Simon Fraser University

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Simon Fraser University Graduate
Awards         SFU Graduate Awards Budget   
5,834,000         Administered under two Senate
committees                            -  Senate
Policy Committee on Scholarships, Awards and
Bursaries (SPCSAB) for policy decisions           
                 -  Senate Graduate Awards
Adjudication Committee (SGAAC) for adjudicati
on  
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Simon Fraser University Graduate Awards TYPES
OF AWARDS Graduate Fellowships President's
Research Stipends C. D. Nelson Entrance
Scholarships Special Graduate Entrance
Scholarships Graduate International
Scholarships Annual and Endowed
Awards Travel and Minor Research Awards
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• Simon Fraser University
• Graduate Awards
• TYPES OF AWARDS
• 3,800,000 for Graduate Fellowships
• (commonly referred to as the GF")
• Total number of GFs for 2008-09 academic
  year is 608
• GFs are "allocated" to departments based
  on enrolment
• Available to both entering and continuing
  students
• Valued at 6,250 each for both Masters
  and Doctoral students
• Main competition occurs in April with
  April 15 deadline,
• adjustments made in October and February
• (approximately 50 of GFs are
  allocated in April competition)
• Requires minimum gpa of 3.50 and
  full-time registration

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• Simon Fraser University
• Graduate Awards
• TYPES OF AWARDS
• 918,750  for President's PhD Research Stipend
• (commonly called the PRS")
•  
•     Total number of Stipends will be 147
•    Available only to doctoral students
•    Available when student has completed all
  requirements
• for the degree (all coursework, comprehensive
  or qualifying exams)
• with the exception of the thesis
• will have at least one semester of work
  required to complete the thesis and its defense

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• Simon Fraser University
• Graduate Awards
• TYPES OF AWARDS
• 342,000 to C.D. Nelson Memorial Entrance
  Scholarships
• Available only to ENTERING graduate students
• Total number of awards is currently 18
• Valued at 19,000 over the first three
  semesters of a Masters or
  
• Doctoral Program
• University -wide competition with applicants
  nominated by
• their department of intended enrolment
• Deadline date for application is March 15 to
  department of enrolment
• Adjudicated by SGAAC

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• Simon Fraser University
• Graduate Awards
• TYPES OF AWARDS
• 210,000 to Special Graduate Entrance
• Scholarships
• Students must be NOMINATED by their
  department of enrolment
• Only for ENTERING students who have a
  competing offer from
  
• another University OR will hold a major
  national or provincial
  
• scholarship from NSERC, SSHRC, MSFHR,
  etc.
• Value ranges from 2,000 to 7,000
• Award may be held in either the first year
  or the
• second year of a students program or
  split between
• the first two years.
• No deadline date for nominations. Approved
  by Dean

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• Simon Fraser University
• Graduate Awards
• TYPES OF AWARDS
• 252,000 to Special Graduate Entrance
• Scholarships as Top
  Up Awards
• The SGES top-up awards are targeted to the
  22 students who were selected as recipients of a
  C. D. Nelson or other major entrance scholarship
  for their first-year studies.
• Valued at 9,000 each , the SGES will top up
  the Pacific Century Graduate Scholarships valued
  at 10,000 each, to provide a total of 19,000
  for Year 2 of their program.
• The PCGS program was created by the Ministry of
  Advanced Education, Province of British Columbia
  to coincide with the required expansion of
  graduate student spaces at BC universities.

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• Simon Fraser University
• Graduate Awards
• 156,250 to Graduate International
  Scholarships
• provides support to masters and doctoral
  students who must travel abroad in order to
  undertake research for their degree requirements
• 25 awards valued at 6,250 each have been
  allocated for the 2008/09 fiscal year.
• These awards can be held in summer or fall 2008
  and spring 2009.
• Each academic program can forward up to two
  applications to the Dean of Graduate Studies
  Office in the annual competition.
• Applications are evaluated by the Senate Graduate
  Awards Adjudication Committee.

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• Simon Fraser University
• Graduate Awards
• 250,000 to Travel and Minor Research
  Awards
• These awards are intended to encourage graduate
  students to attend conferences to present their
  research
• OR travel to undertake their research
• OR incur non-travel costs associated with their
  direct costs of doing research or conference
  presentations.
• Each department is given an allocation and
  develops a method for making travel and/or minor
  research awards to their graduate students.
• Each Graduate Program Chair determines the number
  and value of travel and research awards available
  within the amount allocated.

