Faculty of Applied Sciences

External Awards: Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship for International Students in USA, 2014/15 May 17, 2013
The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program provides funding for ten months of non-degree academic study and related professional experiences in the United States. Application deadlines vary by country.

Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowships May 13, 2013
The Mitacs Elevate program provides two types of fellowships for postdoctoral fellows and PhD students about to complete their degrees.

External Awards: Rolex Awards for Enterprise May 10, 2013
Rolex is accepting applications for the 2014 Awards for Enterprise, which are dedicated to young candidates aged between 18 and 30. The Rolex Awards support pioneering work in five areas: applied technology, cultural heritage, environment, exploration and discovery, and science and health. Apply by May 31, 2013.

External Awards: AgreenSkills funding for postdocs in France May 09, 2013
AgreenSkills is now open for PhD students who wish to do 12–24 months of post-doctoral research in France. There are two application deadlines: May 15 and Novermber 15, 2013.

SFU Aboriginal Community Engagement Award April 26, 2013
SFU Aboriginal graduate students can apply for the Aboriginal Community Engagement Award valued at $2,500 by May 17, 2013.

SFU Private Awards: Apply by May 30 April 26, 2013
Due in large part to the generosity of our donors, Simon Fraser University can offer a number of private or endowed awards which provide a total of over $600,000 annually to our graduate students. Apply by May 30.

External Awards: Hacker School Scholarships for Women April 25, 2013
Hacker School is offering a limited number of $5,000 need-based grants for women to attend Hacker School this Summer in New York. Apply online by May 2, 2013.

External Awards: Minerva Foundation for BC Women, Nancy Harrison and Paul Buitenhuis Education Award April 19, 2013
The Minerva Foundation for BC Women is now accepting applications for the Nancy Harrison and Paul Buitenhuis Education Award. The purpose of the award is to support eligible women who wish to advance their education at SFU. Preference will be given to single mothers. Apply by June 1, 2013.

External Award: Government of Japan MEXT Research Student Scholarship April 12, 2013
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of the Government of Japan is currently accepting applications for its 2014 Research Student Scholarship.

External Awards: Australia Endeavour Research Awards April 11, 2013
Undertake part of your postgraduate or postdoctoral research in Australia with support from the Australian government.

TriCouncil Harmonization Project (CIHR / NSERC / SSHRC) April 10, 2013
CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC have formed a Tri-Agency Harmonization Team to redesign the Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS) Master’s and Doctoral programs.

Free Mitacs Workshops at SFU Burnaby April 09, 2013
As an SFU graduate student, you are encouraged to register in the free MITACS Step workshops.

HFSP Grants and Fellowships Presentations April 09, 2013
Dr. Carmen Gervais, from the Human Frontier Science Program, will be at SFU to speak on applying for grants and scholarships.

External Award: James Dyson Award April 03, 2013
The James Dyson Award is an international design award that for the next generation of design engineers. It’s run by the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson’s charitable trust, as part of its mission to inspire young people about design engineering. It is valued at £30,000, plus two £10,000 awards for the runners up. Apply by August 1, 2013.

External Award: Grand Challenges Explorations Grant March 26, 2013
Grand Challenges in Global Health is a family of grant programs focused on improving health in the developing world. Each grant is valued at $100,000, with the opportunity to receive a follow-up grant of up to $1 million. The deadline for proposals for Grand Challenges Explorations Round 11 is May 7, 2013.

External Award: Einstein Fellowship March 25, 2013
The Einstein Forum is looking for outstanding young thinkers who wish to pursue a project in a different field from that of their previous research.

External Award: Malaysia International Scholarship March 22, 2013
The Malaysia International Scholarship (MIS) is an initiative by the Malaysian Government to attract top students to pursue post-graduate and post-doctoral studies in Malaysia. The Scholarship covers airfare, tuition, monthly allowance, health insurance, as well as other expenses. Application deadline is March 31, 2013.

SFU Service Awards March 21, 2013
Graduate students are eligible for a number of SFU Service Awards, including a number for achievements, strength in adversity and service to the SFU community.

External Award: Ireland Canada University Foundation March 21, 2013
If your research involves travel to Ireland, you should be aware of the Dobbin Scholarship. Apply by April 19.

