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Lucy is an Independent Interdisciplinary Studies Doctoral student in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences whose research is on Indigenous museology and Haida museum practice in particular.
INS Admission Requirements, Application Process and Forms
Start your application process early to ensure that you give yourself enough time to complete it. You should contact the faculty members relevant to your research and obtain their agreement to act as a supervisory committee member prior to beginning your application. We recommend reading through the process in advance and starting your proposal before opening an online application.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
Please see the Graduate Studies page for minimum English language requirements and how to submit scores.
Tuition for research-based programs the 2024-2025 Academic Year
- Regular Full-time Fee Tuition:
$2,107.43 per term - Regular Continuing Fee Tuition:
$1,053.72 per term
*Note: Tuition and fees are subject to change, subject to provincial legislation, and subject to board of governors approval.
Note: International students in this academic unit pay the same graduate fees as domestic students.
The INS program is classified as a research program. The SFU calendar provides more details on the tuition fees for Graduate Research Programs.
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Financial Support
All Master’s and PhD students in the Individualized Interdisciplinary Studies (INS) program receive the majority of their funding from the unit they selected as their home department. Support can come from a variety of sources such as the supervisor’s research grants, teaching assistantships, and scholarships/fellowships.
Effective Fall 2024, every PhD student is guaranteed minimum funding as detailed in the SFU Graduate Program in Individualized Interdisciplinary Studies PhD Minimum Funding Policy. This policy has been established to be consistent with G.G.R. 1.17 Minimum Funding.
There are currently no minimum funding policies for Master’s students.
In addition, INS provides all eligible students with a Graduate Fellowship (GF) each year, valued between $2,000 - $2,500, as part of their admission funding offer. These GFs count towards annual minimum funding outlined at time of admission.
Remaining funds and other available awards, such as the CTEF GF, may be open for competition each year. For these additional awards, the INS program uses the following criteria for ranking applications:
1. Length of time in degree program
2. The total amount of scholarship funding received and the end dates of that funding
3. Evidence of successful progress in degree program, as indicated by timely completion of course work, comprehensive exams, scholarly activity, and the Supervisor's/Committee's/Department's assessment of the student's progress
INS will not normally recommend students for funding who:
1. have an unsatisfactory progress report in the preceding year
2. are currently funded by a major scholarship valued at $50,000 or more
3. were offered the same award (CTEF) from their home unit within the same year
Please see the INS Graduate Studies Awards and Funding webpage for more details.
Ancillary Fees for the 2024-2025 Academic Year
In addition to tuition fees payable for each term of enrollment, students pay ancillary fees.