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July 31, 2013
Euraxess Science Slam competition
Euraxess Science Slam, sponsored by the European Commission, is looking for North American contestants to compete in Washington, DC, and then win a free trip to Europe for the finals.
July 23, 2013
NVivo 10: Research Analysis Software available through SFU Library
SFU Library currently has a three-year site license for NVivo Software. NVivo is a research analysis tool for qualitative information, used for coding data, creating visual models, running queries, and sharing reports.
July 15, 2013
JASON Scholarships database
The University of Melbourne hosts the Joint Academic Scholarship Online Network (JASON), which contains a large database of postgraduate scholarships.
July 05, 2013
External Award: Mitacs-Accelerate PhD Fellowships
The Mitacs-Accelerate PhD Fellowships provides three years of funding for PhD students in all academic disciplines, valued at $30,000 per year. Deadline to apply in September 19, 2013. International students are welcome to apply.
June 27, 2013
External Awards: Sofja Kovalevskaja Award
The Sofja Kovalevskaja Award is providing up to eight grants, valued at 1.65 million EUR each.This international award is granted to young and exceptionally promising researchers to establish their own junior research groups at a research institution of their choice in Germany. If you are nearing the completion of your PhD, or you have completed your PhD within the last 6 years, you will want to apply for this award. Application deadline is July 31, 2013.
June 21, 2013
External Grants: Vancouver Foundation
The Vancouver Foundation awards over $40 million each year to community organizations.
June 21, 2013
GSS Professional Development Grant - Fall 2013
The Graduate Student Society (GSS) is now accepting applications from SFU grad students to its Professional Development Grants of up to $500 towards conference and research travel. Application deadline is August 1, 2013.
June 20, 2013
External Awards: IDRC Research Awards for Research on Developing Countries
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is offering approximately 16 Research Awards tenable in 2014 to graduate students and recent Master's or PhD degree holders working on research focused on one or more developing countries. Award values range between $38,248 - $44,276 plus benefits. Apply by August 7, 2013.
June 19, 2013
External Awards: Mitacs - New Open Accelerate Opportunities
Mitacs has just sent over a list of 18 new internships with 9 different companies, though Mitacs Accelerate.
June 14, 2013
External Award: Federation of Chinese Canadian Professionals Award of Merit
The Federation of Chinese Canadian Professionals is seeking nominations for the Award of Merit.
June 10, 2013
Paule Desgroseilliers receives Dean's Convocation Medal
Dr. Paule Desgroseilliers' thesis, Étude des représentations du bilinguisme et du français langue seconde chez des apprenants en Colombie-Britannique, is a masterwork which distills all of the experiences of her long and distinguished career as a professional educator and administrator of French language programs in BC.
June 07, 2013
Thomas Culham receives Dean's Convocation Medal
Returning to university — and especially to a doctoral program — after 30 years as a business executive can be daunting, but Dr. Thomas Culham managed the transition with great success.
June 03, 2013
External Awards: Minerva Awards
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. Application deadlines range over the summer.
May 23, 2013
Dean of Graduate Studies Awards for Excellence
We’re delighted to announce the recipients of the 2012 Dean of Graduate Studies Awards for Excellence.
April 26, 2013
SFU Aboriginal Community Engagement Award
SFU Aboriginal graduate students can apply for the Aboriginal Community Engagement Award valued at $2,500 by May 17, 2013.
April 26, 2013
External Grants: Vancouver Foundation Greenest City Fund
The Vancouver Foundation, in partnership with the City of Vancouver, has created the $2 million Greenest City Fund.
April 19, 2013
External Awards: Minerva Foundation for BC Women, Nancy Harrison and Paul Buitenhuis Education Award
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.
April 12, 2013
External Award: Government of Japan MEXT Research Student Scholarship
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.
April 11, 2013
External Awards: Australia Endeavour Research Awards
Undertake part of your postgraduate or postdoctoral research in Australia with support from the Australian government.