External Awards: NSF Innovation in Graduate Education Challenge March 14, 2013
The National Science Foundation Innovation in Graduate Education Challenge is calling for entries from currently enrolled Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) graduate students and teams to submit innovative ideas to improve graduate education. Winning prizes range between $1,000 - $3,000. Apply by April 15.

BCIC-Mitacs Commercialization Voucher Opportunity - BC March 13, 2013
The BCIC-Mitacs Commercialization Voucher Program is currently listing 10 companies that are looking for graduate students. Application deadline: March 15.

External Awards: Malaysian Commonwealth Scholarship Fellowship Plan (CSFP) for Commonwealth Countries 2013-2014 February 25, 2013
The Malaysian Government offers Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP) for the students of commonwealth countries to study at the postgraduate level in Malaysia. The scholarship is awarded for up to 12 to 24 months for a Master's degree, and up to 3 years for a PhD degree. The awards are only applicable for candidates pursuing full-time degree programme in Malaysia. Deadline for application is March 31, 2013.

Google Policy Fellowship February 20, 2013
The Google Policy Fellowship program offers students interested in Internet and technology policy the opportunity to spend the summer working on these issues at public interest organizations in Africa, Europe, Latin America and North America. Students will work for 10 weeks over the summer of 2013. Fellows will receive a stipend of $7,500. Application deadline: March 15, 2013.

External Award: L'Oréal for Women in Science Research Excellence Fellowships February 20, 2013
The L'Oréal Canada For Women in Science Research Excellence Fellowships, with the support of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, are now accepting applications for fellowships of $20,000 USD per year

External Awards: Study in France February 19, 2013
the Embassy of France and the France Canada Research Fund scholarships is now accpeting applications for 3 programs. Applications are due by March 1 and March 15, 2013.

Free Mitacs Project Management Workshops at SFU Burnaby February 19, 2013
As an SFU graduate student, you are encouraged to register in the free MITACS Step workshops. These professional development workshops will be invaluable to you immediately and upon graduation with your degree. International students and recent graduates (within the last three years) are eligible to attend.

Central TA, TM and Sessional Postings now available on Graduate Studies website February 14, 2013
We're pleased to announce that the Graduate Studies website will be the host website for all of SFU's TA, TM and Sessional job postings.

External Award: Google Scholarships February 13, 2013
Google has a $5000 CAD Scholarship for First Nations Canadian graduate or undergraduate students in computer science, computer engineering, or related programming fields. The award also includes an all-expenses paid invitation to the 2013 Google Scholars' Retreat held in June 2013 in Mountain View, CA.

Job Posting: Medical Illustrator Internship for CMMT February 12, 2013
The Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics is accepting applications for a medical illustrator internship position.

External Award: OAS Fellowships Programs February 07, 2013
The Organization of American States (OAS) offers scholarships for study or research at the Master’s or PhD level that lead to a degree at a university or educational institution in an OAS Member State, except within the nominating country.

External Awards: Postdocs and Scholarships in Argentina February 06, 2013
The Organization of American States has just opened applications for postdoctoral and short-term training and research scholarships in Argentina.

External Awards: Transportation Association of Canada February 06, 2013
The Transportation Association of Canada is offering a number of graduate scholarships to those in transportation-related disciplines.

Research Profile: Andrew Top, Computing Science January 31, 2013
Congratulations to Andrew Top for receiving the 2012-13 WAGS Innovation in Technology Award for his Master's Thesis.

Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute Conference: Weaving a Sustainable Web between Canada and India January 21, 2013

As part of the Engaging India Series, the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute is organizing its first 2013 regional Symposium at SFU Vancouver.

• Weaving a Sustainable Web between Canada and India (download poster)
  
• Febuary 7-8, 2013, Vancouver, Canada
• One of the event’s objectives is to gather experts and new cadre of researchers to discuss their contribution to higher learning while weaving academic and institutional collaborations between Canada and India.
• Canada-India Session topics include: Student and Faculty Mobility, Information Exchange and Networking, and Building Sustainable Partnerships.

For more details about participation and registration, please contact Ms Sarah Sidane at shsidane@ucalgary.ca or 403 220 5553.

