FASS funding

Graduate Student Support Fund

The FASS Graduate Student Support Fund provides research travel funding between $500 and $1,000 CAD.

Funding will be awarded on a first come, first served basis until funds are exhausted.

Visiting Speakers Fund

The FASS Visiting Speakers Fund provides funding to invite speakers to SFU. It offers a $5,000 grant to support visiting speakers in FASS.

Rapid Response Fund

The Rapid Response Fund supports continuing faculty members in FASS to address current topics of general interest both promptly and publicly. It offers a $5000 grant to support public events addressing current topics.

Retirees Research fund

The Retirees Research Fund provides support for retired FASS faculty members to conduct research. It provides a $5,000 grant to support the research of retired FASS faculty.

Kickstarter Seed Grant

The FASS Kickstarter Seed Grant provides research funding for one or two faculty members that brings greater visibility and external engagement to FASS research and/or that cultivates projects that are likely to secure external funding. This grant is not currently open. Questions? Contact FASS Associate Dean, Research & International fass_adri@sfu.ca.

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Kickstarter Seed recipients

Breaking Barriers Interdisciplinary Incentive Grant

The Breaking Barriers Interdisciplinary Incentive Grant funds research proposed by teams from at least two disciplines, and ideally will also involve a faculty member or members from outside of FASS. The aim of the research is to deepen our understanding of the world’s most pressing issues or aim to create solutions or otherwise address these problems.

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Breaking Barriers recipients