Transfer Students
SFU offers a very limited number of funding options for students entering SFU as transfer students.
University Transfer Entrance Scholarship
Each Fall, SFU offers automatic transfer entrance scholarships to the top domestic and international SFU applicants who are transferring to SFU from another Canadian university and meet the eligibility requirements found below.
Overview
Value: Minimum $3,000
Number: Varies (approximately 5)
Citizenship: Canadian, Permanent Resident or International
Term: Fall (September)
Application: Not required
The University Transfer Entrance Scholarships do not require an application. Canadian University Transfer students are automatically considered. The University Transfer Entrance Scholarship is awarded to the top students transferring to any faculty. Based on the highest final transfer admission GPA.
Indigenous Undergraduate Student Entrance Award
Overview
Value: Minimum $5,000
Number: Varies
Citizenship: Canadian Indigenous
Term: Fall (September)
Application: Required
Applicants will have demonstrated involvement within the Indigenous community through service and/or cultural contribution. Recipients would demonstrate this through their commitment to engagement, leadership and social justice within their community, and would be selected based on their ability to demonstrate how their current and future experience(s) are inclusive of the 4Rs (Kirkness & Barnhardt, 1991): Respect, Relevance, Reciprocity, and Responsibility.
CKNW Kid's Fund Bursary
Overview
Value: Up to $66,000 (split into 12 equal installments)
Number: 2
Citizenship: Canadian or Permanent Resident
Term: Fall 2024 only
Application: Required
One or more bursaries will be awarded, on the basis of demonstrated financial need, to an undergraduate student entering SFU from a BC secondary school or college. Applicant must be a single parent.
The Fall 2024 application period was from
August 26, 2024 to September 13, 2024
Other Financial Support
Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents also have access to other financial opportunities including government Student Loans, undergraduate SFU Awards, SFU Bursaries, and the SFU Work-Study program in their first term.
You may also qualify to apply for the BC Scholarship Society Transfer Scholarship, valued at $5000. This is an externally-administered scholarship (not done through SFU). Application and deadlines to apply are managed by the Society. To learn more about this exciting opportunity, please visit their website.
US and International Students
US applicants, please click here for additional information on US-specific resources.
International Citizens studying at SFU also have access to other financial opportunities such as SFU Awards, SFU Bursaries and the SFU Work-Study program. Employment options are also available; to find out more, visit International Services for Students.
Please note:
The University assumes that students will arrange their own funding to meet immigration requirements for the issuance and/or renewal of student authorizations and visas. An offer of admission to SFU is not an offer of financial support. Bursaries administered by SFU, awarded on the basis of financial need, are provided as supplemental funding and cannot be used for the core funding required to meet immigration requirement.