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FOR INFORMATION
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Senate
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FROM: Senate Committee on
Agenda & Rules
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DA-TE:--Septe mber-F9,-l-986
Scholarship Proposals
With the October 4, 1982 Senate paper S.82-98 - Undergraduate Scholarship
Proposals, Senate requested that
in
two years time a report relative to the
implementation of the Undergraduate Scholarship Proposals be presented to
Senate for information.
The report from the Chairman of the Senate Policy Committee on
Scholarships, Awards & Bursaries is herewith attached for the information of
Senate.
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REPORT TO SENATE
SENATE POLICY COMMITTEE ON SCHOLARSHIPS,
AWARDS AND BURSARIES
S.F.U. OPEN UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
S.F.U. PRESIDENT'S SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIP
SEPTEMBER 1986
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Dr. Hal Weinberg
Chairman
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.
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Preamble
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S.F.U. Open Undergraduate Scholarship Program
A) Terms of Reference
B)
Statistics
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S.F.U. President's Secondary School Entrance Scholarship
A)
Terms of Reference
B) Statistics
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S.F.U. Entrance Scholarships 86/87 Program Overview
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Financial Aid and Awards Budget, 1985/86
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1.
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Preamble
We are pleased to report to Senate with regard to the S.F.U. Open
Undergraduate Scholarship Program and the President's Secondary
School Entrance Scholarship Program.
We have provided terms of reference and statistical information
on these programs.
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A summary of the entire entrance scholarship
program is also included, such that Senate will be able to place
the President's Entrance Scholarships in the context of the
lEñnce Scholarship Program.
There are no recommendations we wish to make at this time with
regard to either program, although we are currently planning our
annual review of the entrance scholarship program, especially with
respect to recruitment initiatives.
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S.F.U. Open Undergraduate Scholarship Program
A) Terms of Reference
The intent of the new program is to identify highly qualified
students and to award scholarships to these students through
an adjudication process. The program is designed such that
tenure of the scholarships awarded will normally fall within an
annual framework.
1.
To qualify for the first time, students will be required
to have completed at least 30 credit hours at S.F.U.
2.
The main adjudication for scholarships will occur once
per year, normally late in August, subject to the
qualifications in (4) below.
3.
Tenure of scholarship will be for 3 semesters beginning in
September. The value of the scholarship will be equal to
the tuition actually paid by the student in these semesters.
A minimum CPA will be established annually to determine
eligibility of students to apply for a scholarship and to
continue receiving disbursements during tenure of the
scholarship. However, no student who has a cumulative
CPA of less than 3.5, will be considered eligible for the
scholarship. Normally the required cumulative CPA will
exceed 3.5.
4.
Those students who do not normally qualify for the August
adjudication will be eligible to apply for scholarships in
the other two semesters. The tenure of these scholarships
will be adjusted to bring the scholarship program of these
students "into phase" with the scholarship program (as in
#3 above).
5.
The committee will give consideration to the following
guideline: "the committee will take into account the nature
of the student's courseload in its adjudications of undergraduate
scholarships."
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6.
The monetary value of these scholarships will include
actual tuition costs accrued in the scholarship recipient's
fee account, to the end of the 5th week of classes. Following
this date, scholarship funds will be transferred into the
respective recipients' fee accounts. Calculation of the
monetary value of the scholarship will exclude student fees,
athletic fees, or other service fees.
7.
PDP students in EDUC. 401/402, EDUC. 405, or their equivalent,
may be eligible for scholarship on the basis of nominations
submitted by the Faculty of Education.
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S.F.U. ?
Open
Undergraduate
Scholarships
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Statistics
Budget Year
Number
of Recipients
Funds Disbursed
83-3
338
$126,210
84-1
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317
123,168
84-2
228
72,640
TOTALS:
883
$322,018
84-3
330
$156,139
85-1
299
123,168
85-2
197
70,779
TOTALS:
806
$367,513
85-3
325
$165,167
86-1
330
161,726
86-2
177
69,141
TOTALS:
832
$396,034
Notes:
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The Financial Aid and Awards Budget 1985/86, provides a
budget overview. The S.F.U. Open Undergraduat
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Scholarship
Program is funded from line item 2 A) in the budget.
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3.
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S.F.U. President's Secondary School Entrance Scholarhsip
A)
Terms of Reference
These scholarships form an intricate part of the larger
Entrance Scholarship Program.
Purpose: To recognize the academic excellence of at least one
graduating student from each secondary school in the province.
Value: $2,400.
Tenure: For any two of the three semesters following the nominee's
graduation from secondary school.
