President's Ph.D. Research Stipends, 15% for Special

Fraser University continued to fund the Work-Study Program with 521

Scholarship Award has more than five times as many

Policy Committee on Undergraduate Student Scholarships &

Awards and Undergraduate and Graduate Student Bursaries

Enrollment Services - Financial Aid and Awards

Report to the Senate Policy Committee on Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries

Scholarships and Awards for Entering Undergraduate Students

Intake for the Fall 2009 (September) scholarship cycle

The Ken Caple College Transfer Entrance Scholarship Award

offers and accepts than the previous Fall tenn.

The continued increase in the Ken Caple College

is a result of the lower transfer GPA required to receive this award

4.0 transfer average in Fall 2008 which was lowered to 3.7 in Spring 2009).

The number of scholarships offered for Spring 2010 increased by 118% over Spring 2009; the

both intakes was 58%. The increase in scholarship offers was primarily due to

international students receiving the International

students receiving the Ken Caple College Transfer Entrance Scholarship.

international scholarship offers occurred (e.g.

Scholarships disbursed in Fall 2009 increased by 81% over 2008.

The acceptance rate for the Gordon Shrum Scholarship for Fall 2009 was 75% as compared to

Students receive scholarships/awards ranging from $7,000 to $40,000, disbursed in four to eight

SFU. The average renewal rate for these students was 91% for the Fall 2009

term. These students need to achieve a 3.5 or higher CGPA and be registered

typically have very high admission averages coming from high school

Scholarships and Awards for Continuing Undergraduate Students

Cumulative grade point average (CGPA) was changed by SPCSAB

Overall number of awards given out to students increased by 8% over the previous year

Average Open scholarship disbursement decreased by 37% from previous year. This was attributed

value given per unit hour (from $110 to $70), based on available budget.

Private Scholarships and Awards (Endowed and Annual)

Three new scholarships, two annual and one endowed in-course scholarships established this year.

• Six new awards, three annual donation and three endowments were established in the in-course

Decrease in the amount of in-course endowed scholarships and awards compared to last year. This

part to the number of eligible recipients and that the income generated from endowment

• Undergraduate in-course scholarships and awards are available to international students. unless

in the tenns of reference. In 2009/10. international students were awarded

SFU Athletic Entrance Awards funding for 2009/2010 increased to $34,000 to provide 34 awards

$1,000. The 2008-2009 Athletic Awards funding was $30,000.

A new SFU funded athletic award was established in 2009 - the Athletic Leadership Award with

Bunary Program for Undergraduate and Graduate Students

The number of applications received by Financial Aid and Awards for bursary funding increased by

1,098 or approximately 18% from the previous year. This may be attributed to improved

conununication strategies used to promote the availability of this opportunity to all students.

• The total calculated financial need decreased by $554,445 or approximately 8% from the previous

While more students applied, not all students actually had a demonstrated financial need and

Individual student bursaries for domestic and grandfathered international students were awards at an

of 68.7 % of assessed need, which was approximately 4.6% lower than the previous

To accommodate for available budget and support of

• The budget for international fee schedule A students was $725,000. Fee schedule A international

an annual average of 33%, which was 7% lower than the previous year.

• University designated bursaries to encourage internationalization in the form of exchanges for

bursary funding awarded, over the previous year.

University designated bursaries to support aboriginal students (both graduate and undergraduate) in

high financial need again showed a 10% increase in bursary funding awarded, over the previous

communication campaigns for students through a Financial Aid and Awards

with the First Nations Office have continued to keep students engaged in applying for

this opportunity. Aboriginal students also received bursaries from donors and these numbers were

under the undergraduate student Annual/Endowed bursaries portion of the table below. It

is a priority to use donor funded bursaries before accessing funds through University funded

• There was approximately a 21% increase in bursary funding awarded, for domestic graduate

the SFU Open Graduate Bursary compared to the previous year. There was an

approximately 30% increase in bursary funding awarded, for international graduate students from

SFU Open Graduate Bursary, over the previous year.

Work-Study Program for Undergraduate and Graduate Students

• There was an approximately 26% increase in undergraduate students and 71% increase in graduate

Work-study position. This may be attributed to improved communication

to promote the availability of this opportunity to

StudentAid BC Program - Full-Time Student Loan Funding for

According to the government's statistics Simon Fraser remained the 2nd largest user of the

At Simon Fraser University approximately 21% of all undergraduate students received their primary

The federal government shifted funding to some new undergraduate student grants for persons

Students were automatically identified for these

on the information provided in their student loan application. For the low-income

grant. a student could receive $250 for each month of study and for the middle-income grant a

$100 for each month of study. The grants included in the overall Be/Federal

grant information show a 446% increase in funding disbursements over the previous year.

Financial Summary of Graduate Scholarships/Bursaries/Awards (SBA) Budget

(1) C.D. Nelson Scholarships are paid over three terms, normally starting in the Fall term. The figures reported include academic year

2008/2009 award winners (receiving their last award installment corresponding to Summer 2009) and academic year 2009/2010 award

winners (receiving their first two award Installments corresponding to Fall 2009 and Spring 2010). The scholarships were valued at $19,000

The total number of award recipients reflects the number of

students that were paid at least one installment of their C.D. Nelson Scholarship in FY2009/2010.

(2) Three C.D. Nelson Scholarships were paid at less than full value, as follows:

(I) One award was reduced from $19,000 to $13,654 due to student's withdrawal from graduate program.

