The Department of Political Science is committed to funding all our PhD students and the majority of MA students. Our main sources of funding are teaching assistantships (TAs), research assistantships (RAs) and/or graduate fellowships (GFs). To date, all our full-time PhD students have received at least 3 years of funding of at least $20,000 per year and a commitment for funding beyond their 3rd year. Most of our full-time MA students receive at least one semester of funding and approximately half of them receive two semesters of funding.
Value: $6,250 (MA and PhD) effective September 2007
Application deadline: April 15
Recipients are full time students in any Simon Fraser University graduate program. Awards are made on the basis of academic merit. Students may apply in an annual competition for graduate fellowships tenable in one, two or three semesters.
Applications are available at the Graduate Studies Website.
Departmental Criteria for Graduate Fellowships.
Value: $18,000
Application deadline: March 15
Recipients are outstanding scholars entering any Simon Fraser University graduate program. Twelve or more awards valued at $18,000 per annum are made. Tenure is one year and may commence in any semester.
Value: $17,000
Application deadline: March 15
The recipient is an outstanding woman scholar entering any PhD programme at Simon Fraser University. The recipient must show potential for significant contribution to society through achievement in her chosen field. One award valued at $17,000 per annum is made. Tenure is one year and may commence in any semester.
Value: $1500
Application deadline: March 15 (by nomination)
One award of approximately $1500 for a student entering an MA or PhD programme in Political Science.
Value: $3,000-$7,000
Application deadline: any semester, by nomination
One semester awards between $2,000 and $5,000 to students entering a new graduate programme at Simon Fraser University. To be eligible, a student must show academic excellence and proof that he/she is being actively recruited by another university.
Value: $19,000
Application deadline: Nov. 7
SSHRC offers doctoral fellowships in the humanities and social sciences valued at $19,000 per year. Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada, living in Canada at the time of application. Applicants must have completed a master’s degree or at least one year of doctoral study, and will be pursuing full time studies leading to a PhD or its equivalent. This is a renewable award. The deadline for applications to the appropriate SFU department is approximately November 7. Website: www.sshrc.ca.
For an application form for Entrance Scholarships or Graduate Fellowships, see the Dean of Graduate Studies website under 'Forms' and then scroll down to 'Scholarship Application Forms': http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies
Value: The value of MA student assistantships for a normal workload is $4,241 and for PhD students $5,001 Teaching Assistants conduct weekly tutorials and have grading responsibilities as well. Recipients are full time students in our graduate program. Awards are made on the basis of academic merit.
The value and duties of research assistants vary by project.