Terms of Reference: All nominees must be one of the three best
academic students in the graduating class. Academic standing is
defined as the cumulative grade point average of those academic
subjects required for entrance to SFU. However, in no case will
nominees be considered if they have a cumulative GPA of less
than 3.5 (80%). All nominees must be Canadian citizens or
permanent residents.
Number: At least one scholarship per B.C. secondary school.
Application Procedures: Principals are invited to nominate in
ranked order, the three best students graduating from their school.
Each school will be guaranteed at least one scholarship (providing
nominees are qualified). Scholarships not used by particular
schools will be made available to the second; and third ranked
students at other institutions, with some consideration given to
school size. Nominations must include the student's academic
transcript.
B)
S.F.U. President's Secondary School Entrance Scholarship Statistics
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No. of Students ?
No. of Schools
1984-85 ?
86
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65
1985-86 ?
78
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Note: The Financial Aid and Awards Budget 1985/86 provides a budget over-
view. The SFU President's Secondary School Entrance Scholarship is
funded from line 2 A) in the budget.
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4. S.F.U. Entrance Scholarships 86/87
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Program Overview
Regulations and Terms of Reference
Simon Fraser University offers a variety of Entrance Scholarships to recognize the academic excellence of
graduating students from Senior Secondary Schools. These scholarships are adjudicated by the Senate
Committee on Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries at Simon Fraser University and are administered by the
Financial Aid and Awards Office.
SFU will adjudicate Entrance Scholarships shortly after the April 16th application deadline date (the
exceptions to this date are the Dean's Entrance Scholarships which must be applied for by March 14th. The
intention in this regard is that potential winners of the Dean's Entrance Scholarships may also be considered
for other scholarships along with those applications which are received by the April 16th deadline.)
Applicants are encouraged to apply for each type of scholarship for which they may be eligible. However,
applicants may receive only one SFU Entrance Scholarship.
Types and Values of Scholarships:
1.
The Simon Fraser Entrance Scholarship:
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1
Value: ?
$25,000 (9 instalments for 9 semesters)
2.
Gordon M. Shrum Entrance Scholarships:
Number:
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Up to 16
Value: ?
$12,000 (9 instalments for 9 semesters)
Application date:
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April 16th 1986.
3.
William and Ada Isabelle Steel Scholarships:
Number: ?
Upto4
Value: ?
$14,000 ($12,000 plus $2,000 for travel and related expenses disbursed
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over 9 semesters.)
Application date:
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April 16th 1986.
4.
Gordon M. Shrum "Two Semester" Entrance Scholarships:
Number: ?
Upto24
Value: ?
$2,400 (two $1,200 instalments)
Note: These scholarships are awarded automatically as a result of the Shrum Scholarship competition.
5.
President's Secondary School Entrance Scholarships:
Number:
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Up to 3 per B.C. Secondary School
Value: ?
$2,400 (two $1,200 instalments)
Application date:
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April 16th 1986.
6.
Dean's Entrance Scholarships
Number: ?
One per designated discipline
Value:
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$2,400 (two $1,200 instalments)
Application date:
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March 28th 1986.
7.
SFU Post-Secondary Transfer Scholarships
Number: ?
Approximately 5
Value: ?
Up to $9,000 (pro-rated to the number of semesters required to complete
an undergraduate degree.)
Application date:
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April 16th for early adjudication, or the first week of classes each
semester.
8.
Jack Diamond Athletic Entrance Scholarships:
Number: ?
3
Value: ?
$2,000 (two $1,000 disbursements)
Application date:
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April 16th for early adjudication, or the first week of classes each
semester.
9.
Chancellor's Entrance Scholarships: (Secondary School, College Transfer and University Transfer.)
Number: ?
Variable
Value:
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$1,000 (two $500 instalments)
Application date:
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April 16th for early adjudication, or the first week of classes each
semester.
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Financial Aid and Awards Budget 1985/86
1) Graduate:
a)
Scholarships (including Research Fellowships)
b)
Stipends
c)
Bursaries
d)
Work-Study
Graduate Sub-Total:
$ 685,000
411,000
24,000
80,000
$1,200,000
2) Undergraduate:
a)
Scholarships
b)
Bursaries (including Open, Emergency and
Daycare)
c)
Awards (including Athletic, Recreation
and Service)
d)
Work-Study
e)
YEP/Challenge '86 Supplement
f)
Emergency Loan (non-recovery -
Graduate and Undergraduate)
3) Contingency Fund (Graduate and Undergraduate)
821,000
244,000
88,500
280,841
30,000
8,000 ?
$1,472,341 ?
50,000
4) Visa Bursaries (Graduate and Undergraduate)
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61,000
$2,783,341
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