Student Awards

The Institute for the Humanities Travel-Study Award is valued at $1500, and is meant to cover the costs associated with attending a travel-study/field school program offered by SFU. The award is given annually in the spring or summer term. Preference will be given to a third or fourth-year student(s) who has completed two Global Humanities courses. Consideration will be given to the applicants' GPA, the importance of the field school to the student's program of study, and the letters of reference.

All applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Must be in good academic standing and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 at SFU.
• Registered in a minimum of 9 units of standard graded courses in the summer term or in any of the previous two terms (fall or spring).

Applications must include:

• Resumé
• Copy of university transcript (advising transcript accepted)
• Statement describing the relevance of the program/field school to the student’s academic program and goals
• Two letters of reference from SFU faculty (must be emailed directly by the referees)

Electronic application only. Application must be emailed to insthum@sfu.ca by March 15 of each year.

The Mahatma Gandhi Annual Student Award was established at Simon Fraser University in 2007 through the generous contributions of the Institute for the Humanities at SFU, the Thakore Endowment, and the India Club. The purpose of this award is to recognize and honour those SFU students who, in the spirit of Gandhi’s work, have been active in voluntary community service.

Community service may include any voluntary service and leadership that contributes toward the betterment of the human condition: health-related and caring services, literacy and training programs, peer group assistance, work with peace organizations, social justice initiatives, community building services, anti-violence programs, anti-poverty programs, and local, national, and international programs that address issues related to peace, justice, and human rights.

The Mahatma Gandhi Annual Student Award is valued at $1,500 and will be granted annually to a current or newly admitted full-time SFU student in good academic standing on the basis of demonstrated community service and leadership.

Recipients will be recognized at the Gandhi Jayanti and, therefore, must be available for the garlanding (October 2 @ 5:15pm) and award (October 3 @ 6:00pm) ceremonies.

All applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Be a new or current *full-time undergraduate student at SFU. (*If the student is enrolled in a minimum of 6 or more units of standard graded courses and meets all other eligibility requirements. The student has to provide a letter from CAL confirming that the student is registered with the Centre.)
• Must be in good academic standing and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 at SFU. In the case that the student is a first-term or transfer student, he/she must possess an equivalent secondary school or college standing.
• Registered in a minimum of 9 units of standard graded courses in the fall term.

Applications must include:

• A 1-page description of the student’s volunteer work, which includes why they chose this particular volunteer work, the student's experience as a volunteer, and the effectiveness or impact of their volunteer work
• At least one letter of reference (must be emailed directly by referee) from a person in the organization or group with which the student volunteered
• A resume that includes all of the student's paid and volunteer work to date
• Copy of university transcript (advising transcript accepted)

Electronic application only. Application must be emailed to insthum@sfu.ca by August 31 of each year. 

For more information about the history of this award and its past recipients, please visit http://gandhijayanti.com/.