Scholarships, Awards & Bursaries

There are a number of Scholarships, Awards, and Bursaries available to students across SFU. Visit SFU's searchable Bursaries and Scholarships Database to see all that is available.

Each Scholarship, Award, and Bursary available through SFU has its own terms of reference and application requirements that applicants must meet and complete, but SFU also requires that all applicants must meet these basic criteria:

Scholarships

• A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50
  
• Registration in a minimum of 12 units of standard graded courses in the term of eligibility. Challenge, audit and non-credit courses will not be considered.
  
• Student needs to have completed at least one term (12 standard graded units) at the University to be considered for scholarships.
  
• A student holding an SFU entrance award is eligible to apply for all other University administered scholarships.
  
• 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. This policy applies to any term in which an entrance scholarship is deferred. Please contact Financial Aid and Awards to check if the selected student is a recipient of an SFU Entrance Scholarship.

Awards

• A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 at SFU and be in good academic standing (in the case the student is a first term or transfer student he/she must possess an equivalent secondary school or college standing).
  
• Registration in a minimum of 9 units of standard graded courses in the term of eligibility. Challenge, audit, and non-credit courses are not considered.

Awards and Scholarships for the SCA

We've collected a set of Scholarships, Awards & Bursaries, listed below, that are particular to students in the School for the Contemporary Arts.

If you meet the above criteria from SFU, please use the online form on this page to apply to the Scholarships, Awards & Bursaries listed here. Please make sure to include everything that the particular Award and/or Scholarship asks for as part of your application, which, as necessary, can be included as an attachment (PDF or Word document) with the online form.

All of the applications submitted for the Scholarships, Awards & Bursaries listed here will be assessed and adjudicated by the SCA Awards Committee.

Deadline

The deadline to apply for the following Awards and Scholarships is January 18, 2023.

BOB RENNIE UNDERGRADUATE AWARD IN VISUAL ARTS

The Bob Rennie Undergraduate Award in Visual Arts, valued at a minimum of $1,000, will be granted every year in any term to an undergraduate student based on all of the following criteria:

• is considered the most promising undergraduate student in the Visual Art Program in the School for the Contemporary Arts;
• is in full-time studies and in good academic standing; and,
• is in their fourth year of undergraduate studies.

GORDON SMITH UNDERGRADUATE AWARD

The award, valued at $5,000, will be granted once annually in any term to an undergraduate student who fulfills the following criteria:- enrolled full-time in a program in the School for Contemporary Arts;- in their third or fourth year of studies;- in good academic standing; and,- shows the strongest artistic promise.The award will be granted by the Senate Undergraduate Awards Adjudication Committee upon the nomination of the Director, School for Contemporary Arts.

TAKAO TANABE UNDERGRADUATE AWARD

The award, valued at $5,000, will be granted once annually in any term to an undergraduate student who fulfills the following criteria:

• enrolled full-time in a program in the School for Contemporary Arts;
• in their third or fourth year of studies;
• in good academic standing; and,
• shows the strongest artistic promise.

DR. TASHAKKOR AWARD IN CONTEMPORARY ARTS

At least one award, valued at a minimum of $1,000, will be granted annually in any term to an undergraduate student who meets the following criteria:

• is enrolled full -time in the term of eligibility;
• is enrolled in the Visual Arts program within the School for the Contemporary Arts;
• is in good academic standing; and
• has a demonstrated contribution to the visual arts.

Preference will be given to students in their third or fourth year of studies.

THE REDFM 93.1 ANNUAL MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP

The RedFM 93.1 Annual Music Scholarship, valued at a minimum of $3,000, will be granted annually in any term to a Canadian undergraduate student enrolled in the School for the Contemporary Arts Music Program on the basis of excellent academic standing.

SCA Service Awards

Separate from these Scholarships, Awards & Bursaries, applications for the SCA Service Awards are submitted online HERE.