Costs & funding

Graduate fellowships of $7000 are available each year to highly qualified students within SIAT.

SFU awards a small number of entrance scholarships of $18,000 to exceptional new students. Application is by invitation from the admissions committee.

Canadian citizens and permanent residents may apply for Canada Graduate Scholarships, NSERC, SSHRC and CIHR Scholarships. These multi-year awards are national and competitive. Applications are due in the fall and awards are announced in the late spring.

Research Assistantships vary widely in duties and stipends. Typically, graduate students are paid from research grants. Research assistantships are administered by the departments and faculty members holding the research grants or contracts.

Teaching Assistantships and Sessional Instructorships in the undergraduate program provide a large part of SIAT's graduate student support. You are encouraged to apply for these positions and will be invited to do so at or before the time of offer of admission. A full Teaching Assistantship position for a Masters student is valued at approximately $4,900; at the PhD level the value is $5,800. Position sizes vary according to course need and registration; compensation can range between $2,000 - $5,000.

Graduate students may receive need-based financial support from external sources. They can be supplemented through various work/ study program. Students are responsible for identifying and applying to these programs. Additional funding sources include:

• University administered bursaries
• University administered student loans
• Government loans/ grants