Spices adds flavour to campus life!

Building a brighter world. That’s what it’s all about when you’re a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow at McMaster. You spend your days immersed in research – reading, analyzing, writing – with the goal of making a difference.

But at those in-between moments beyond the labs, libraries and lecture halls … well, that’s when life happens. And that’s where Spices comes in!

Spices is a funding program that supports new initiatives driven by graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. These projects help to build graduate and postdoctoral community, as well as address a need and create opportunities on campus or beyond.

Spices isn’t about academic research. But it is about making a difference.

Current and past initiatives focus on a variety of areas including

• personal and professional development
• community outreach
• wellness
• creativity – art, storytelling, and videography
• sustainability
• networking and connectivity

What is a Spices project?

• Something that does not already exist – it’s an original idea that fills a need.
• An initiative that includes team members who identify as part of the community the project aims to engage.
• A project driven by grad students or postdocs who are passionate about their ideas and want to make a difference.
• Something inspired by clear vision and leadership.

The deadline for Spices proposals: March 25 at 9 a.m.

For more information and to download a proposal template, visit Spices.

Still wondering what a Spices project looks like? View current ad past initiatives to see the interesting and impactful projects that have been funded so far.

If you have questions, email Spices coordinator Andrea Cole.