External Awards: CAGS/UMI Distinguished Dissertation Awards January 17, 2013
The Canadian Association for Graduate Studies (CAGS) has opened nominations for the Distinguished Dissertation Awards.

External Award: Google Scholarships January 11, 2013
Google has two awards open for Canadian students, the Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship for women and the Google Lime Scholarship Program for students with disabilities.

External Grants: Vancouver Foundation January 10, 2013
The Vancouver Foundation awards over $40 million each year to community organizations.

International Graduate Research Workshop in Edmonton January 09, 2013
Athabasca University is hosting an International Graduate Research Workshop in Adaptivity and Personalization in Informatics (IGRW 2013) to be held March 23-24, 2013 in Edmonton, Alberta.

SFU Graduate International Travel Award January 08, 2013
We are pleased to announce that the Dean of Graduate Studies Office has approved funding for the 2012–13 Graduate International Research Travel Awards.

Undergraduate Student Research Awards 2013-14 January 07, 2013
Applications are now open for the Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA).

Job Posting: Google Internal Technology Intern January 07, 2013
Google is looking for Internal Technology Interns for the Summer 2013 term. Applicants must be currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree to be completed between December 2013 and December 2014.

Graduate Student Surveys January 07, 2013
SFU's graduate students were surveyed in 2011 to find out more about their experiences of their supervisors and in their programs. The reports on their feedback are now available.

External Awards: Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund December 13, 2012
Awards of $12,000 are available to women from developing countries who are currently studying in Canada or the US from the Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund.

External Awards: Mackenzie King Scholarships December 05, 2012
Graduates from Canadian universities are invited to apply to the Mackenzie King Scholarships.

External Awards: Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada December 05, 2012
The Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada (SWAAC) will award four Graduate Student Awards of Merit, valued at $2,500 each, to women graduate students in the western provinces in 2013.

External Award: Canadian Northern Studies Trust December 02, 2012
The Canadian Northern Studies Trust (CNST) is the student awards program of the Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies (ACUNS).

Free Mitacs Professional Development workshops for Grad Students and Postdocs November 28, 2012
Save these dates in spring 2013 for the the free Mitacs Step workshops at SFU's Burnaby and Surrey campuses.

Job Postings: Internships in Germany November 14, 2012
Would you like to do an internship in Germany?

External Award: International Space University November 13, 2012
The Canadian Foundation for the International Space University (CFISU) invites graduate students to apply to attend the International Space University’s (ISU) 2013 Space Studies Program.

External Award: Graduate Study in Transportation November 09, 2012
The Canadian Transportation Research Forum (CTRF) is offering scholarships worth $4,000–$6,000 to Canadian graduate students in business administration, engineering, economics, geography, law, planning or related fields. The application deadline is January 31, 2013.

A conversation with Chris Neumann of Datahero November 08, 2012
SFU CompSci Alumnus, Chris Neumann, who is currently a Silicon Valley entrepreneur speaks to students about his journey with Big Data pioneer Aster Data from start to its $300 million exit, and the start-up he founded shortly afterwards. Event is on November 16, 2012 - 1:30-3:00pm, SFU-Burnaby.

External Awards: Tyee Fellowships November 08, 2012
The Tyee is inviting applications for its Fellowships, valued at $5000 for a series of three or more articles, each running at least 1,000 words.

External Awards: Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation of Canada Scholarship for Canadian Women November 06, 2012
The Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation of Canada Scholarship for Canadian Women is offering two scholarships valued at $2500 to Canadian female PhD students. Deadline for application is February 1, 2013.

External Award: International Space University November 01, 2012
The Canadian Foundation for the International Space University (CFISU) invites graduate students to apply to attend the International Space University’s (ISU) 2012 Space Studies Program.

External Awards: Study in France October 30, 2012
The French Embassy in Canada has a number of awards for Canadians who wish to do research in France.

Free Mitacs Professional Development workshops for Grad Students and Postdocs October 29, 2012
As an SFU graduate student, you are encouraged to register in the free MITACS Step workshops — including three at the Burnaby campus this fall.

External Awards: Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund October 18, 2012
Awards of $12,000 are available to women from developing countries who are currently studying in Canada or the US from the Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund. Application deadline is January 9, 2013.

