The Graduate Studies Endowment Fund (GSEF) is a graduate student-run organization that exists to support improvements to the overall graduate student experience at the University of Waterloo. The GSA provides supports GSEF which offers funding for graduate student-led initiatives. All registered graduate students make a contribution of $20 per term. With your contribution, GSEF is able to support graduate student projects through their Project Funding program, provide students the opportunity to attend conferences through the Graduate Student Research Dissemination Award, directly supporting the GSE through orientation funding.  

For more information about GSEF and how to apply for various funding opportunities, please visit their website. To find out how you can get involved, or if you have other questions, please contact the GSEF Coordinator at gsef@uwaterloo.ca.