SFU Graduate Student Handbook

Effective September 2021 until August 2022

Terms + Conditions of Funding Index

  • Understand the rules that apply to the offer of funding outlined within your admission letter

  • Review the rules governing awards and scholarship, including annual maximum amounts, how withdrawls and leaves affect funding, and what happens with early completion of your program

  • Learn about the different types of awards and funding including: merit-based awards and how they are paid, research assistantships, teaching assistantships, donor-funded awards, bursaries, work-study program, and external and government-funded awards