European Commission Awards October 18, 2012
There are a large number of awards for Master's and PhD students to support study in Europe via the European Commission's Erasmus Mundus program.

External Awards: 2012 Script Award October 10, 2012
The Script Award is now open to Science graduates and Healthcare professionals to submit a 100 word "mini epic" writing on any topic for for a prize of $1000. The competition costs $10 to enter. Submission Deadline is December 21.

External Award: Google Canada Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship October 05, 2012
Google Canada's Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship: $5,000 for female undergraduate or graduate students in Applied Sciences. International students are eligible.

SFU Private Awards: Apply by October 1 September 07, 2012
A small number of SFU private awards will be awarded for the Spring 2013 term.

External Awards: Microsoft Awards for Computing, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics August 08, 2012
Microsoft invites applications for two large awards for students in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Mathematics graduate programs.

Province of BC Grants Database July 25, 2012
There's a large grants database on the Province of BC's website.

Job Posting: Google Interns July 12, 2012
Google is accepting applications from master's and PhD students for software engineering internships in Canada and the US.

External Award: Microsoft Research Asia July 05, 2012
Microsoft Research Asia is accepting applications from junior PhD students in computing and mathematics.

Immigration Update on Federal Skilled Worker Program: PhD Stream June 29, 2012
International PhD students at SFU may be eligible to apply for permanent residence as Federal Skilled Workers.

JASON Scholarships database June 22, 2012
The University of Melbourne hosts the Joint Academic Scholarship Online Network (JASON), which contains a large database of postgraduate scholarships.

External Awards: Graduate School Projects @ Singapore June 21, 2012
Graduate students are invited to form a team of three or more to create a graduate school project around Singapore’s economic activities.

External Awards: DAAD PhD Research Grants June 19, 2012
The German Academic Exchange Service is accepting applications from PhD students for short-term (1–6 months) and long-term (7–10 months) periods of study in Germany.

External Awards: DAAD Master's Study Scholarships June 19, 2012
The German Academic Exchange Service is accepting applications from PhD students for short-term (1–6 months) and long-term (7–10 months) periods of study in Germany.

Ajit Khosla Receives PhD and Dean's Convocation Medal June 15, 2012
A pioneer in the field, Dr. Ajit Khosla has developed novel micropatternable multifunctional nanocomposite materials for nano and micro systems applications.

Fereydoun Hormozdiari Receives Governor General's Gold Medal June 15, 2012
Dr. Fereydoun Hormozdiari's research focused on the discovery of structural variation in human genomes, using high throughput sequencing technologies.

June 2012 Convocation June 12, 2012
SFU's main Convocation takes place this week, starting with the Beedie School of Business on Tuesday afternoon.

Convocation Medal Winners 2012 June 04, 2012
Congratulations to this year’s Convocation Medal Winners! They will receive their awards at our Spring Convocation, June 12–15, 2012.

Brian Booth Receives SFU's First IODE Award May 28, 2012
Brian Booth, an SFU Computing Science PhD student, is the first SFU recipient of one of Canada’s oldest national awards—the IODE War Memorial Doctoral Scholarship.

External Award: Federation of Chinese Canadian Professionals Award of Merit May 24, 2012
The Federation of Chinese Canadian Professionals is seeking nominations for the Award of Merit.

SFU Aboriginal Student Bursary Awards for Academic Conference Attendance and Presentation May 16, 2012
The Office for Aboriginal Peoples (OAP) at Simon Fraser University has created a $10,000 annual fund for Aboriginal graduate students who wish to attend and present at academic conferences.

External Awards: NSERC Industrial Post-grad Scholarships May 08, 2012
NSERC's Industrial Post-graduate Scholarships (IPS) are open for application throughout the year.

External Award: Scholarships in New Zealand April 21, 2012
The Government of New Zealand offers scholarships for master's students who wish to do their PhDs in New Zealand.

Scholarship-Positions database April 17, 2012
The Scholarship-Positions.com website, run by international students from over 25 countries, contains a very large number of awards, with daily updates.

International Space Apps Challenge April 13, 2012
SFU's Faculty of Applied Sciences is co-sponsoring the Vancouver node of the International Space Apps Challenge, April 21–22, 2012.

