Scholarship Workshops

Scholarship writing workshops are generally held in the fall term. Watch this page for frequent updates through the summer months or subscribe to the blog for updates by email.

Banting Workshop

The Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies will be presenting a workshop for faculty supervisors and postdoctoral fellows who would like to apply to the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships. At this workshop, we will detail the application process, provide tips for the application elements prepared by the supervisors, and answer questions from supervisors and applicants.

Banting Workshop
Thursday, August 28, 2013, 10:30–12 noon
Location: Thesis Defence Room, 2nd Floor, SFU Library, Burnaby campus

Note: See profile of 2012 Banting award recipient if you think your work might qualify for this prestigious national award: Ben Mortenson

Vanier Scholarship Writing Workshop

The Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies will be presenting a scholarship writing workshop this August for SFU graduate students who would like to apply to the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (for PhD students). International students are eligible.

Vanier Scholarship Workshop
Thursday, August 28, 2013, 1:30–3 pm
Location: Thesis Defence Room, 2nd Floor, SFU Library, Burnaby campus

Reservations not required.

Note: See profiles of previous Vanier award recipients if you think your work might qualify for this prestigious national award: Deyar Asmaro, Oliver Blake, Jessica Selinger, Rowan Trebilco, Brent Loken

NSERC / SSHRC / CIHR Scholarship Workshops

Note: The dates below were for Fall 2012. Our 2013 workshops should be on approximately the same dates in September but we are waiting for additional information from NSERC/SSHRC/CIHR on their changes to the awards programs before we can set our workshop dates.

To help you plan ahead, here are the dates for the scholarship application workshops that we'll  be holding in September. They will all be held in the Halpern Centre, Burnaby campus.

  • NSERC: Tuesday, September 11, 2012, 2–5 pm
  • SSHRC:  Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 2–5 pm
  • CIHR: Thursday, September 13, 2012, 2–5 pm
  • Trudeau: Thursday, September 27, 2012, 10:30 am–12 noon

Lab drop-ins
We'll also be holding a few computer lab drop-in times for student working on Tri Council Award Applications. This is a great time for applicants to come in and discuss content or technical issues they may be experiencing with their applications. Dates, times and locations TBA — watch our blog or private grad student Facebook group for updates.

Lab drop-ins

The Graduate Studies office is hosting drop in computer lab times to assist students with content and application form related questions. Please be sure to bring your account logons and password for your Tri Council Application.

NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships  & Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarships and (PGS/CGS Masters & Doctoral level awards)
Drop in to AQ 3145 anytime between 2:30-5:30 on Tuesday, September 25, 2012.

SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships Program—Master’s & Doctoral Scholarships & SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships
Drop in to AQ 3145 anytime between 2:30-5:30 on Tuesday, October 16, 2012.

CIHR Masters Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships
Drop in to AQ 3145 anytime between 2:30-5:30 on Tuesday, November 13, 2012.
Be sure to bring your ResearchNet and the CCV logon information.