Senate Policy Committee on Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries

Standing committee (Reporting Category "B")

Last Updated March 29, 2023

Members	Conditions	Term	Expiry Date	Name
Faculty Senator	Elected by and from Senate	3 years	May 31, 2023	Holly Hendrigan
Faculty Senator	Elected by and from Senate	3 years	May 31, 2024	Connie Liu
Registrar, Executive Director, Student Enrolment	Ex-officio			Tom Nault
Dean and Associate Provost, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies	Ex-officio			George Agnes
Faculty Member	Dual position (SGAAC & SPCSAB) elected by Senate	2 years	May 31, 2023
Faculty Member	Dual position (SUAAC & SPCSAB) elected by Senate	2 years	May 31, 2024	Michael Everton
Faculty Member	Elected by Senate	2 years	May 31, 2024	Randall Pyke
Undergraduate Student	Dual position (SUAAC & SPCSAB) elected by Senate	1 year	May 31, 2023	Himani Gambhir
Undergraduate Student (Alternate)	Dual position (SUAAC & SPCSAB) elected by Senate	1 year	May 31, 2023	Samiya Rashmi
Graduate Student	Dual position (SGAAC & SPCSAB) elected by Senate	1 year	May 31, 2023	Stephen Spector
Graduate Student (Alternate)	Dual position (SGAAC & SPCSAB) elected by Senate	1 year	May 31, 2023
Convocation Senator	Elected by and from Senate	3 years	May 31, 2023	Colin Percival
Director, Administrative Services, Graduate Studies	Ex-officio (non-voting).			Rachel Dawson
Director, Financial Aid and Awards	Ex-officio (non-voting).			Manoj Bhakthan
Assistant Registrar, Senate and Academic Services	Secretary, Ex-officio (non-voting).			Kris Nordgren

NOTE: In general an "alternate" member is invited to attend meetings when a regular member is not available. Please confirm the role of the alternate member on this committee with the committee secretary.

2023 Meeting Schedule

The Senate Policy Committee on Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries (SPCSAB) meet every third Monday of the month from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm in Room 3107, MBC.

Date of Meeting	Material Deadline
January 16, 2023	January 9, 2023
February 27, 2023	February 21, 2023
March 20, 2023	March 13, 2023
April 17, 2023	April 10, 2023
May 15, 2023	May 8, 2023
June 19, 2023	June 12, 2023
July 17, 2023	July 10, 2023
August 21, 2023	August 14, 2023
September 18, 2023	September 11, 2023
October 16, 2023	October 9, 2023
November 20, 2023	November 13, 2023
December 18, 2023	December 11, 2023

Contact Kris Nordgren at 778.782.5350 or email kdn1@sfu.ca for more information.

Responsibilities:

To set terms of reference for all University funded and donor funded student financial aid and awards.
To review University policies relative to student funding from non-University sources.
To approve under delegated authority changes to the terms of reference for student financial aid and awards.
To make recommendations to the Provost with regard to the overall student financial aid and awards funding for graduate and undergraduate students.
To ensure that student financial aid and awards are consistent with established University priorities.
To receive regular reports evaluating the effectiveness of student financial aid and awards.
To report annually to Senate.

Chair/Vice-Chair

A Chair will be elected by SPCSAB from among the Faculty Senators. A Vice Chair will be elected by SPCSAB from among its voting members for the term of the Chair of SPCSAB or whenever the Vice Chair position is vacant. The duties of the Vice Chair will be to serve as Chair whenever the Chair is unavailable.