Awards and Scholarships

We invite Communication students to apply for School of Communication Awards and Scholarships. Looking for more SFU awards and scholarships? Visit SFU Financial Aid and Awards.

Awards and Scholarships

Apply today for the following School nominated scholarships and awards:

Fred and Elaine Moonen Scholarship:

Two scholarships, based on academic merit, valued at $2,400 each, will be granted to students majoring in Communication in their third or fourth year of studies. Preference will be given to students in the Communication Honours program. 

Communication Alumni Award:

Two awards, valued at $4,000 each, are available to a third- or fourth-year undergraduate student in Communication who submits the best essay in the field of communication. Clean copies of essays submitted within the past year are eligible for consideration.

Carla Salvail Award in Communication:

One award, valued at $1,800, is available to a full-time student in good academic standing in the School of Communication who has not only survived, emotional or other hardship in life but has triumphed over these challenges. Applicants must provide documentation describing their experiences such as personal statement, resume and/or a letter of reference.

Omni Television Undergraduate Award in Communication:

Two awards, valued at a $4,200 each, will be granted to students enrolled full-time in the School of Communication who have declared their major, are in good academic standing, and have demonstrated volunteer contributions to the promotion of multiculturalism in Canada. Applications must include a summary of the applicant's volunteer contributions and a letter of reference from someone who can verify those contributions.

Shaun Kenneth Gauthier Memorial Award 

One award, valued at $1,000, is available to an undergraduate student pursuing a bachelor's degree in the School of Communication who is in good academic standing and has completed at least 60 units. Applications must include a personal statement from the applicant outlining their goals and intent to pursue a career in communications, marketing and/or events.

All students must meet the following criteria:

Scholarships:

- A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50

- Registration in a minimum of 12 units of standard grades courses in Fall, 2024

- A student holding an ongoing SFU Entrance Scholarship is not eligible for any other University administered scholarships until the entrance scholarship is fully paid out

Awards:

- A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 at SFU and be in good academic standing.

- Registration in a minimum of 9 units of standard graded courses in Fall 2024

- Challenge, audit and non-credit courses will not be considered

Required for your application:

  1. Cover letter addressed to Daniel Ahadi, Undergraduate Chair (Please indicate in your cover letter which award or awards, if applicable, that you are applying for.)
  2. Copy of your unofficial SFU transcript
  3. Letter of support from a CMNS instructor

All materials must be submitted electronically to cmnsdsec@sfu.ca by Tuesday, October 1st @ 4:00PM.

Honours Awards

Rogers Communication Inc. Award in Communication:

One award, valued at $4,800, will be given to a student enrolled in the Communications Honours program to assist with the cost of completing the Honours project. Preference will be given to students whose project addresses recent issues in Communication (eg: relating to television or to the production of a video.) 

Radio Station CHMB AM 1320 Award in Communication:

Two awards, valued at $3,900 each, will be given to a student enrolled in the Communications Honours program to assist with the cost of completing the Honours project. Preference will be given to a multi-lingual student whose Honours project addresses issues regarding the diversity of languages and cultures in Metro Vancouver with a focus on the role of mass media, preferably radio.

Required for your application:

1. Cover letter addressed to Daniel Ahadi, Undergraduate Chair (Please state in your cover letter which award or awards, if applicable, that you are applying for.)

2. Copy of your unofficial SFU transcript 

3. Letter of support from a CMNS instructor

Please submit all materials electronically to cmnsdsec@sfu.ca by Tuesday, October 1st @ 4:00PM.

School of Communication Award and Scholarship recipients

Fall 2023 Award and Scholarships

Fred and Elaine Moonen Scholarship in Communication
Sage Hughes 
Katrina Weesies 

 
Shaun Kenneth Gauthier Memorial Award 
Lita Lising 
Kiran Sonea 

 
Communication Alumni Award
Hao Nguyen 
Sophie Pham 

 
Radio Station CHMB AM1320 Award in Communication
Natalie Cooke 
Alan Ropke 

 
Rogers Communications Inc. Award in Communication 
Alan Ropke 

 
Omni Television Undergraduate Award in Communication
Pranjali Mann 
Sureeta Rai 

 
Carla Salvail Award in Communication
Vanshita Sethi 

Summer 2021 Award and Scholarships

R. Murray Schafer Soundscape Award:

Stacey Copeland
Lauren Knight
Joey Zaurrini

Glenfraser Acoustic Communication Research Award:

Stacy Copeland                      
Freya Zinovieff

Fall 2020 Award and Scholarships

Communication Alumni Award:
Juliette Halliday
Kaiya Jacob

Fred & Elaine Moonen Scholarship:
Austyn Johnson

Radio Station CHMB AM1320 Award:
Marium Zaki

Rogers Communication Inc. Award:
Kristen Irvine

Omni Television Undergraduate Award:
Ka Yiu Cheng

Carla Salvail Award:
Talha Butt

Summer 2020 Award and Scholarships

Murray Schafer Soundscape Award, Glenfraser Acoustic Communication Research Award and Secure Capital Management Scholarship

R. Murray Schafer Soundscape Award recipients:
Freya Zinovieff
Jianyu Fan
Lauren Knight

Glenfraser Acoustic Communication Research Award recipients:
Freya Zinovieff
Stacey Copeland
Lauren Knight

Secure Capital Management Scholarship in Acoustic Communication recipients: 
Narges Bastan

Fall 2019 Award and Scholarships

Communication Alumni Award:
Kaiya Jacob
Jamie Hill

Radio Station CHMB AM1320 Award:
Mark Dunn

Omni Television Undergraduate Award:
Davina Gounden
Tabraiz Sanaullah
Mark Dunn

Carla Salvail Award:
Tabraiz Sanaullah

Fred & Elaine Moonen Scholarship:
Jamie Hill
Juliette Halliday

Spring 2023 Award and Scholarships

Glenfraser ICP Planning Award in Acoustic Communication
Kiran Sonea 

Omni Undergraduate Television Award in Communication
Pranjali Mann and Joaquin Suarez 

Radio Station CHMB AM1320 Award in Communication
Anna Kazi

Spring 2022 Award and Scholarships

Glenfraser ICP Planning Award in Acoustic Communication         

Devon Furtado
Thai Nguyen  

Communication Alumni Award

Austyn Johnson
Maeve Scarborough

Fred and Elaine Moonen Scholarship in Communication               

Kim Bassan
Ashran Bharosha

Radio Station CHMB AM1320 Award in Communication               

Anna Kazi
Mia Chi Vu

Rogers Communications Inc. Award in Communication                 

Mia Chi Vu

Omni Television Award in Communication

Ashran Bharosha
Jasmine Ram
Kiran Sonea

Carla Salvail Award in Communication

Judy Kim

Spring 2021 Award and Scholarships

Fred & Elaine Moonen Scholarship:
Kaiya Jacob

Omni Television Undergraduate Award:
Talha Butt
Roshni Rakshit

Greg Younging Undergraduate Award:
Alex Krilow

Spring 2020 Award and Scholarships

Radio Station CHMB AM1320 Award:
Jenika Hamilton

Rogers Communications, Inc. Award:
Rachel Wong

Summer 2019 Award and Scholarships

R. Murray Schafer Soundscape Award:
Ronald Boersen
Stacey Copeland

Glenfraser Acoustic Communication Research Award:
Stacey Copeland
Freya Zinovieff
Alexandre Klinke

Secure Capital Management Scholarship in Acoustic Communication:
Andrew Ringer