• General Information and Regulations
• International Students
• Sources of Funding
• Scholarships and Fellowships
• Bursaries
• Loans
• Teaching Assistantships
• Research Assistantships

• Plan and apply well in advance as many scholarship deadlines occur between 4 and 12 months before the granting of the award. Application deadlines are listed for each award on the following pages. Please note that the published deadlines are approximate dates only, and are subject to change by the awarding agency.
• All scholarships and awards are given on the recommendations of the Senate Graduate Awards Adjudication Committees. Committee decisions, when announced, are final.
• The University does not guarantee the payment of any scholarships, awards or bursaries listed in the Calendar other than those provided directly from funds of the University. If invested funds do not provide the necessary income for an endowed scholarship, award or bursary, payment of the award may be reduced or the award withheld. The University reserves the right to withold awards donated by individuals or organizations where the funds required have not actually been received.
• The University reserves the right to refrain from making an award if, in its opinion, none of the applicants meets the terms specified.
• The individual graduate student is responsible for knowing the deadlines, proper completion of the application forms and supplying all appropriate documentation for the various scholarships, awards and bursaries. Incomplete applications may be rejected.

International Students

Students who are not canadian citizens and who would require financial assistance to attend Simon Fraser University must seek such assistance in their country of origin before arrival in Canada. Many of the outside awards are restricted to Canadian citizens or permanent residents. However, foreign students are eligible for most awards granted by the University when they have been accepted for admission into a graduate program.

Sources of Funding

Graduate students are eligible for a variety of financial assistance programs including entrance or continuing scholarships, graduate fellowships, awards, bursaries, and loans.

Scholarships and fellowships recognize outstanding academic achievements; awards generally acknowledge outstanding achievements or community contributions. Bursaries are awarded on the basis of financial need. Government student loans are awarded on the basis of financial need by the student's province of residence. Emergency loans are available from the Financial Aid & Awards Office in the Maggie Benston Centre, to students in short term financial crisis.

Other sources of income are teaching assistantships (TAs) and research assistantships (RAs) which are available in most departments. Applications should be directed to the chair of the appropriate graduate program committee in the intended department.

All graduate scholarship and financial assistance programs are administered by one of two University units. Merit-based graduate scholarships and awards (cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better) are administered by the Dean of the Graduate Studies, Room 1100, Maggie Benston Student Services Centre, Tel: 778.782.3042, Fax 778.782.3080.

Generally, the financial needs-based graduate scholarships, bursaries and loans, including Government student loans and emergency loans, are administered by the Financial Assistance Office, Financial Aid & Awards Office, Maggie Benston Centre, Student Services Centre, Tel: 778.782.4356. This includes the Canadian Student Loan Program, the Work Study Program, and graduate bursaries.

The following information is intended as a guide only. Every attempt has been made to provide up-to-date information. However, it remains the prerogative of the award-granting agencies to change deadline dates, discontinue awards, etc. without prior notice.

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