Mitacs Globalink Student Advisor April 11, 2012
Mitacs Globalink is looking for a number of part-time Student Advisors for the summer term.

Mitacs Accelerate Internships, April 2012 April 02, 2012
The Mitacs Accelerate Program supports graduate research projects in all disciplines with industry partners.

External Awards: Opportunities in France March 28, 2012
The French Embassy in Canada has just added two award opportunities to its website.

External Awards: Minerva Awards March 27, 2012
The Minerva Foundation for BC Women is now accepting applications for a number of awards for BC women who have demonstrated financial need and academic proficiency.

PromoDoc seeks EU Doctoral Ambassadors March 19, 2012
PromoDoc, a European Union-supported initiative, is seeking 25 Ambassadors to increase awareness of doctoral-level study in Europe.

Research Profile: Pradeep Reddy, Engineering March 14, 2012
Pradeep Reddy came to Vancouver from India, via Copenhagen, and along the way, came up with a novel method for early detection of Alzheimer's Disease.

Mitacs Internships March 09, 2012
Mitacs has just listed two new internship positions for graduate students in mathematics, computing and engineering.

External Award: Energy Research Summer School February 20, 2012
The UK Energy Research Centre is now accepting nominations for their Summer School for PhD students.

Job Posting: Mitacs Business Development Postdoc February 14, 2012
Mitacs has an opening for a recent PhD graduate looking to begin a career in business development, program development or scientific management.

External Grants: Vancouver Foundation February 08, 2012
The Vancouver Foundation awarded $61 million in 2009 to community organizations.

External Award: Korean Government Scholarships February 07, 2012
The Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP) will be awarding 345 scholarships to graduate students from around the world.

Mitacs Internships February 01, 2012
Mitacs has just listed three new internship positions for graduate students in engineering, computing and physics.

External Awards: Minerva Learning to Lead January 31, 2012
The Minerva Foundation for BC Women is now accepting applications to the Minerva Learning to Lead event to be held at UBC on May 25–27, 2012.

Research Profile: Pouya Bastani, Mathematics January 30, 2012
Pouya Bastani is a local success story.

Conference: American Association for the Advancement of Science January 24, 2012
The BCIC is giving away 200 memberships to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and attendance to the annual conference in Vancouver, February 16–20.

Contest: BCNET Digital Media Challenge January 24, 2012
BCNET's annual conference is coming up, and it's inviting students to take part in the BCNET Digital Media Challenge, a student competition designed to show the interaction of digital media with networks.

Job Posting: Medical Illustrator Internship for CMMT January 23, 2012
The Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics is accepting applications for a medical illustrator internship position.

External Awards: CAGS/UMI Distinguished Dissertation Awards January 16, 2012
The Canadian Association for Graduate Studies (CAGS) has opened nominations for the Distinguished Dissertation Awards.

Free Mitacs workshops for grad students January 13, 2012
As an SFU graduate student, you are encouraged to register in the free MITACS Step workshops. These professional development workshops will be invaluable to you immediately and upon graduation with your degree. International students and recent graduates (within the last three years) are eligible to attend.

External Awards: Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation January 13, 2012
The Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation of Canada Scholarship for Canadian Women includes two scholarships in the amount of $2500.

Volunteer Posting: XYBOOM Conference January 10, 2012
The XYBOOM conference is looking for conference volunteers on January 20, 2012.

SFU Graduate International Travel Award January 04, 2012
We are pleased to announce that the Dean of Graduate Studies Office has approved funding for the 2012–13 Graduate International Research Travel Awards.

Job Posting: Canadian Individual Student Internships January 01, 2012
SFU Work Integrated Learning has opened applications for the Students for Development Individual Internship.

Graduate Aboriginal Entrance Scholarship December 21, 2011
We're pleased to announce the launch of the Graduate Aboriginal Entrance Scholarship, for outstanding students with aboriginal ancestry planning to enter a thesis based master's or PhD program at Simon Fraser University.

Undergraduate Student Research Awards December 13, 2011
Applications are now open for the Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA).

External Awards: Transportation Association of Canada December 12, 2011
The Transportation Association of Canada is offering a number of graduate scholarships to those in transportation-related disciplines.