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• Simon Fraser University
• Graduate Awards
• ENDOWED
• Graduate Awards
• 12,500,000 in endowed funds
• Interest income on endowments provides
  800,000 for disbursement through a variety
  of Private Awards
• The Dean of Graduate Studies Office administers
  200 awards in this
• category
• Values range from 300 to 20,000 from 1 to 3
  academic terms
• Donors can "target" awards through specifications
  in the terms of
• reference of each award

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• Simon Fraser University
• Graduate Awards
• ENDOWED
• Graduate Awards
• Bert Henry Memorial Graduate Scholarship
• PhD entrance award
• Valued at 19,000
• Only 1 available
  (subject to funding)
• Simons Foundation Doctoral Entrance
  Fellowship
• PhD entrance award for women
  only
• Valued at 19,000
• Only 1 available
• Scott Paper Limited Bicultural
  Entrance Fellowship
• Entrance
  award for student from previous

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• Simon Fraser University
• Graduate Awards
• More
• ENDOWED
• Graduate Awards
• William and Ada Isabella Steel Memorial Graduate
  Scholarship
• For a currently enrolled student in either a
  Masters or
• Doctoral Program
• Valued at 15,000 Scholarship plus 2,000 for
  research
• expenses outside the lower mainland of B.C.
• Only 1 award available per academic year
• SFU Alumni Assn. Graduate Entrance Fellowship
• Valued at 19,000
• Only 1 award available per academic year for a
  student

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• Private Awards
• WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
• These are all merit-based awards. Applicants
  will need an average of 3.50 or better in the
  last two years of undergraduate studies or a
  minimum of two consecutive terms in their SFU
  graduate program.
• WHERE TO APPLY
• Our web site, www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies lists
  awards by funding source. All of the
  merit-based awards described in this presentation
  are provided in the Awards Funded by SFU
  section of the DGS website.
• To view the terms of reference for each private
  award by application deadline (September 30,
  January 30, or May 30), refer to the DGS
  website.
• A link to the application form for each
  SFU-funded award is available in the terms of
  reference for that award. The forms are fill-able
  on line but must be printed out, signed and
  submitted to your academic supervisor and/or
  graduate program chair by the stated deadline
  with all required supporting documents.
• (c) Refer to the Financial Aid for Graduate
  Students section of the SFU Calendar, also
  available for viewing on the DGS website.

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OR Contact the Graduate
Secretary in your home department who can advise
you on internal
application deadlines for applying.
WHEN TO APPLY? Applicants submit
completed applications and all required
documentation to their current
or intended department of enrolment.
Award competition deadlines to department of
enrolment are September 30 for
awards tenable in 1091 (Spring semester)
January 30 for awards tenable in 1094 (Summer
semester) May 30 for awards tenable
in 1097 (Fall semester)
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• Simon Fraser University
• Graduate Awards
• TIPS FOR EFFECTIVE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS
• Find out when the deadline is and give yourself
  plenty of time to complete the
  application.
• Read the application guidelines and take them
  seriously follow the rules pertaining to font
  size, line spacing, margins, page limits, etc.
• Spend time on the application
• Did you read the terms of award thoroughly?
• Do you meet the eligibility criteria?
• Did you proof-read it?
• Signed by all parties?
• Submitted by the deadline?
• Package the application material well so that
  it is easy to read. Use headings whenever
  possible

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• CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING FACTORS WHEN APPROACHING
  FACULTY MEMBERS TO WRITE
• LETTERS OF REFERENCE
• Has this faculty member taught and advised
  many students?
• Does the faculty member know you and your area
  of research?
• Is he/she able to respond fairly,
  enthusiastically, and with
• knowledge of you and of your research?
• Use someone who is not stingy with their
  praise of you and
• your potential.
• A good referee has known you for at least two
  years.
• Exception One of your referees should be your
  current supervisor.
• Check in with your referees at least one week
  before the deadline to ensure that your
  reference letter has not been forgotten.

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Graduate Awards FOR INQUIRIES ABOUT GRADUATE
AWARDS e-mail grad-awards_at_sfu.ca FOR SFU
GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
FORMS http//www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/current/
funding/InternalAwards.html
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Simon Fraser University Graduate Awards

• APPLICATION FOR A GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP
• Location http//www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/curre
  nt/documents/graduatefellowshp.pdf
• APPLICATION FOR A PRIVATE GRADUATE
  SCHOLARSHIP
• Location http//www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/downl
  oads/PrivScholSFU-appl-fillable.pdf