About this award

The President’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Supervision is an annual award dedicated to acknowledging the incredible work done by faculty members who supervise graduate researchers at McMaster.

Who can be nominated?

A McMaster faculty member who directly supervises graduate students. The nominee for this award should demonstrate excellent supervisory and mentoring skills, making a positive impact on the success of their students.

Awards will be presented at Fall Convocation in November. All winners and nominees will be acknowledged at the Graduate Students Awards Ceremony in 2026. Up to three winners will be selected, one from each of the following Faculty groupings:

• Business, Humanities and Social Sciences
• Engineering and Science
• Health Sciences

Supervisors who have received this President’s Award within the past four years are not eligible for nomination. Please review past winners below.

Who can nominate a supervisor for this award?

The nomination may be made by a current graduate student at McMaster University or by an alumni of the graduate program. The nominator must be, or have been, directly supervised by the nominated supervisor.

Deadline to submit a completed nomination package: July 2, 2025, at 8 a.m.

Nomination Form

The nomination form includes further details about supporting documents and naming conventions for those documents.

No late submissions will be accepted; please review all deadlines and adjust your timelines accordingly.

Upload your completed submissions here