External Awards: Joint Degrees in France December 09, 2011
The French Embassy in Canada is now accepting applications to its scholarship programs.

External Awards: Mackenzie King Scholarships December 07, 2011
Graduates from Canadian universities are invited to apply to the Mackenzie King Scholarships.

External Awards: Engineers Canada December 03, 2011
Engineers Canada is announcing a call for entries for the 2011 National Scholarship program. Seven scholarships totalling $70,000 will be awarded.

External Awards: London Goodenough Association of Canada December 02, 2011
The London Goodenough Association of Canada (LGAC) invites applications from Canadian citizens for scholarships in support of graduate study in London, England.

External Awards: Soroptimist Foundation December 02, 2011
The Soroptimist Foundation of Canada annually offers several grants of $7,500 to female graduate students in Canada to assist them with university studies which will qualify them for careers which will improve the quality of women’s lives.

External Awards: Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund December 02, 2011
Awards of $12,000 are available to women from developing countries who are currently studying in Canada or the US from the Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund.

German Scholarships Database December 02, 2011
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) features a comprehensive scholarship database for students who would like to study in Germany.

European Commission awards December 02, 2011
There are a large number of awards for master's and PhD students to support study in Europe via the European Commission's Erasmus Mundus program.

Job Postings: Internships in Germany November 24, 2011
Would you like to do an internship in Germany?

Job Postings: Mitacs Internships November 24, 2011
Mitacs has over $600,000 in internship opportunities for graduate students currently open on their website.

External Award: International Space University November 22, 2011
The Canadian Foundation for the International Space University (CFISU) invites graduate students to apply to attend the International Space University’s (ISU) 2012 Space Studies Program.

Design Competition: Sustainable design for 3D printing November 18, 2011
NSERC and Queen's University have opened a sustainability contest to challenge you to design something for 3D printing.

External Awards: Study in France November 10, 2011
The French Embassy in Canada has a number of awards for Canadians who wish to do research in France.

External Award: Graduate Study in Transportation November 06, 2011
The Canadian Transportation Research Forum (CTRF) is offering scholarships worth $4,000–$6,000 to Canadian graduate students in business administration, engineering, economics, geography, law, planning or related fields.

External Award: Canadian Northern Studies Trust November 04, 2011
The Canadian Northern Studies Trust (CNST) is the student awards program of the Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies (ACUNS).

New Path to Permanent Residency for International PhD Students November 02, 2011
Citizenship and Immigration Canada announced today that Canada intends to accept up to 1000 international PhD students per year as Permanent Residents through the Federal Skilled Worker Program.

Alumni profile: Jeff Krahn, Engineering November 02, 2011
Jeff Krahn completed his MASc in engineering this year, and now he's making headlines around the world with his robotic gecko.

Job Posting: Mitacs Business Development Postdoc October 26, 2011
Mitacs has an immediate opening for a recent PhD graduate looking to begin a career in business development, program development or scientific management.

BCreative 2012 at SFU: Call for Submissions October 24, 2011
SFU's Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing is creating an ambitious BCreative 2012 conference and showcase, in conjunction with the business, academic, government and creative sectors.

External Award: Data for Science and Technology October 21, 2011
CNC/CODATA invites you to apply for the Sangster Award, which will take you to Taipei to present your research at the international CODATA Conference.

Mitacs Elevate internships October 19, 2011
The Mitacs Elevate program provides two types of fellowships for postdoctoral fellows and PhD students about to complete their degrees.

Free Mitacs workshops for innovators and entrepreneurs October 19, 2011
As an SFU graduate student, you are encouraged to register in the free MITACS Step workshops. These professional development workshops will be invaluable to you immediately and upon graduation with your degree. International students and recent graduates (within the last three years) are eligible to attend.

Mitacs Information Session and Lunch October 12, 2011
SFU's PhD students and post-doctoral fellows are invited to a luncheon on Wednesday, October 19.

Alumni Profile: Bin Jiang, Computer Science October 10, 2011
You could say that Dr. Bin Jiang's career is based on uncertainty.