April 10, 2013
TriCouncil Harmonization Project (CIHR / NSERC / SSHRC)
CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC have formed a Tri-Agency Harmonization Team to redesign the Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS) Master’s and Doctoral programs.
April 10, 2013
External Award: Lewis Perinbam Award in International Development
Nominations are open for the 2013 Lewis Perinbam Award for International Development.
April 09, 2013
External Award: Youth in Care Bursary
The Federation of Community Social Services of BC is offering a Youth in Care bursary.
April 08, 2013
Three Minute Thesis 2013: Nick Zap, Education
SFU's Three Minute Thesis finals took place on March 6, 2013. Nick Zap, Faculty of Education, spoke on "Making Sense of Nonsense."
March 26, 2013
External Award: Grand Challenges Explorations Grant
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.
March 22, 2013
External Award: Malaysia International Scholarship
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.
March 21, 2013
SFU Service Awards
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.
March 13, 2013
The Canadian Committee of Graduate Students in Education Mentorship Award
The Canadian Committee of Graduate Students in Education put out a Call for Nominations for their 2013 Mentorship Award. The deadline for submission is April 5, 2013.
February 20, 2013
External Awards: BC Aboriginal Student Award
Applications are now open for the BC Aboriginal Student Award and the Aboriginal Teacher Education Award. Renewable awards of $5,000 are available.
February 18, 2013
Contest Entry: Lihua Zong
We're sharing the contest entries from our Photos of Home graduate student photo contest.
February 14, 2013
Central TA, TM and Sessional Postings now available on Graduate Studies website
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.
February 07, 2013
External Award: OAS Fellowships Programs
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.
January 21, 2013
External Awards: Robert S. McNamara Fellowship Program
Grants of up to $25,000 are available to young researchers from eligible countries working on their doctoral thesis as visiting scholars through the RSM Fellowship Program. Application deadline is July 31, 2013.
January 17, 2013
External Awards: CAGS/UMI Distinguished Dissertation Awards
The Canadian Association for Graduate Studies (CAGS) has opened nominations for the Distinguished Dissertation Awards.
January 15, 2013
External Award: Action Canada Fellowship
Action Canada is looking for Canadians who are in the early years of their careers or pursuing post-secondary studies, who have the promise to be future Canadian leaders and who will benefit by the study of leadership and public policy issues.
January 08, 2013
SFU Graduate International Travel Award
We are pleased to announce that the Dean of Graduate Studies Office has approved funding for the 2012–13 Graduate International Research Travel Awards.
January 07, 2013
Undergraduate Student Research Awards 2013-14
Applications are now open for the Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA).
January 07, 2013
Graduate Student Surveys
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.
December 13, 2012
External Awards: Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund
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.
December 13, 2012
External Award: Autism Research Training Program
The Autism Research Training Program (ART) seeks to recruit and train highly qualified researchers in transdisciplinary autism research.
December 05, 2012
External Awards: Mackenzie King Scholarships
Graduates from Canadian universities are invited to apply to the Mackenzie King Scholarships.
December 05, 2012
External Awards: Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada
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.
December 02, 2012
External Award: Canadian Northern Studies Trust
The Canadian Northern Studies Trust (CNST) is the student awards program of the Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies (ACUNS).
November 19, 2012
SFU Award: Canada-Asia Relations Paper
You are invited to submit your research paper on intercultural issues to The Paul Tai Yip Ng Memorial Award for 2012 Best Graduate Student Paper.
November 13, 2012
External Award: International Space University
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.
November 09, 2012
External Award: Graduate Study in Transportation
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.
November 08, 2012
External Awards: Tyee Fellowships
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.
November 06, 2012
External Awards: Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation of Canada Scholarship for Canadian Women
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.
November 01, 2012
External Award: International Space University
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.
October 18, 2012
External Awards: Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund
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.
October 18, 2012
European Commission Awards
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.
October 12, 2012
Dean of Graduate Studies Awards for Excellence
We’re delighted to announce the recipients of the 2012 Dean of Graduate Studies Awards for Excellence.
