Funding & Resources

Financial support is considered to be the responsibility of the student. Students applying for the Global Humanities MA Program should include completed applications for Graduate Fellowships and any other scholarships and bursaries for which they may be eligible on the GA3 system. Current students should check with Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for scholarships or other funding opportunities they may be eligible for.

Unfortunately, Global Humanities cannot necessarily guarantee support for all our students.
 

Research Assistantships may also be available to graduate students through faculty research grants.
 

Generally speaking, the Department of Global Humanities awards its Graduate Fellowships (GF), worth $7,000 for a full GF or $3,500 for a partial GF, during the Fall term to new incoming students. Students interested in a GF should first read the GF Terms of Reference to ensure they meet all the criteria for this award. To be eligible to hold a GF, applicants must be registered as a full-time, regular (not "on-leave" or "part-time") student and must normally have a minimum grade point average of 3.50. In exceptional cases, other evidence of outstanding ability may outweigh this criterion.

Eligible students apply through their department of enrolment by completing an "Application for a Graduate Fellowship" in the GA3 online system. It is the student's responsibility to attach any required documents/transcripts. Applicants complete the GF application by the departmental deadline.
 

The Roderick (Erick) O'Reilly Memorial Graduate Award in the Humanities was established in 2019 to support graduate students who are enrolled full-time in the Master of Arts program in the Department of Global Humanities. The award will be granted by the Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies on behalf of the Senate Graduate Awards Adjudication Committee upon the nomination of the Department Chair or his/her designate.
 

The Zaslove Humanities Graduate Scholarship is available to MA or PhD candidates in Global Humanities who demonstrate academic excellence. This scholarship may be held in conjunction with other awards made by Simon Fraser University or other agencies where permitted by those agencies. Students are nominated by the Graduate Program Chair of the Department of Global Humanities. The scholarship will be awarded by the Dean of Graduate Studies on behalf of the Senate Graduate Awards Adjudication Committee.