(Ii) One award was reduced from $18,000 to $3,000 due to student's withdrawal from graduate program.

(iii) One award was granted at $5,000 in order to keep within the $50,000 annual maximum scholarship funds allowed per student.

(3) One Graduate Fellowship for Spring 2010 was granted at $5,000 in order to keep within the $50,000 annual maximum scholarship funds

(4) Special Graduate Entrance Scholarships-General were granted as one of the following types of award:

a) As stand-alone entrance scholarships - paid over one or two terms;

b) as top-up funding to major entrance scholarships - paid over three terms; or

c) as the second year of funding to provincial awards - paid over three terms.

The total number of award recipients reflects the number of students that were paid at least one installment of their Special Graduate

(5) Special Graduate Entrance Scholarships-Targeted were paid over two terms. Two awards were reduced (one to $2,250 and the other to

$4,500) due to the students' withdrawal from their graduate programs.

(6) Funds for the Travel & Minor Research Awards program were assigned to graduate programs for allocation to students at the discretion of

each individual academic unit. The number of award recipients is an approximate figure, and is based on documentation submitted by

graduate programs for travel/research funding requests made to the Dean of Graduate Studies.

Summary of Graduate Scholarships/Bursaries/Awards (SBA) Base Budget Allocations

Add: Additional graduate students financial aid

Add: New funding allocation per New Funding Priority Request by

Grad SBA Base Budget Allocations - 5-Year Overview FY2006-2007 to FY2010-2011

Expense Summary of Graduate Award Funds Admfnlstered by Dean of Graduate Studies

Three-Year Overview: Fiscal Years 200712008 through 2009/2010

Graduate scholarshlpslfetJowshlps/awards funded by Graduate SBA budget

Graduate scholarshipsAellowshlps/swards funded by Graduate SBA budget

Graduate scholarshlpsJfenowships funded by FacultleslSchools

Faculty of Applied Sciences Graduate Fellowships

of Business Administration Graduate Scholarships

Computing Science Graduate Fellowships/Scholarships

of Interactive Arts and Technolcav Graduate Fellowships

Graduate Intemational Research Travel Awards (6)

CTEF Graduate Fellowships (supporltJd by Community Tru$l Endowment Fund)

VPR-Climate Justice Project Graduate Fellowships (fundad by VP Research,

Grad Award Funds - 3-Yoar Exponso SummaI}' FY2007.2008 to FY2009-2010

Expense Summary of Graduate Award Funds Administered by Dean of Graduate Studies

National scholarships funded by Federal funding agencies

Industrial Post-Grad Scholarships (oxcludos industrial portion}

Canada Graduate Scholarships-M. Smith Foreign Study Supplements

Major scholarships funded by Provincial funding agencies

NSERC IPGS Industrial Sponsorships (contnbut&d

TOTAL GRADUATE AWARD FUNDS EXPENSED BV FISCAL YEAR

Grad Awatd Funds. J-Year Expense Summaty FY2007-2008

Expense Summary of Graduate Award Funds Administered

Three-Year Overview: Fiscal Years 200712008 through

(1) C.D. Nelson Scholarships are paid over three terms, normally starting in the Fall term. The figures reported each fiscal year include award winners from the corresponding academic year (receiving award installments for the Fall

and Spring tenns of the corresponding academic year). and award winners from the previous academlc year (receiving award installments for the Summer term of the previous academic year). The total number of award recipients

of students that were paid at least one instal/ment of their C.D. Nelson Scholarship during that fiscal year.

be granted at less than full value in order to keep within

annual maximum scholarship funds allowed per student. C.D. Nelson Scholarships and Graduate

less than full value due to student's wHhdrawal from graduate program.

Special Graduate Entrance Scholarships-General may be granted as one of the following types of award:

stand-alone entrance scholarships - paid over one or

b) as top-up funding to major entrance scholarships - paid over three terms; or

second year of funding to provincial awards - paid over three terms.

fiscal year reflects the number of students that were paid at least one installment of their Special Graduate Entrance Scholarship-General during that fiscal year.

(4) Special Graduate Entrance Scholarships-Targeted were paid over two tenns. The tofal number of award recipients reflects the number or students that were paid at least one installment of their Special Graduate Entrance

Scholarship-Targeted during the fiscal year. Two awards were reduced to less than full value due

students' withdrawal from their graduate programs.

Minor Research Awards program were assigned to graduate programs for allocation to students at the discretion of each Individual academic unit. The number of award recipients is an approximate

figure. and is based on documentation submitted by graduate programs for travel/research funding requests made to the Dean of Graduate Studies.

(6) Formerly called Graduate International Scholarships. Name was changed to Graduate International Research Travel Awards effective May 2008.

(7) CIHR Health Professional Student Awards were reported under the "CIHR Graduate Scholarships. category in FY200712OO8. However, these awards are not national scholarships and should be treated as other external

a result. the CIHR Health Professional Student Awards are reported under the "Other externally-funded awards and grants. category starting in FY2008l2009.

(8) Formerly called Cross Govemment Research. Policy and Practice (CGRPP) Branch Awards untit August 2008. Name was changed to Student Led Research Grants by the CGRPP Branch of

Services (the funding party) effective September 2008.

Grad Awan:t FundS - 3-Yoar Expenso Summary FY2007.20oa