September 07, 2012
SFU Private Awards: Apply by October 1
A small number of SFU private awards will be awarded for the Spring 2013 term.
August 30, 2012
Norman Barwin Scholarship for Reproductive Health
Canadians for Choice has just announced the 2012 Norman Barwin Scholarship for Reproductive Health, valued at $2,500.
July 25, 2012
Province of BC Grants Database
There's a large grants database on the Province of BC's website.
July 02, 2012
External Award: National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship
The National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship offers $55,000 to fund postdoctoral fellows who are doing research into education.
June 29, 2012
Immigration Update on Federal Skilled Worker Program: PhD Stream
International PhD students at SFU may be eligible to apply for permanent residence as Federal Skilled Workers.
June 15, 2012
Dr. Ghizlane Laghzaoui Receives Dean's Convocation Medal
Dr. Ghizlane Laghzaoui is the first student to complete her thesis in our French Ed.D program at SFU and her defense attracted a lot of academic and media attention.
June 15, 2012
Daniela Elza Receives PhD and Dean's Convocation Medal
Dr. Daniela Elza's dissertation addressed not only the long standing epistemological split between the philosophic and poetic but attempts to heal that very split.
June 04, 2012
Convocation Medal Winners 2012
Congratulations to this year’s Convocation Medal Winners! They will receive their awards at our Spring Convocation, June 12–15, 2012.
April 17, 2012
Scholarship-Positions database
The Scholarship-Positions.com website, run by international students from over 25 countries, contains a very large number of awards, with daily updates.
February 03, 2012
Tip: Practicum Courses and Criminal Record Checks
A new law came into effect this month for classes with practicum components where students will work with children or vulnerable adults.
November 04, 2011
Faculty Profile: Dr. Rina Zazkis, Education
Dr. Rina Zazkis' graduate students in the Faculty of Education say that she's supportive, enthusiastic and innovative, and their multiple achievements are the products of her labours.
November 02, 2011
New Path to Permanent Residency for International PhD Students
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.
October 28, 2011
Faculty Profile: Dr. Kieran Egan, Education
The graduate student who nominated Dr. Kieran Egan for the Excellence in Graduate Supervision award says, "he knew my capabilities better than I knew myself."
October 27, 2011
The Family Who Convocates Together ...
Having the support of your family is important in graduate school. Nobody knows that more than four amazing Aboriginal women who studied together and then were awarded their Master's degrees at our fall Convocation ceremonies.
October 19, 2011
Mitacs Elevate internships
The Mitacs Elevate program provides two types of fellowships for postdoctoral fellows and PhD students about to complete their degrees.
September 22, 2011
Let's Talk Science Seeks Volunteers
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.
September 04, 2011
GSS Professional Development Award Recipients
The Graduate Student Society has announced the recipients in its first round of Professional Development Grants.
July 11, 2011
Student’s award-winning documentary airs on CBC
Jordan Paterson, a graduate student in SFU’s Educational Technology Program, just produced and directed the award-winning documentary From C to C: Chinese Canadian Stories of Migration.
June 14, 2011
Profile: Rob McTavish
Convocation brings many inspirational stories of growth and excellence despite early challenges.
May 26, 2011
Convocation Medal Winners 2011
Congratulations to this year’s Convocation Medal Winners who will receive their awards at our Spring Convocation, June 14–17, 2011.
May 19, 2011
Dean of Graduate Studies Awards for Excellence
We’re delighted to announce the recipients of the 2010 Dean of Graduate Studies Service Awards.
January 18, 2011
Project Profile: Nadia Chaney and Shaheen Nanji
Education graduate student Nadia Chaney (right) and International Studies graduate student Shaheen Nanji are serving on the advisory group for the Engaging Diaspora in Development project, which will host its first dialogue at SFU’s Wosk Centre for Dialogue on January 19, 2011.
August 02, 2013
Dean of Graduate Studies Awards for Excellence
Congratulations to this year’s Convocation Medal Winners! They will receive their awards at our Spring Convocation, June 11–14, 2013.

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