education Students’ Society — e2s2@ucalgary.ca
Events — events.seec.gsa@ucalgary.ca
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion — edi.gsa@ucalgary.ca
External Advocacy — ext.gsa@ucalgary.ca
Finance Standing — fsc.gsa@ucalgary.ca
Friday Afternoon Talk Series — fats@ucalgary.ca
Gender & Sexuality Alliance — gsa2.gsa@ucalgary.ca
Graduate Music Society — grad.musicsociety@ucalgary.ca
Graduate Pan-Psychology Partnership — gradppp@ucalgary.ca
Graduate Representative Council
HamAndishi Group — hamandishisessions@gmail.com
Hermeneutic Hub — thehermeneutichub@gmail.com
Institute of Transportation Engineers Student Chapter (UCITE) — uofcite@gmail.com
Iranian Graduate Student Association — igsa_uofcalgary@gmail.com
Iranian Social Deduction Association (ISDA) — isdaucalgary@gmail.com
Mental Health & Wellness — wellness.gsa@ucalgary.ca
Newcomer & International Students — nisc.gsa@ucalgary.ca
One Health Trainee Chapter — onehealthgsg@gmail.com
Progressive Pakistan Students Association (PPSA) — No email at this time
Student Experience and Events — seec.gsa@ucalgary.ca
Sustainability — sustain.gsa@ucalgary.ca