Alumni Profile: Bin Zhou, Computer Science October 07, 2011
For most of us, being a search expert means being able to find things easily on the internet. For recent graduate Dr. Bin Zhou, the term has far deeper and broader meanings.

Connect Canada / Mitacs Internship Opportunities September 23, 2011
You are invited to attend an information session about Connect Canada, a new internship program that places graduate students and post-docs with Canadian companies to undertake research projects

Let's Talk Science Seeks Volunteers September 22, 2011
Graduate students interested in science outreach and education are invited to volunteer with Let's Talk Science, an award-winning program to deliver science learning programs that engage children and youth with science and learning.

Graduate Scholarship Workshops August 31, 2011
The Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies will be hosting graduate scholarship workshops on September 13, 14 and 15 on how to apply for the NSERC, SSHRC and CIHR awards.

Student Learning Commons Workshops August 30, 2011
The SFU Library has scheduled a large number of workshops for graduate students this fall, offered at the Burnaby and Surrey campuses. From author rights to time management to formatting tips for graphics and charts in your thesis, there's something there for every graduate student.

How people in science see each other August 18, 2011
A little comic relief from Matus Sotak: How people in science see each other.

SFU Scholarship Writing Workshops July 26, 2011
The Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies will be presenting two scholarship writing workshops this August for SFU graduate students who would like to apply to the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (for PhD students) or the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship (or any other postdoctoral fellowship).

External Awards: Graduate School Projects @ Singapore July 13, 2011
Graduate students are invited to form a team of three or more to create a graduate school project around Singapore’s economic activities.

Faculty of Environment seeks project proposals July 07, 2011
SFU’s Faculty of Environment has just posted a call for collaborative courses or activities that “enhance teaching and associated environmental education in the broadly defined area of environment.”

China adds SFU to scholarships preferred list July 07, 2011
President Andrew Petter, on behalf of SFU, has just signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the China Scholarship Council which will enable top Chinese graduate students to receive scholarship funding to attend SFU.

IEEE International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics June 15, 2011
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is holding a symposium in Vancouver this July 24–27: The 20th IEEE International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics, jointly held with the International Symposium on Piezoresponse Force Microscopy & Nanoscale Phenomena in Polar Materials.

Research Profile: Abhishek Nanjundappa, Engineering May 30, 2011
Abhishek (Abhi) Nanjundappa is a PhD student at SFU’s Surrey campus, studying mechatronics systems engineering (MSE). He’s collaborating with industry partner Ballard Power Systems and his PhD research focuses on the development of new simulation tools for next generation PEM fuel cell systems. This line of research could potentially result in a major scientific breakthrough towards the development of cost-effective fuel cell systems with improved performance and durability.

External Award: Malaysia International Scholarship May 19, 2011
The Malaysia International Scholarship (MIS) is an initiative by the Malaysian Government to attract top students to pursue post-graduate and post-doctoral studies at twenty public and four private universities in Malaysia.

External Award: Malaysia International Scholarship May 19, 2011
The Malaysia International Scholarship (MIS) is an initiative by the Malaysian Government to attract top students to pursue post-graduate and post-doctoral studies at twenty public and four private universities in Malaysia.

Research profile: Evgeniy Lebed May 10, 2011
Congratulations to Evgeniy Lebed, PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering. He’s just been awarded the Canadian Bureau for International Education, Embassy of France Scholarship to continue his research in computational anatomy for eight months in Paris, France. There, under the supervision of a world-leading expert in the field, he hopes to gain more insight into the physiological processes that help shape a healthy brain versus a diseased one.

Student profile: Brian Milligan April 16, 2011
Congratulations to computing master’s student Brian Milligan, who just received a prize for best video (above) from the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) at the Human/Robot Interaction Conference held in Switzerland in March 2011.

BCNET digital media contest for $1000 April 04, 2011
BCNET’s Digital Media Challenge is inviting you to demonstrate your latest digital media work to a live audience and have a chance to win up to $1000.

Clint Landrock, Applied Sciences, in the news January 26, 2011
SFU Applied Sciences grad Clint Landrock has been making the news with an innovation that was developed in the course of his MASc research. His research has been profiled in many places, from a local news story in the Surrey Now to appearances on the Discovery Channel and CTV’s Canada AM show.